Washington, D.C. – The Duquesne University men's basketball team earned its first road win of the 2024-25 season Wednesday, posting a 73-65 victory over George Washington at the Charles E. Smith Center. The Dukes, winners of six of their last seven, improved to 8-9 (.471) overall during the 2024-25 season, including 3-1 (.750) in the Atlantic 10.
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
GW used a 13-2 run to close its deficit to 62-61 with exactly five minutes to play, forcing the Dukes to call timeout. Out of the break, both teams had empty possessions before senior guard
Tre Dinkins III knocked down a three-pointer with 4:32 to go to give Duquesne some breathing room. Trey Autry would try to answer the triple from Dinkins III on the next possession but was off the mark, and junior forward
David Dixon scored on a tip-in to push the lead for the Dukes to 67-61. Rafael Castro, who notched a double-double thanks to 27 points and 13 rebounds, pulled the Revolutionaries to within 67-64 after a driving layup with 2:41 remaining. A defensive slugfest the rest of the contest, GW looked to close to within 67-66 after a block by Dixon was called as goaltending, but after a review it was ruled a clean rejection.
PICK POCKET
Coming up big for the second consecutive game on defense was Dixon, as after the block was ruled clean, GW had possession. Out of a timeout, Dixon picked the pocket of Autry to give possession back to the Dukes. Autry immediately fouled Dinkins III, who hit a pair at the free-throw line to push Duquesne's lead to 69-64. It began a stretch in which the Dukes sealed the win at the charity stripe, finishing 6-for-9 in the final 46 seconds.
QUOTABLE
"A great road win," head coach
Dru Joyce III said. "I thought our guys played together. We played extremely hard, as it's tough to win on the road. We hit some adversity but we stayed together, and I love to see that because we're continuing to grow. Just some fantastic efforts. I'm glad Max was able to perform well back in D.C., because he carried us in the first half. But, there are no solo acts in this game. We had some big-time performances tonight, and that's what it takes to win on the road."
RETURN OF THE MAX
Redshirt junior guard
Maximus Edwards bolstered the Dukes off the bench in the first half, pouring in a season-high 16 points in just eight minutes of work. He knocked down each of his six shots from the field, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, while hitting his only attempt at the free-throw line. He sparked a 16-4 run in the first half that helped Duquesne turn a 14-10 deficit into a 26-18 advantage. Junior forward
Matúš Hronský knocked down the first three-pointer of the game for the Dukes, and Edwards followed with 13 consecutive points. A triple from Autry helped GW close to within 29-25 at the 5:17 mark of the opening 20 minutes, but Duquesne answered with a 13-4 surge to close the half and grab a 42-29 advantage at the break. Five different Dukes scored, including a triple from Edwards with 32 seconds to go before halftime.
DOWNTOWN
George Washington, which entered the game ranked second in the Atlantic 10 this season in three-point field goal percent defense (.289), allowed Duquesne to finish 10-for-27 (37%) from deep Wednesday, the fifth time in the last eight games the Dukes have reached double figures in triples. Edwards scored a season-high 22 points to pace Duquesne and also added a rebound and four steals. He finished 8-for-10 from the floor against the Revs, including 3-of-5 from deep, while going 3-for-3 at the free-throw line. Dinkins III added 12 points on the strength of a 5-for-6 performance at the chalk as the Dukes finished 13-for-16 (81.3%) as a team.
NOTES
Duquesne picked up its second consecutive win at the Charles E. Smith Center and third straight in the all-time series … The Dukes registered a season-high 12 blocks, including five from Dixon, who tied a personal standard … Dixon has finished with at least five blocks in a game five times over the last three years … Redshirt junior guard
Cam Crawford contributed nine points and a team-high six rebounds … Christian Jones scored four points for GW (13-4 | 2-2 Atlantic 10) but finished with seven steals as the Revolutionaries registered 14 thefts as a team … Senior forward
Jahsean Corbett and junior guard
Kareem Rozier each notched four assists … Duquesne held a 37-35 edge in rebounding.
UP NEXT
Duquesne returns home to the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Saturday, Jan. 18, to host St. Bonaventure in a 2:00 p.m. tip to open a two-game homestand.
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