G16 | ST. BONAVENTURE (10-4, 2-1) at DUQUESNE (6-9, 1-2)     
Fri., Jan. 21, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500)

TV: ESPN2 with Mike Corey & Seth Greenberg
RADIO: 104.7 HD2 / iHeartRadio with Ray Goss ('58) & Jarrett Durham ('71)
PROMOTION: First 1,500 fans and 500 students to receive a RED OUT T-shirt

A familiar face awaits as Duquesne (6-9, 1-2) hosts its most-frequent all-time opponent in St. Bonaventure (10-4, 2-1), on Friday, Jan. 21 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2).

The game is part of the popular Atlantic 10 ESPN Friday Night Showcase with Mike Corey & Seth Greenberg on the call.

This is the 128th meeting between the Dukes and Bonnies, whose long history includes the first televised game to originate from Pittsburgh on Feb. 11, 1952, when undefeated No. 5 Duquesne - including sophomore guard Sid Dambrot, the late father of DU head coach Keith Dambrot - defeated the previously unbeaten No. 4 Bonnies, 69-63.

The two teams are separated by an average of 1.1 points/g. in the all-time series (9,172 total points for DU to 9,024 for SBU; average score: 72.2 to 71.1).

The Dukes are looking to get back on the winning track following back-to-back losses at Fordham and to Dayton. St. Bonaventure, the A-10 preseason favorite, is 1-1 on the road (an 80-76 win at La Salle). Duquesne, which is 3-4 at home, is 21-14 in Atlantic 10 home games under Keith Dambrot.

TRENDING

• Freshman guard Primo Spears, a one-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 15), has led the Dukes in scoring a team-high six times. He has scored 20 or more in two of three A-10 games (21 at UMass & 20 at Fordham).
• Fellow freshman guard Jackie Johnson III, the Jan. 10 A-10 Rookie of the Week, has scored 27 points in a game twice this season (vs. Weber State & at UMass). He is the first DU freshman to score 27 or more in multiple games since Robert Mitchell had 29 at Robert Morris and 28 at GW on the way to earning 2006-07 A-10 Rookie of the Year honors. Johnson is shooting .429 (21-of-49) from 3-point this season.
• First-year Indiana State transfer Tre Williams has pair of seven-block games (vs. Colorado at the Paradise Jam and at Fordham). Williams, an MVC All-Defensive Team member last season, recorded six of his seven blocks at Fordham in the second half.
• First-year TCU transfer Kevin Easley Jr. saw a streak of nine consecutive double-digit scoring games snapped at Fordham (7 pts.). The Indianapolis native, who leads the Dukes in rebounding (6.5 rpg.) has scored in double digits a team-high 13 times.
• First-year Mercer transfer Leon Ayers III, the Nov. 29 A-10 Player of the Week, has scored 20 or more four times.
•  Junior Austin Rotroff, who has emerged as a key contributor off the bench, missed the Dayton game (foot injury). He is averaging 7.0 rebounds in 18 min/g. in his past four games.
• Duquesne's 11.3 turnovers/g. average is challenging the lowest mark in program history (11.0/g. in 2014). The Dukes set a school record for fewest turnovers in a game with three vs. New Hampshire on Dec. 11.
• Only three members of the current roster, Toby Okani, Tyson Acuff & Mike Bekelja saw action in any of the three games DU played against SBU last season.

DUKES AND BONNIES
Series Record: St. Bonaventure leads 67-60
At Pittsburgh: Duquesne leads 40-21
At Olean/Buffalo: St. Bonaventure leads 42-19
Neutral Site: St. Bonaventure leads 4-1
A-10 Regular Season: St. Bonaventure leads 40-32
A-10 Championship: St. Bonaventure leads 4-2
Dambrot vs. St. Bonaventure: 1-8

• This is the 128th 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 127 meetings?: DU 72.2, SBU 71.1 (9,172 to 9,024 points) ... this is the 71st consecutive season the two are meeting and 17th straight year the two are met home-and-home ... DU owns more conference wins over SBU (32) than any other A-10 school ... the Bonnies have won the past five meetings in Pittsburgh (last DU home win: 95-88 on Jan. 16, 2016).
• St. Bonaventure, which has won 17 the past 20, leads the series 67-60, including a 40-32 advantage in A-10 regular season games and 4-2 edge in A-10 Championship meetings.
• The Bonnies have won 14 of the past 17, but it hasn't been easy as 10 of the 17 have been decided by four or fewer points, including three of the past five meetings.
• Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot is 1-8 vs. St. Bonaventure.

LAST YEAR VS. ST. BONAVENTURE
Jan. 15 - at St. Bonaventure 62, Duquesne 48
Jan. 23 - St. Bonaventure 65, at Duquesne 61  (at La Roche University)
Mar. 5 - St. Bonaventure 75, Duquesne 59  (A-10 Championship Second Round at Richmond, Va.)

DUQUESNE'S MOST FREQUENT ALL-TIME OPPONENTS

Games	Opponent	First	Last
127	St. Bonaventure	2/13/20	3/5/21
88	West Virginia	1/30/15	11/17/13
87	George Washington	1/21/32	1/3/21
87	Pitt	1/13/32	11/30/18
84	Dayton	1/5/53	1/15/22

CLOSE CALLS: Duquesne led for 99:29 of a possible 125 minutes in three of its losses: 36:58 (never trailing in regulation) of its 84-76 OT loss to Colorado at the Paradise Jam, 32:45 in the loss to Bowling Green and 29:46 in the setback at Marshall. Colorado hit a 3-pointer to tie it with :03 left in regulation and Marshall hit a game-deciding "3" with :10 left. DU also fell at Fordham on a layup with :04 left.

SPREADING THE WEALTH: The balanced Dukes have five players averaging within 3.2 points of each other: Leon Ayers III (12.5), Primo Spears (12.3), Kevin Easley Jr. (12.1), Tre Williams (10.6) & Jackie Johnson III (9.3). Ayers III & Spears (four times) and Johnson III (twice) have scored 20 or more this season. Seven Dukes have posted double-digit scoring games this year.


LAST GAME
Dayton 72, Duquesne 52
Jan. 15, 2022 • UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Game 15 Recap

• Dayton, which led by as many as 25 in the second half, shot .534, including 8-of-18 from the arc.
• The Dukes, who went 5-of-19 from the arc, finished at 40 percent.
• Leon Ayers III, Primo Spears and Tre Williams led Duquesne with 12 points each. Kevin Easley Jr. added 10.
• DU, playing without the injured Austin Rotroff, was outscored 16-4 off the bench.
• Dayton, which had a 35-24 advantage on the glass, outscored DU 10-2 in second chance points.
• Dayton's largest lead was 25, at 64-39 with 7:44 left ... Duquesne's largest lead was at 7-4 with 16:42 left in the first half ... there were three ties and one lead change before Dayton took the lead for good on a Holmes dunk that made it 9-7 with 15:56 left in the first half ... Dayton led for 35:56 ... Duquesne led for 1:42.