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Alex Williams buried a three-pointer from the corner in front of the bench with 1:06 to play as the Duquesne University men's basketball team stretched its winning streak to four Saturday with a 78-73 victory over St. Bonaventure at the Reilly Center. The Dukes, who improved to 5-1 in Atlantic 10 road games with the victory, pushed their overall record during the 2025-26 campaign to 15-10 (.600), including 7-5 (.583) in conference action. Duquesne has also set a program standard with its fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 road triumph.
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
Joseph Grahovac slid open on the wing and buried his only field goal of the game, a three-pointer, with 2:18 to play that pushed the Bonnies in front, 73-71, but SBU failed to score the rest of the contest as Duquesne closed on a 7-0 run to earn the win. Redshirt junior guard
Brandon Hall hit the front end of a one-and-one opportunity to pull the Dukes to within 73-72, and after a stop on the defensive end, junior guard
Jimmie Williams found
Alex Williams open in the corner, who promptly stepped up and knocked down his second triple of the game to give Duquesne the lead for good. Another defensive stand followed, with Grahovac trying to score in the paint but was off the mark before
Alex Williams grabbed the defensive board on the weak side. The Dukes ran a play and took air out of the clock before
Jimmie Williams launched a deep three-pointer just before the shot clock expired, finding the bottom of the net to seal the triumph with 12.8 seconds to go.
BEND DON'T BREAK
Frank Mitchell scored the opening basket of the game for the Bonnies before a 10-0 run forced St. Bonaventure (14-11 | 3-9 Atlantic 10) to call timeout. The Dukes eventually grabbed their largest lead after senior guard
Tarence Guinyard connected from beyond the arc at the 7:15 mark of the opening half and was fouled on the play. He converted the four-point play to give Duquesne a 37-19 cushion. St. Bonaventure was able to trim its deficit to 45-33 at halftime, with Guinyard (11) and
Jimmie Williams (10) combining for 21 points in the opening 20 minutes of action. The lead remained in double digits, 51-41, early in the second half after a dunk from Hall with 15:32 to play. SBU would chip away, grabbing a 64-63 edge after a jumper from Mitchell with 6:10 to go. It set up a final stretch in which the lead changed hands six times before
Alex Williams would give the Dukes the lead for good with his triple.
DEFENSIVELY SPEAKING
Duquesne entered Saturday's game against the Bonnies forcing an average of 15.3 turnovers per game in February and almost hit the average at the Reilly Center. St. Bonaventure suffered 14 miscues in the contest, helping the Dukes own a commanding 24-9 edge in points off turnovers. The pressure helped negate SBU, which shot 49.1 percent (27-for-55) from the field compared to 44.4 percent (28-for-63) for Duquesne.
Jimmie Williams led three players in double figures to pace the Dukes with 19 points, while Guinyard contributed 18 points, three rebounds and three assists. The three-pointer for
Alex Williams that helped seal the victory helped settle his totals at 12 points and six rebounds.
NOTES
Each of the first nine field goals of the contest for Duquesne were scored by nine different Dukes … Despite being outscored in the paint, 34-32, Duquesne improved to 6-1 (.857) this year when scoring at least 30 points in the post while also hitting at least 10 three-pointers … The Dukes knocked down 11 triples in the win over the Bonnies … Senior forward
David Dixon finished with nine points, four rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks … Dixon appeared in his 121st career game, moving into a tie for fifth place all-time on the Bluff with B.J. Monteiro (2008-12) … Hall contributed six points, a career-high four assists, a block and a steal … Mitchell scored a game-high 20 points for St. Bonaventure, which received 65 of its 73 points from four players … Duquesne led for 35:41.
UP NEXT
Duquesne hosts La Salle Wednesday, Feb 17, in a 7:00 p.m. tip at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
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