G19 | RICHMOND (13-8, 4-4) at DUQUESNE (6-12, 1-5)      
Tues., Feb. 1, 2022 • 7:00 pm ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500)

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Duquesne (6-12, 1-5) begins a busy month of February when it welcomes Richmond (13-8, 4-4) to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

Richmond is the first of nine currently scheduled games for the Dukes this month (DU still has one Atlantic 10 game - vs. George Mason - yet to be rescheduled). This is the first time since 2000-01 that DU will play at least nine February games.

The Dukes are looking to snap a five-game losing streak against a UR team picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll. The Spiders, who are 5-2 on the road, have won their past three A-10 road games (at Fordham, La Salle & Rhode Island). Duquesne has dropped three-straight at home against teams picked to finish fifth (Dayton), first (St. Bonaventure) and third (Saint Louis) in the A-10 preseason poll.

TRENDING

• Junior F/C Austin Rotroff, a key contributor off the bench, is out 4-6 weeks with a foot injury. He averaged 7.0 rebounds in 18 min/g. in the four games prior to the Jan. 20 announcement. DU, who is already without frontcourt transfer R.J. Gunn Jr. (preseason ankle injury), is 0-4 without Rotroff.
• DU, which was averaging 70.6 ppg. at the time of Rotroff's injury, is averaging 55.5 ppg. in four games without him (52, 56, 61 & 53 points).
• Duquesne, which entered the Saint Louis game averaging 11.2 turnovers/g., turned it over 12 times in the first half on the way to  a season high-tying 20 for the game. Despite the uncharacteristic outing, DU's 11.7 turnovers/g. rate is in position to challenge the school record low of 11.0 set in 2013-14.
• Freshman guard Primo Spears, a two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week, has led the Dukes in scoring a team-high seven times. He has scored 20 or more twice in A-10 play (21 at UMass & 20 at Fordham), Spears, who leads the team with a 14.0 ppg. average in league play, is coming off a one-point outing vs. Saint Louis (0-of-5).
• Fellow freshman guard Jackie Johnson III, who has scored 27 points in a game twice (vs. Weber State & at UMass), has scored in double digits in three of six A-10 games.
• 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. He has 16 blocks in six A-10 games.
• First-year TCU transfer Kevin Easley Jr. has scored in double digits a team-high 15 times.
• Duquesne ranks sixth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.4). Only two schools (New Hampshire & St. Bonaventure) have committed fewer total fouls than DU's 241.
   

DUKES AND SPIDERS
Series Record: Richmond leads 24-11
At Pittsburgh: Richmond leads 11-4
At Richmond: Richmond leads 11-5
Neutral Site: Tied 2-2
A-10 Regular Season: Richmond leads 22-2
A-10 Championship: Richmond leads 2-1
Dambrot vs. Richmond: 2-4

• This is the 36th meeting in a series that dates to Jan. 12, 1937 ... DU led the series 8-0 when Richmond joined the Atlantic 10 in 2001-02 ... the Spiders promptly reeled off 14 consecutive wins before DU ended the streak with an 81-72 victory at Palumbo Center in 2012 ... UR then won eight more in a row before DU halted that streak with a 74-68 win in Richmond in 2019 (DU's first at UR since 1993) ... in A-10 regular season games, the Spiders hold a 22-2 lead ... the Dukes have split the past four meetings with Richmond.
• Duquesne has topped the 70-point mark in five of 19 meetings (3-16) against Chris Mooney-coached Richmond teams ... each time DU has reached the 70-point plateau, it has been a tight game ... the first was in DU's first win - 81-72 at the Palumbo Center on Feb. 4, 2012 - the second was in a 101-90 loss at Richmond in 2017, the third was in an OT loss in 2018 (77-73), the fourth was in 2019's 74-68 win at UR and the fifth was last year's regular season game that was decided in the final minute ... DU has scored 70 or more just six times against UR since the Spiders joined the A-10 in 2001-02 ... the other was in a 72-71 loss at Richmond on Feb. 1, 2005.

TWO MEETINGS LAST SEASON
Feb. 20 at Richmond - Richmond 79, Duquesne 72
Mar. 5 at A-10 Championship Second Round (VCU Siegel Center) - Duquesne 67, Richmond 62


LAST GAME
Saint Louis 77, Duquesne 53
Jan. 29, 2022 • UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Game 18 Recap

• Kevin Easley Jr. was the lone Duke in double figures in the defeat. Leon Ayers III and Jackie Johnson III had nine points each for the Dukes who shot .352.
• DU, which turned it over a season high-tying 20 times, was outscored 24-3 off turnovers and 42-22 in the paint.
• Mounir Hima was a bright spot off the bench with four points, six rebounds and five blocks in 13 minutes.
• Saint Louis' largest lead was 28, at 72-44 with 3:39 left ... Duquesne's largest lead was one, the last of which was at 15-14 with 9:46 left in the first half ... there were two ties and two lead changes before SLU took the lead for good on a Fred Thatch Jr. three-point play that made it 17-15 with 9:45 left in the first half ... Saint Louis led for 37:16 ... Duquesne led for 0:28.