GAME 4
Princeton (2-0) at Duquesne (3-0)
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa. | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,500)
 
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Opening Tip
 
- The Duquesne University men's basketball team continues a three-game homestand at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Wednesday, Nov. 15, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Princeton in a matchup of two programs ranked in the top 100 of the RPI.
 
- The Dukes moved to 3-0 for the first time since the 2019-20 season after earning an 85-63 win over Stony Brook in Duquesne's first game of the Cornhusker Classic. Senior guard Jimmy Clark III scored a season-high 24 points to lead four Dukes in double figures in the win over the Seawolves while also adding two assists and four steals.
 
- Senior guard Dae Dae Grant contributed 19 points in the win over Stony Brook, while sophomore guard Kareem Rozier notched 11 points and a career-high seven assists. Combined, the trio of Clark III, Grant and Rozier each hit three three-pointers as Duquesne finished with a season-high 13 field goals from beyond the arc.
 
- Off the bench against the Seawolves, graduate student Fousseyni Drame recorded his first double-double with the Dukes thanks to 15 points and 11 caroms.
 
- The 2023-24 season marks the 108th year of Duquesne basketball. The Dukes started play in 1913-14 (DU did not field a team in 1944-45-46 due to World War II).
 
- Guard Dae Dae Grant looks to score 1,000 points in two seasons with the Dukes after pacing Duquesne last year with 511 points, an average of 15.5 per contest. Grant has scored 1,744 points at the NCAA Division I level. He is also 256 points shy of 2,000 for his career.
 
- Guard Jimmy Clark III scored 404 points in his first season at Duquesne last season and owns 592 career points entering Wednesday's game against Princeton. Clark III also needs 62 steals to crack the top 10 in program history for thefts, as Andy Sisinni (1981-84) currently ranks 10th with 148.
 
- Duquesne is 35-9 (.791) in non-conference home games under seventh-year head coach Keith Dambrot.
 
Scouting the Tigers – A member of the Ivy League, the all-time series between Duquesne and Princeton is tied, 2-2 (.500) … In the last meeting between the two programs, Duquesne earned a 94-67 win over the Tigers at PPG Paints Arena Nov. 5, 2019, the 2019-20 season opener for both programs and the beginning of a 10-0 start to the year for the Dukes … The two programs have played twice in the postseason in games separated by almost 50 years … Princeton earned a 66-51 win over Duquesne in the 2010 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) at Jadwin Gym … In the 1952 NCAA East Regional in Chicago, Ill., the Dukes posted a 60-49 win over the Tigers … Duquesne entered its first meeting with Princeton in 1952 ranked No. 4 in the country … Princeton owns a record of 2-0 entering Wednesday's game, with wins over Rutgers (68-61) and Hofstra (74-67) … In his 12th season leading the Tigers is Mitch Henderson, who has posted an overall record of 210-117 (.642) … Princeton finished with an overall record of 23-9 (.719) last season and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. 
 
Head Coach Keith Dambrot (Seventh Year at Duquesne | 26th Year Overall) – Keith Dambrot, who built Akron into one of the most successful - and most respected - programs in the Mid-American Conference over 13 seasons, was named head men's basketball coach at Duquesne University on March 28, 2017. The veteran coach wasted no time making an impact on the DU program with 65 wins in his first four seasons. His 94 wins already rank fifth on the Dukes' all-time victory list and his two 20-win seasons - in just six years - are tied for the third-most in program history. Dambrot reached a significant career milestone on Feb. 8, 2023 when he posted his 500th career victory with a 75-52 triumph over George Mason.
 
Stony Brook Leftovers – The opening game of the Cornhusker Classic marked the first meeting between the two programs ... The contest featured two ties and five lead changes ... Duquesne used a 10-0 run in the first half to turn an 11-9 deficit into a 19-11 lead and never trailed again ... The Dukes owned a 47-32 advantage in rebounding, including a 15-14 edge on the offensive glass ... Duquesne has scored at least 30 points in the paint in each of its first three games, averaging 34.7 ppg during that stretch ... Sophomore David Dixon posted a pair of blocks as the Dukes finished with five rejections ... Six different Dukes have posted a block through three games of the 2023-24 season.
 
The Regal Beagle – Duquesne connected for a season-high 13 three-pointers in an 85-63 victory over Stony Brook to open the Cornhusker Classic, with six different Dukes hitting at least one triple and guards Jimmy Clark III, Dae Dae Grant and Kareem Rozier each posting three. Duquesne enters Wednesday's game against Princeton averaging 11.0 three-pointers in the early going of the 2023-24 season, which ranks second in the Atlantic 10. In seven seasons under head coach Keith Dambrot, the Dukes own a record of 33-14 (.702) when finishing with at least 10 three-pointers in a game.
 
Foo Fighters – Playing the role of sixth man to perfection in the opening three games of the 2023-24 season has been graduate student Fousseyni Drame. In an 85-63 win over Stony Brook, Drame recorded the first double-double of his Duquesne career with 15 points and 11 rebounds. More impressively, Drame converted six of his seven attempts from the field and in the early going has shot a white-hot 86.7 percent (13-for-15) from the floor through the first three games of the year. He also leads the Dukes in rebounding with an average of 8.3 per contest. Drame owns eight career double-doubles in his NCAA Division I career thanks to his performance against the Seawolves, tied for most on Duquesne's 2023-24 roster with forward Andrei Savrasov.
 
Home Cooking – Senior guard Dae Dae Grant contributed 19 points in an 85-63 triumph over Stony Brook to open the Cornhusker Classic as one of four Dukes to score in double figures. During his two seasons at Duquesne, Grant has reached double figures in scoring in each of his 22 games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. During that stretch, Grant is averaging 17.0 points per game while having connected for 64 three-pointers, an average of 2.91 per contest. Grant enters Wednesday's tilt against Princeton ranked third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring at 20.7 points per game and sits fourth in three-point field goals made per game (3.3).
 
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