G15 | DUQUESNE (12-2, 2-0) at SAINT JOSEPH'S (3-11, 0-2)
Wed., Jan. 8 • 7:00 pm ET • Philadelphia, Pa. • Hagan Arena (4,200)

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IN-GAME STATS: Sidearm
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Duquesne (12-2, 2-0), off to its best start since 1971-72, heads to Philadelphia looking to go 3-0 in Atlantic 10 play for just the fourth time in 43 A-10 seasons, when it takes on Saint Joseph's (3-11, 0-2) on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+). The Dukes, who are 7-0 at home despite having to play their "home" games at three different arenas due to the season-long renovation of the on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, are the last D-I team to play a road game (beating Kentucky and TCU by one day). The nomadic Dukes have played more games in the Bahamas (3), Florida (2) and Ohio (2) than they have within Pittsburgh's city limits. DU played its opener vs. Princeton at PPG Paints Arena, four nonconference home games at La Roche University (10 miles from DU's downtown campus) and two home games at Robert Morris University (18 miles from campus).

TRENDING

• DU's 12-2 start is the school's best since 1971-72 (15-2).
• The Saint Joe's game begins a stretch of 4-of-5 on the road for the Dukes. Duquesne is the last D-I team to play a road game.
• The Dukes have won seven in a row at home while playing at three different venues (PPG Paints Arena, D-III La Roche University and Robert Morris).
• The Dukes rank 10th nationally in blocks/g. (6.1) through Jan. 5.
• DU is the nation's 6th-best free throw shooting team at .791. The Dukes have made 14 fewer FTs (201-254) than opponents have attempted (141-215).
• The balanced Dukes have six players averaging between 9.3 and 14.4 points per game. Six players have either led, or tied for the team lead, in scoring and five have scored 20 or more in a game.
• Sophomore guard Sincere Carry averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 assists on 50 percent shooting in DU's two games last week.
• Junior Marcus Weathers saw a streak of five consecutive games leading the Dukes in scoring snapped with his 14 points vs. Davidson. Weathers is shooting a team-best .603.
• Junior center Michael Hughes  ranks ninth nationally in blocks per game (3.0) and seventh in block pct. (KenPom). His 42 total blocks rank 11th in Division I.
• Under Keith Dambrot, DU is: 38-3 when leading with 5:00 left ... 37-10 when scoring 70 or more points ... 32-3 when the first to 70 points in a game ... 29-7 when holding opponents under 70 (including 10-0 this year).
• Duquesne is 6-13 in road games - including 6-12 in A-10 play - under Keith Dambrot. Duquesne's four A-10 road wins last season (at Richmond, at GW, at Fordham & at George Mason) tied the program record. It was just the fourth time a Duquesne team posted four A-10 road wins.
   

DUKES AND HAWKS
Series Record: Saint Joseph's leads 41-15
At Pittsburgh: Saint Joseph's leads 16-10
At Philadelphia: Saint Joseph's leads 21-3
Neutral Site: Saint Joseph's leads 4-2
A-10 Reg. Season: Saint Joseph's leads 35-13
A-10 Championship: Saint Joseph's leads 4-1
Dambrot vs. Saint Joseph's: 1-2

SERIES QUICK NOTES

• This is the 57th game in a series that dates back to Feb. 25, 1938 ... Saint Joseph's leads the series 41-15, including a 21-3 advantage in games played in Philadelphia ... the two have split the past four at Hagan Arena.
• What was once a lopsided series has tightened considerably over the past 11 years. The Dukes, who lost 16 of 17 to SJU from 1994 through 2007, have won six of the past 14 with three of the five losses coming in overtime. Duquesne has averaged 79.8 ppg. (1,117 points) to 79.6 ppg. (1,115 points) to Saint Joe's over that 14-game stretch.
• Saint Joseph's (3-11, 0-2) was picked to finish 13th in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll of league coaches and media.
• First-year Delaware transfer guard Ryan Daly (19.9, 8.2) leads the Hawks in scoring, rebounding, assists (65) and steals (14). Daly has attempted over 100 more field goals than any other SJU player (239 to nearest Lorenzo Edwards at 119).
• The Hawks are 2-4 at home (0-2 in A-10).

LAST GAME
Duquesne 71, Davidson 64   • Sunday, Jan. 5, Moon Township, Pa.

• Sincere Carry scored 14 of his 16 points in the final 7:35 to lead the Dukes to their first win over Davidson in the eight-game series.
• Duquesne, which led by 14 in the first half and 10 in the second, never trailed despite the fact that Davidson tied it twice before Carry took over.
• DU finished with four double-digit scorers: Sincere Carry (16), Maceo Austin (14), Michael Hughes (14) and Marcus Weathers (13).
• Freshman Maceo Austin had 14 points and played a major role in holding 2019 A-10 Player of the Year Jon Axel Gudmundsson to four points on 2-of-14 shooting.
• Michael Hughes posted his seventh career double-double - and fourth this season - with 14 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. Hughes' 13 rebounds were one shy of his career high.
• Duquesne, which never trailed, took its largest lead at 18-4 ... there were two ties, the last of which came at 43-43 with 10:15 left ... DU led for 38:21.