PITTSBURGH - Marcus Weathers scored 20 points and Michael Hughes added a 13-14 double-double as Duquesne christened UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse with a 69-64 wire-to-wire win over Dayton.

The victory was the fourth in five games for the Dukes (7-6, 6-5), who snapped a six-game losing streak to the Flyers (10-5, 6-4).

Duquesne, playing its first game on campus in 22 months, made its first six shots in jumping out to a 15-3 lead.

The Dukes, with Weathers and Hughes doing most of the damage, took a 19-point lead at 27-8 on a Hughes jumper.

DU took a brief 20-point lead on a Tavian Dunn-Martin 3-pointer, before Jalen Crutcher - who had 15 in the half - scored Dayton's last 10 points to key a 10-5 Flyers run that cut it to 39-24 at the half.

The Dukes held the Flyers to 2-of-16 from the 3-point arc in the opening 20 minutes.

Duquesne extended its lead to 55-33 with 9:15 left and was up 18 with just over four minutes remaining, before Crutcher, who finished with a game-high 28 points, scored eight in a row to help the Flyers cut it to 62-52.

Dayton made it a single-digit game for the first time since the 13:37 mark of the first half on a 3-pointer with 57 seconds left.

The Flyers cut it to 67-60 on an R.J. Blakney 3-pointer with 33 seconds to go, before Mike Bekelja and Weathers hit free throws to make it 69-60 with 22 seconds left.

Dayton scored the last four points for the final margin.

Duquesne, which outrebounded Dayton 38-31, limited the Flyers to just four second-chance points. Hughes, whose rebound total tied his career high, had a dozen boards on the defensive end.

Duquesne remains home to host VCU on Super Bowl Sunday at 4:00 p.m. The game will be televised nationally by NBCSN.
 
NOTES

• The win ended a six-game series losing streak against the Flyers for the Dukes. DU's last win over UD was on Dec. 30, 2017 at the Palumbo Center in Keith Dambrot's first season at Duquesne. The Dukes are 2-2 in their past four home games vs. the Flyers.
• Marcus Weathers, this week's Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, finished with 20 points. It was his second 20-point game of the season and seventh of his career.
• Michael Hughes recorded his fourth double-double in five games with 13 points and a career high-tying 14 rebounds. It was his fifth double-double this season and 12th of his career (all at Duquesne). Hughes reached double-digits in both categories with a rebound at the 19:02 mark of the second half.
• With his one 3-pointer, Tavian Dunn-Martin moved into a tie for eighth on DU's all-time list - with Courtney Wallace - for 3-pointers made with 140.
• Duquesne has led for 115:33 of a possible 120 minutes of its past three games.
• Duquesne's largest lead was 22 at 55-33 with 9:16 left ... Dayton never led ... there were zero ties or lead changes ... Duquesne led for 39:19.

UPMC COOPER FIELDHOUSE FIRSTS
First Game - Dayton vs. Duquesne, Feb. 2, 2021
Tipoff - 9:05 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Officials - Jamie Luckie, Mike Roberts, Bill Covington Jr.
Attendance - 212
Duquesne Starters - Marcus Weathers, Michael Hughes, Chad Baker, Tavian Dunn-Martin, Mike Bekelja
Dayton Starters - Jordy Tshimanga, Elijah Weaver, Mustapha Amzil, Ibi Watson, Jalen Crutcher
First Statistic - Mustapha Amzul, Dayton missed 3-pointer
First Basket - Chad Baker, Duquesne (3-pointer)
First 3-Pointer - Chad Baker, Duquesne
First Dunk - Marcus Weathers, Duquesne
First Rebound - Chad Baker, Duquesne
First Foul - Marcus Weathers, Duquesne
First Substitute - Tyson Acuff, Toby Okani, Amari Kelly, Duquesne
First Free Throw - Michael Hughes, Duquesne
First Blocked Shot - Marcus Weathers, Duquesne
First Steal - Jalen Crutcher, Dayton
First Turnover - Jordy Tshimanga, Dayton