FAIRFAX, VA. - Tavian Dunn-Martin, starting in place of injured point guard Sincere Carry, scored a career-high 22 points as Duquesne roared back from a 19-point deficit to defeat George Mason, 79-78, at EagleBank Arena.

It was the seventh time this season, and fourth time in Atlantic 10 play, that the Dukes have rallied from a double-digit deficit to win.

Frankie Hughes added 15 points - all on 3-pointers, Marcus Weathers posted a 14-11 double-double and Michael Hughes added 11 for the Dukes, who tied the school record for Atlantic 10 road wins (now 4-3) in dramatic fashion.

DU was down 78-75 when Frankie Hughes drilled a deep 3-pointer to tie it with 1:33 left.

The Dukes got a stop and Michael Hughes was fouled and made one-of-two free throws with 58 seconds remaining. Michael Hughes then rebounded an Otis Livingston miss and had a contested layup roll off the rim with 14 seconds to go.

Justin Kier rebounded the miss and had a lane to the rim, but Frankie Hughes hustled back to block Kier's layup attempt.

Mason retained possession, but Dunn-Martin was able to deflect the ball out of bounds with 5.3 seconds left, setting up the Patriots' final possession.

Mason got the ball to Jarred Reuter at the foul line extended. Reuter took two dribbles to his left and got of a shot - contested by Michael Hughes - that bounced off the rim as time expired.

The Dukes, with Carry, the team leader in assist and steals as well as team leader in conference scoring at 13.7 ppg., watching from the bench in street clothes (knee), hit just two of their first 11 shots in falling behind 19-4.

The Patriots increased the lead to 33-14, before DU - which missed its first eight 3-point attempts - found its range with Dunn-Martin hitting one, and Frankie Hughes burying two, from distance to make it a 10-point game.

A late 3-pointer from Dunn-Martin trimmed the deficit to 42-34 at the half.

DU, which shot 53 percent in the second half, made it 54-53 on a Lamar Norman Jr. layup with 11:41 to go.

The Dukes got back-to-back 3-pointers from Frankie Hughes, followed by a Weathers layup to take their first lead at 71-70 with 4:53 left.

There were two ties and four lead changes before Michael Hughes gave the Dukes the lead for good on his free throw at the 58 second mark.

Duquesne, which had 11 turnovers at the half, finished with 14. Dunn-Martin (4-of-7) and Frankie Hughes (5-of-11) combined for nine of DU's 10 3-pointers (10-of-31).

Duquesne closes out the month of February at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+).

NOTES

• This is Duquesne's best 27-game record (18-9) since the 1980-81 team opened 19-8.
• It was the seventh time - and fourth time in conference play - that Duquesne has come back from a double-digit deficit to win. The 19-point comeback ties its best this season (-19 in the win over Rhode Island on Jan. 30).
• DU's nine Atlantic 10 wins (9-5) are its most since 2010-11 (10-6). This is just the sixth time a Duquesne team has posted nine or more A-10 wins. The school record for most conference wins is 10 (10-3 in 1981, 10-8 in 1991 and 10-6 in 2011). The Dukes have four conference games remaining.
• Duquesne has tied the school record for Atlantic 10 road wins with four (4-3). The record was set in 1981 (4-3) and tied in 2009 & 2011 (4-4 in both seasons). The Dukes have two A-10 road games remaining (at St. Bonaventure and at Saint Louis).
• Dunn-Martin's 22 points were one more than his previous career-high of 21 set on Jan. 26 vs. VCU (the other game Carry missed due to injury).
• Marcus Weathers finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds in posting his sixth career double-double. It was his third double-double at Duquesne. The first year Miami, Ohio transfer tied his career high with three steals.
• There were two ties and five lead changes … George Mason's largest lead was 19, the last of which came at 33-14 with 7:55 left in the first half …Duquesne's largest lead was two at 75-73 with 2:53 left … Duquesne took the lead for good on Mike Hughes' free throw that made it 79-78 with 57 seconds left ... George Mason led for 35:25 … Duquesne led for 1:14 … the game was tied for 3:08.