G23 | ST. BONAVENTURE (8-13, 4-4) at DUQUESNE (15-7, 6-3)
Wed., Feb. 6, 2019 • 7:30 pm ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,390)

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Duquesne (15-7, 6-3), coming off a 68-64 defeat at Dayton, returns for one of its two February home games when it hosts St. Bonaventure (8-13, 4-4) on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. (Stadium). The Dukes, who are 12-3 at home (12-2 at Palumbo Center), are looking to tie the arena record for home victories set last year (13-6). The Bonnies, who are coming off a 75-66 home loss to league-leading Davidson, are looking to post their third consecutive A-10 road win. This is the 121st matchup between Duquesne and St. Bonaventure - the Dukes' most-frequent all-time opponent. It is also the 68th consecutive season the Dukes and Bonnies have met at least once on the hardwood and 14th straight year the two will meet home-and-home (next meeting Feb. 27 at SBU).

TRENDING

• Duquesne has yet to have a conference game decided by fewer than six points: (-4, +5, +1, +6, +6, +4, -6, +3 and -4).
• DU is 3-0 in overtime, 3-0 in one-point games and 7-2 in games decided by five or fewer points.
• DU leads the A-10 in blocks (4.9) and steals (8.0) per game. The Dukes are second in scoring (74.4) and turnovers forced (15.86).
• Duquesne's 6-3 conference start is its best since 2010-11 (8-0). It is just the fifth time in 42 A-10 seasons that the Dukes have six or more wins in their first nine conference games.
• Freshman guard Sincere Carry leads the A-10 in assist rate and is third in steal percentage according to KenPom. Carry ranks first in the A-10 in assists (5.9) and second in steals (2.7) per game. Carry leads the Dukes in scoring in A-10 play at 14.5 ppg.
• Marcus Weathers, has scored in double-digits in eight of nine A-10 games (12.3 ppg. on .544 shooting over that span).
• Center Michael Hughes leads the A-10 in blocks per game at 2.3. He has 32 rejections (3.6/g.) in A-10 play.
• DU is 17-5 under Keith Dambrot when holding opponents under 70 points. The Dukes are 21-2 when they are the first to reach 70 and 13-1 this season when scoring 70 or more.

DUKES AND BONNIES
Series Record: St. Bonaventure leads 61-59
At Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 40-18
At Olean/Buffalo: St. Bonaventure leads 40-18
Neutral Site: St. Bonaventure leads 3-1
A-10 Regular Season: St. Bonaventure leads 35-31
A-10 Championship: St. Bonaventure leads 3-2
Dambrot vs. St. Bonaventure: 0-2

• This is the 121st meeting in a series that dates to Feb. 13, 1920 ... St. Bonaventure, which has won the past five, leads the series 61-59 ... SBU holds a 35-31 advantage in Atlantic 10 regular season games ... the Dukes have won seven of the last 11 at Palumbo Center, while SBU has won the last 10 at Reilly Center ... Duquesne owns more conference wins over St. Bonaventure (31) than any other A-10 school.
• St. Bonaventure is Duquesne's most frequent all-time opponent ... this is the 68th consecutive season the two will meet and 14th straight year the two will meet home-and-home ... the Bonnies, behind 40 points from Jaylen Adams, defeated the Dukes in Pittsburgh, 84-81, on Feb. 3 ... in the return matchup, Adams scored 11 of his 24 in the last 4:40 to break open a close game and give SBU a 73-67 win ... it was a two-point game with just over one minute left.
• The Bonnies have won 14 of the past 18 ... six of the past 10 have been decided by four or fewer points.
• SBU (8-13, 4-4), the preseason pick to finish ninth in the A-10, is 2-6 on the road with both wins coming in conference play (at UMass and at Richmond) ... the Bonnies will be looking to make it three-straight conference road wins on Wednesday night.

LAST GAME
Dayton 68, Duquesne 64 • Saturday, Feb. 2, Pittsburgh, Pa.

• In a game that was a one-possession affair for the last 11:25, Dayton scored the game's final four points to pull out a 68-64 win at UD Arena.
• Eric Williams Jr. led the Dukes with 20 points and nine rebounds. Sincere Carry (15 points and six assists) and Marcus Weathers (14 points) also scored in double-digits for the Dukes.
• DU held Dayton to .393 first half shooting in jumping out to a 36-28 halftime lead. DU led 45-34 before Dayton, which missed its first nine 3-point attempts, hit three "3s" in a row to make it 48-45 with 11:25 to go. From that point on, neither team led by more than three until a UD free throw with 0:0.6 left.
• Williams Jr., who entered the game 6-of-33 from 3-point in conference play, converted 4-of-6 3-point attempts. His 20 points were his most since 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 22.
• Michael Hughes, who entered the game leading the Atlantic 10 in blocks per game in conference play (3.2), finished with four rejections. Hughes tied his career high with three steals.
• Duquesne tied its season low, set in the opener vs. William & Mary, with nine turnovers.
• Dayton's 10 fouls were the fewest by a DU opponent in the Keith Dambrot Era.
• There were 11 ties and 11 lead changes including seven ties and three lead changes over the game's final 10 minutes … Dayton's largest lead was the four point final margin …Duquesne's largest lead was 14 at 32-18 with 3:43 left in the first half … Dayton took the lead for good on Jalen Crutcher's jumper with 1:39 left ... Dayton led for 7:31 … Duquesne led for 23:42 … the game was tied for 8:47.

NOTING THE DUKES

• Duquesne's roster features 11 newcomers, including four eligible Division I transfers. The 11 newcomers are tied for third-most of any NCAA Division I program.  DU has seven freshmen and five sophomores on the 2018-19 roster.
• Ninety-five percent of the Dukes' points have come from underclassmen, including all but two points in A-10 play (99.7%), which is the second-highest rate in Division I. Of the 73 points scored by upperclassmen, 67 belonged to junior Mike Lewis II who transferred to Nevada in December. The other six came from Kellon Taylor, who was part of the active roster for one month before opting to concentrate on football and remain with the basketball team as a practice player.
• DU is ranked 348 of 353 schools in KenPom's listing of "most experienced" college teams. Only one member of the current roster - sophomore Eric Williams Jr. - entered conference play having seen action in an Atlantic 10 game.
• Four first-year Division I sophomore transfers are seeing significant action in 2018-19: 5-8 G Tavian Dunn-Martin (Akron), 6-4 G Frankie Hughes (Missouri), 6-8 C Michael Hughes (Akron) and 6-5 F Marcus Weathers (Miami, Ohio). All four practiced with the team while sitting out last season.
• Second-year head coach Keith Dambrot's 16 wins in 2017-18 were the most by a DU first-year coach since Dudey Moore went 17-5 in 1948-49. Moore coached Keith's father, Sid, from 1952-54 during his highly-successful 10 seasons on the Bluff. There were 10 coaches between Moore and Dambrot. Dambrot engineered the seventh-best single-season improvement in school history in 2018 (+6.0, from 10-22 in 2016-17 to 16-16 last year). Dambrot's 31 wins are tied for the most ever by a Duquesne coach in his second season.
• Two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week Sincere Carry  has solidified himself as one of the nation's top impact freshmen. The 6-1 point guard ranked ninth nationally - and first among freshmen - in steals per game (2.71) and 25th nationally - fifth among freshmen - in assists per game (5.90) through Sunday.
• Sophomore Eric Williams Jr., who was named second team preseason All-Atlantic 10, leads the team in scoring (12.9) and rebounding (8.0). The 2018 A-10 All-Rookie Team pick set DU single-game freshman records for points (34 vs. George Mason) and rebounds (16 vs. Stetson) in a game last season. He also broke the school record for 3-pointers in a game with nine vs. George Mason. Williams Jr., who earned A-10 co-Player of the Week honors on Dec. 24, has six double-doubles this season (17 for his career). Williams Jr.'s 8.4 career rebounds per game average ranks third among NCAA Division I sophomores.
• Six-eight sophomore center Michael Hughes is tied for third on the team with 12 double-digit scoring games, despite missing the Longwood, Maryland Eastern Shore and Maine games with a knee injury. Hughes, who is shooting .642, is on pace to challenge the school single-season field goal percentage record of .649 set by Fred Moon in 1979-80 (min. 200 points). The 250-pound center ranked among the nation's Top 10 field goal percentage leaders before dropping below the min. 5.0 FGM/g (he's at 4.5). Hughes, who has scored 20 or more three times, never topped six points in a game as a freshman while at Akron.  
• Dambrot and his staff assembled the tallest recruiting class in school history. The seven-man group includes 6-11 Gavin Bizeau (Plainfield, Ind.), 6-11 Dylan Swingle (Chillicothe, Ohio), 6-10 Austin Rotroff (Wauseon, Ohio), 6-9 Amari Kelly (Long Island, N.Y.), 6-3 Lamar Norman Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 6-2 Brandon Wade (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and 6-1 Sincere Carry (Solon, Ohio). An eighth recruit - 6-11 James Ellis (Pittsburgh, Pa.) - is sitting out in 2018-19. Duquesne had never had a recruiting class with more than two players 6-9 or taller.
• DU has matched its road win total from last season (2-7). The Dukes are 2-3 on the road this year.
• Duquesne was picked to finish 11th in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll of conference coaches and media released on October 18. Eric Williams Jr. was named preseason second team All-A-10. He is the first Duke since Damian Saunders (2010-11) to earn preseason second team all-conference honors.
• The Dukes, who were 1-10 with trailing at the half last season, are 7-4 when trailing at the half in 2018-19.
• Duquesne has erased double-digit deficits in five of its wins: -18 vs. Longwood, -14 vs. UIC, -12 vs. Eastern Kentucky, -15 vs. Saint Joseph's & -19 vs. Rhode Island. DU trailed by double digits in the second half in all but the SJU game (eight points in that one). The Dukes were down eight with 13:09 left in their Jan. 16 win at Richmond and trailed by five with 58 seconds left in regulation of the overtime win at George Washington.
• Duquesne's 74-68 win at Richmond on Jan. 16 was its first at UR since Dec. 20, 1993 (ending a streak of 10 consecutive defeats). It was also Duquesne's second win over the Spiders in 24 tries since Richmond joined the A-10 in 2001-02. The victory also ended an eight-game series losing streak. DU followed that with a 91-85 OT win at George Washington, marking the first time since 1989 & 1990 that a Duquesne team has won two in a row at GW. DU's 75-72 win over Rhode Island ended an eight-game home losing streak to the Rams (which dated back to Jan. 10, 2001).
• DU's five-game A-10 win streak, which ended on Jan. 26, tied the second-longest in school history.
• Duquesne has posted 10 home wins (12-3) for the second-straight season. It is the first time since 2010-11 & 2011-12 that the Dukes have won 10 or more home games in back-to-back years. DU's 13 home wins last year (13-6) - in addition to being a Palumbo Center record - were the most at home since 1981 (14-2).
• Duquesne's three Gotham Classic wins came over opponents who averaged 20.7 wins last season in William & Mary (19-12), UIC (20-16, CIT) & Radford (23-13, NCAA). The Dukes led at Notre Dame (21-15, NIT last year) 52-51 with 6:31 left in their fourth Gotham Classic game. Three of DU's nonconference losses came at the hands of Power 5 schools Notre Dame (ACC), Pitt (ACC) and Penn State (Big Ten).