Philadelphia, Pa. – Jaiden Glover-Toscano (28) and Derek Simpson (23) combined for 51 points to help lift Saint Joseph's to a 97-90 overtime victory over the Duquesne University men's basketball team Wednesday at Hagan Arena. The Dukes slipped to 9-7 (.562) overall during the 2025-26 season, including 1-2 (.333) in the Atlantic 10.
 
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
Senior forward David Dixon gave the Dukes an 86-83 edge in overtime by burying a three-pointer from the wing with 3:28 to go, but the Hawks used a 10-0 spurt to pull out the victory. Austin Williford tied the game for the 17th time with a three-pointer at the 2:48 mark of overtime, and after an offensive foul on the next possession for the Dukes, Dixon came through with a rejection of a shot by Simpson that left one second on the shot clock. Saint Joseph's (9-7 | 1-2 Atlantic 10) capitalized, with a layup on the weak side from Williford putting the Hawks in front for good. Williford scored seven points in the extra period, while a dunk from Justice Ajogbor with 23 seconds to go helped punctuate the win.
 
BACK-AND-FORTH
Forward Alex Williams drove the paint with 35.6 seconds left in regulation and converted to give Duquesne an 83-80 advantage before Glover-Toscano was sent to the stripe for a pair. He hit the back end of his two opportunities, pulling the Hawks to within 83-81. SJU fouled senior guard Tarence Guinyard on the next possession for the Dukes, but he missed the front end of the one-on-one opportunity. Time winding down, Glove-Toscano drove into the paint and produced a pull-up jumper that found the basket with 5.4 seconds left to tie the game, 83-83. The Dukes rushed down court to attempt a shot, but a three-pointer from junior guard Jimmie Williams was short, sending Duquesne to its third overtime contest of the year.

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"It just wasn't good enough," head coach Dru Joyce III said. "Sometimes we have to play with some intelligence, too. When you don't take tendencies away from players, you're going to struggle. When you allow guys to play to their strengths and find opportunities in their comfort zone, they usually have success. We just didn't do a good job of taking away their strengths. We had a chance to extend our lead, and we didn't get a stop. You have to try and keep guys out of the paint, and the last 15 minutes of the game and overtime they probably got a paint touch almost every possession or every other possession. They went downhill and created opportunities, and we didn't guard."
 
NOTES
In addition to the contest featuring 17 ties, a total of 15 lead changes occurred … The Dukes slipped to 2-1 (.667) this season in overtime games ... The last three games of the series, two of which have gone to overtime, between Saint Joseph's and Duquesne have featured 36 ties and 22 lead changes, with the average margin of victory for the winner five points ... Guinyard led five Dukes in double figures with 20 points and also added four rebounds and five assists … Guinyard has scored at least 20 points in four of the five road games for Duquesne this season … Dixon registered his first double-double of the campaign with 15 points and 12 rebounds while also posting three blocks for the third consecutive game … Alex Williams contributed 16 points, his most in a Duquesne uniform, while Jimmie Williams and forward Jakub Nečas each scored 15 … Both teams finished with 37 rebounds, including a 14-13 edge on the offensive glass for Saint Joseph's … The Dukes were 3-for-11 (27.3%) from the field in overtime … Duquesne and Saint Joseph's combined to go 11-for-11 at the free-throw line in the first half … The Dukes closed at 86.7 percent (13-for-15) at the free-throw line compared to 22-of-29 (75.9%) for the Hawks.
 
UP NEXT
Duquesne returns to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Tuesday, Jan. 13, to host Dayton in a 7:00 p.m. tip.
 
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