BRONX, N.Y. - Freshman Chad Baker hit seven 3-pointers in scoring a game-high 23 points and Marcus Weathers (19-12) and Michael Hughes (13-11) added double-doubles as Duquesne posted the school's largest margin of victory in an A-10 road game in defeating Fordham, 86-62, in the Bronx.

Freshman Tyson Acuff added 11 points for the Dukes (5-6, 4-5), who have now won six in a row over the Rams and six-straight at the Rams' Rose Hill Gym.

Duquesne got 30 points from freshmen in jumping out to a 48-25 halftime lead, and was never threatened the rest of the way.

The Dukes held Fordham scoreless for nearly four minutes in taking a 21-7 lead on an Acuff three-point play. DU was up 31-20 before Hughes started a 17-5 run over a 3:27 span to close the half.

Mike Bekelja nailed back-to-back 3-pointers and Baker followed with another - DU's eighth of the half - to give the Dukes their halftime lead.

Baker, who became just the third freshman in school history to hit seven or more 3-pointers in a game, bagged three 3-pointers in the first 5:47 of the second half as the DU lead ballooned to 35.

He added his seventh trey with 9:15 left.

Duquesne, led by Tavian Dunn-Martin's seven assists, tied the Keith Dambrot Era high for assists in a game with 25 on 32 field goals. The 6-8 Hughes added a career-high six assists.

DU finished at 50 percent from the field and 14-of-34 from the 3-point arc while limiting the Rams to 35 percent shooting.

The Dukes, led by Weathers and Hughes, outrebounded the Rams 42-27.

Duquesne returns to Pittsburgh to host Saint Joseph's on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Kerr Fitness Center on the campus of La Roche University.
 
NOTES

• With the victory, Duquesne matched its longest series win streak (six games) set from 1954 thru 1961. The six-game streak is the longest by either team in the 44-game series that dates to Dec. 22, 1949.
• DU has won eight of the past nine at Rose Hill Gym, including the past six in a row.
• The 24-point margin of victory was Duquesne's largest in an Atlantic 10 road game, eclipsing the previous mark of +23 (64-41) set at Fordham on Jan. 6, 2018.
• Chad Baker went 7-of-11 from 3-point in scoring a career-high 23 points. He is the third Duquesne freshman to make seven or more 3-pointers in a game joining Eric Williams Jr. (school record 9-of-15 vs. George Mason on Jan. 20, 2018) and Melquan Bolding (7-of-10 vs. Dayton at the A-10 Tournament on Mar. 13, 2009).
• Marcus Weathers (19-12) and Michael Hughes (13-11) both finished with double-doubles. It was the first time since last year vs. Lipscomb that the two doubled up in the same game. It was the third-straight double-double for Hughes who added a career-high six assists.
• Duquesne's 25 assists tied the Dambrot Era high set in a 97-48 win over Delaware State in Dec. 9, 2017.
• Mike Bekelja scored six points and added six rebounds in first career start for the Dukes. He joins Chad Baker and Toby Okani as one of three freshmen to start a game this season.
• Duquesne's largest lead was 35 at 72-37 with 10:47 left ... Fordham's largest lead was at 3-2 ... Duquesne led for 38:34 ... Fordham led for 0:28.