G10 | ST. BONAVENTURE (7-1, 5-1) at DUQUESNE (4-5, 3-4)
Sat., Jan. 23, 2021 • 7:00 pm ET • McCandless, Pa. • Kerr Fitness Center (1,200)

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Duquesne (4-5, 3-4), coming off a dramatic come-from-behind 71-69 win over Rhode Island on Wednesday, will face St. Bonaventure (7-1, 5-1) in the second meeting in nine days between the long-time rivals on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Kerr Fitness Center on the campus of La Roche University (ESPN+).

The game which was moved from March 3 on Wednesday of this week, is the fourth of five scheduled home games at La Roche - a Division III school located 10 miles from DU's downtown Pittsburgh campus - which is serving as Duquesne's temporary home while renovation work to the on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in completed.

Duquesne, which erased a 17-point first half deficit (and 15-point second half deficit) to defeat URI, is taking on a team coming off a big comeback of its own as the Bonnies trailed VCU 40-25 at the half before posting a 70-54 home win on Wednesday. SBU comes to Pittsburgh as the hottest team in the Atlantic 10, having won five in a row including a 62-48 win over Duquesne in Olean, N.Y. on Jan. 23.

TRENDING

• The SBU game is the second of five-of-six at home for the Dukes, whose three home games played thus far are the second-fewest by an A-10 team (Saint Joe's has played two).
• The Dukes are 6-1 all time at Kerr Fitness Center, including 2-1 this season.
• DU, which has held its past five opponents to 61.8 ppg. on .371 shooting (.245 from 3-point), ranked 14th nationally in 3-point pct. defense (.274) thru Wednesday's games.
• DU is coming off its top shooting game of the season (26-52, 50%) vs. Rhode Island. The Dukes shot 65% in the second half of the comeback win. Recap here.
• Head coach Keith Dambrot has used at least 10 players in each of the first nine games. Fifth-year seniors Marcus Weathers, Michael Hughes & Tavian Dunn-Martin along with true freshmen Toby Okani & Chad Baker have started the past four. Three other freshmen, Tyson Acuff, Andre Harris & Mike Bekelja - along with first-year grad transfer Ryan Murphy, who joined the team on Dec. 11 - have also been part of Duquesne's rotation.
• Marcus Weathers has scored in double digits in eight of nine games this season.
• Michael Hughes, who is coming off a 14-10 double-double vs. URI, ranked 9th among active D-I players in career blocks (173) and 18th in blocks/g. (1.97) thru Wednesday.
• Duquesne hasn't played a game on campus since Mar. 9, 2019 (vs. Dayton). The Dukes have had to board a bus for 33 of their past 39 games (including "home" games) dating back to last season.
• Tavian Dunn-Martin moved into the 10th spot on DU's career 3-pointers list with two vs. URI (135 career at Duquesne). He needs two to pass No. 9 Kenya Hunter (136) and six to pass No. 8 Courtney Wallace (140).

DUKES AND BONNIES
Series Record: St. Bonaventure leads 65-60
At Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 40-20
At Olean/Buffalo: St. Bonaventure leads 42-19
Neutral Site: St. Bonaventure leads 3-1
A-10 Regular Season: St. Bonaventure leads 39-32
A-10 Championship: St. Bonaventure leads 3-2
Dambrot vs. St. Bonaventure: 1-6

• This is the 126th meeting in a series that dates to Feb. 13, 1920 ... St. Bonaventure is Duquesne's most frequent all-time opponent ... the average score in the first 125 meetings?: DU 72.4, SBU 71.1 (9,052 to 8,884 points) ... this is the 70th consecutive season the two are meeting and 16th straight year the two are meeting home-and-home ... DU owns more conference wins over SBU (32) than any other A-10 school.
• St. Bonaventure, which has won 15 the past 18, leads the series 65-60, including a 39-32 advantage in A-10 regular season games.
• The Bonnies have won 12 of the past 15, but it hasn't been easy as nine of the 15 have been decided by four or fewer points, including both meetings last season - an 83-80 Bonnies win at Pittsburgh and Duquesne's 81-77 OT win at Olean.
• St. Bonaventure (5-1, 3-1) was picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, one spot ahead of Duquesne ... the Bonnies took the first meeting this season by a 62-48 score on Jan. 15 in Olean, N.Y.

LAST GAME
DUQUESNE 71, RHODE ISLAND 69
Jan. 20, 2021 • Kerr Fitness Center • McCandless, Pa.

Game 9 Recap

• Duquesne, down 17 late in the first half, and by 15 with 17:28 left, rallied to defeat the Rams at Kerr Fitness Center.
• Freshmen Chad Baker led the Dukes with 19 points (5-of-5 from 3-point). Michael Hughes posted his ninth career double-double (15-10) and Marcus Weathers added 12 points for the Dukes who shot a season-best 50 percent.
• DU outshot the Rams 65 percent (5-of-6 from 3-point) to 33 percent in the second half.
• The Dukes, who hit 10 of their last 12 shots - including three 3-pointers - limited the Rams to 1-of-10 shooting over the final 5:05
• Ryan Murphy's 18-foot jumper with 1:02 left gave the Dukes the lead for good at 70-69.
• It was the 14th time DU came back from a double-digit deficit to win under Keith Dambrot.
• Baker's 5-of-5 performance from the arc was the best by a Duke (and Duquesne freshman) since Isiaha Mike went 5-of-5 from the arc in a 23-point game vs. UMass on Feb. 15, 2017.