GAME 29
Duquesne (16-12 | 8-7 Atlantic 10) at No. 23 (AP) Saint Louis (25-3 | 13-2 Atlantic 10)
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 | 8:00 p.m.
St. Louis, Mo. | Chaifetz Arena (10,600)
 
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Opening Tip
 
- The Duquesne University men's basketball team concludes its February slate Saturday by opening a two-game road trip in St. Louis, Mo., with an 8:00 p.m. ET tip against No. 23 Saint Louis at Chaifetz Arena.
 
- The Dukes are coming off a 67-56 loss to Davidson (Feb. 25) at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, falling in consecutive games after a five-game winning streak. The loss to the Wildcats marked the fewest points scored by Duquesne in a game this season, while the Dukes also suffered their first loss of the year when yielding less than 70 points, dipping to 8-1 (.889).
 
- Senior guard Tarence Guinyard led all scorers against the Wildcats, scoring 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half while also adding five assists and a pair of steals. Senior forward David Dixon contributed 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks against Davidson, while off the bench forward Alex Williams scored 11 points and grabbed four boards.
 
- Duquesne enters Saturday's game against the Billikens with a record of 5-2 (.714) in Atlantic 10 road games on the strength of a three-point field goal percent defense of 28 percent (47-for-168). Offensively in conference road games, Guinyard is averaging 18.7 points and 5.2 assists in six games while shooting 45.8 percent (38-for-83) from the floor.
 
- The 2025-26 season marks the 110th 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). Thanks to an 83-63 victory over Niagara (Nov. 3) in its 2025-26 season opener, Duquesne earned program victory No. 1,500.
 
- In today's day and age of college basketball with the NCAA Transfer Portal, Duquesne offers senior forward David Dixon, who will play his final season with the Dukes in 2025-26 and has spent his entire career on the Bluff. Dixon, 6'9" and 230 pounds, owns career totals of 792 points and 569 rebounds and is just the second player in program history to eclipse career totals of both 100 blocks and 100 dunks.
 
- Dixon is one of just four players in the Atlantic 10 this season that have spent their entire career with one program, joining 6'10" forward Sean Logan of Davidson, 6'10" forward Christian Fermin of VCU and 6'11" center Mike Walz of Richmond. Ironically, each of the four student-athletes to have played their entire career at one institution are post players.
 
- Redshirt senior guard Maximus Edwards scored 10 points in a 92-80 win over Sacred Heart (Nov. 7) to reach exactly 1,000 points for his career. Named the 2023 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, Edwards scored 722 in two seasons at George Washington before transferring to the Bluff and has scored 402 points in his time at Duquesne. He owns a career scoring average of 9.8 points in 115 games at the NCAA Division I level thanks to 1,124 points.
 
- The Dukes will travel to Kingston, R.I., Wednesday, March 4, for a 7:00 p.m. tip against Rhode Island after taking on SLU before concluding the 2025-26 regular season Saturday, March 7, at 2:00 p.m. against Richmond at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse for Senior Day.
 
At The Helm – Dru Joyce III was named the 18th head coach in the 110-year history of Duquesne basketball March 28, 2024, and in his second year at the helm in 2025-26. He owns an overall record of 29-31 (.483) in his first head coaching job. Joyce III, a native of Akron, Ohio, spent two seasons as associate head coach for the Dukes under Keith Dambrot from 2022 to 2024, helping guide Duquesne to an overall record of 45-25 (.643), including a 20-16 (.556) mark in the Atlantic 10, during that span. The Dukes made an appearance in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) before earning the automatic bid for the A-10 in the 2024 NCAA Championship by winning four games in five days en route to the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship crown in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Barclays Center. Duquesne, as a No. 11 seed, made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1977 and earned its first victory in the championship since 1969 thanks to a 71-67 win over No. 6 seed BYU in Omaha, Neb., at CHI Health Center Arena. 
 
Scouting the Billikens – Duquesne and Saint Louis square off for the 39th time Saturday, with the all-time series knotted up, 19-19 (.500) … The Dukes have won six of the past 11 in the series … Saturday's game at Chaifetz Arena concludes the season series between SLU and Duquesne, as the Billikens, ranked No. 24 according to the Associated Press, earned a 81-77 win over the Dukes Jan. 20, 2026, at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse … Saint Louis led, 78-70, with just over a minute to play before a 7-0 run that was capped by a dunk from senior forward David Dixon pulled Duquesne to within one, 78-77 … Brady Dunlap was fouled and hit one of his two chances at the free-throw line to keep the Dukes alive, but a three-pointer from junior guard Jimmie Williams was strong … Williams finished with a career-high 28 points for Duquesne, while senior guard Tarence Guinyard added 14 … Dixon also chipped in nine points, 10 boards and a season-high four blocks.  
 
Davidson Leftovers – Duquesne suffered its fifth consecutive home loss to Davidson in an all-time series the Dukes trail, 14-2 ... The Dukes were just 1-for-11 from beyond the arc in the first half and 5-of-24 (20.8%) overall … Davidson closed 6-for-23 (26.1%) from deep … Junior guard Jimmie Williams was held to seven points on 2-of-9 shooting before fouling out with 40.9 seconds to play … The first 30 minutes of action featured 12 fouls combined between the two teams, with the final 10 minutes the whistle chirping 16 occasions … Davidson outrebounded Duquesne, 42-33, including a 12-9 edge in offensive caroms … The Dukes slipped to 3-2 (.600) this season when both senior forward David Dixon and Alex Williams score in double figures … Davidson shot 41.1 percent (23-for-56) from the field, while Duquesne finished at 35.6 percent (21-for-59) … The 21 points in the opening 20 minutes are the fewest scored in a half in two years under head coach Dru Joyce III.
 
Get A Bucket – Senior guard Tarence Guinyard paced Duquesne against Davidson (Feb. 25) with a game-high 20 points, stretching his streak for double-figure scoring games to 10. He's the second member of the Dukes to score at least 10 points in 10 consecutive games this season, joining junior guard Jimmie Williams, who had a 20-game streak earlier this season. Guinyard also added five assists and a pair of steals against the Wildcats and over his last 10 games has produced averages 16.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Included in that stretch is his first double-double on the Bluff and second of his career thanks to 12 points and a career-high 12 assists against St. Bonaventure (Jan. 28). Against the Bonnies, Guinyard tied a Duquesne single-game record for dimes (12), becoming the fifth member of the Dukes in program history to finish with at least 12 assists in a game. Duquesne is 8-2 (.800) this season when Guinyard finishes with six or more assists in a game. When Guinyard finishes with five assists or less, Duquesne is 8-10 (.444). He is also the only player in the Atlantic 10 to rank in the top five this season in scoring, assists and assist-to-turnover ratio. He enters Saturday's game at No. 23 Saint Louis ranked third in the conference in scoring (16.5 ppg) and assists per game (5.00) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.29).
 
Heat Check – Very few members of the Dukes can heat up the way senior guard Tarence Guinyard owns the ability to. Against Davidson (Feb. 25) in the last game for Duquesne, Guinyard scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half, marking the sixth time this season he has scored at least 15 points after halftime, including the fifth time in Atlantic 10 play. Guinyard's most impressive streak came in an 88-86 win over George Washington (Feb. 7), when he scored 23 of his 27 points after the break, including 16 consecutive points that powered the Dukes to victory. Guinyard also scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the second half of a 71-59 triumph at Loyola Chicago (Jan. 24) as well as 18 of his season-high 30 points in the second half at Villanova (Nov. 15).
 
Sal Paradise – Senior guard Tarence Guinyard enters Saturday's game at No. 23 Saint Louis averaging 18.2 points per game in nine road contests, a span in which he has shot 46.5 perecent (53-for-114) from the floor, including 42.9 percent (30-for-70) from beyond the arc. What makes that scoring average even more impressive is he scored a season-low one point at Boise State (Dec. 10), one of just four games this season he has failed to reach double figures overall. Guinyard has reached the 20-point plateau in scoring in five of his nine road contests in 2025-26.
 
Front and Center – Senior forward David Dixon is playing some of the best basketball of his career as Duquesne hits the stretch run of the 2025-26 regular season. In providing 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks against Davidson (Feb. 25), Dixon has scored in double figures in five of the last six games entering Saturday's tilt at No. 23 Saint Louis. During that span he is averaging 12.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 60 percent (27-for-45) from the field. Over the last four years, Duquesne owns a record of 21-12 (.636) when Dixon scores in double figures. Dixon has also blocked at least one shot in 14 of Duquesne's 15 games in Atlantic 10 play this year. Among those games are 11 with multiple blocks, including eight with three or more. Dixon ranks second in the A-10 in conference games this season in blocks per game (2.27), trailing only Justice Ajogbor (2.47) of Saint Joseph's.
 
Call Uno – Senior Tarence Guinyard provided the late heroics in a 62-61 victory over La Salle (Feb. 17) that extended Duquesne's winning streak to five, scoring on a layup with 0.3 seconds left to give the Dukes the win. The last time Duquesne was victorious in a one-point game also featured a buzzer beater. Former guard Jimmy Clark III (2022-24) buried an off-balance three-pointer as the buzzer sounded to give the Dukes a 78-77 victory over Ball State (Dec. 3, 2022) at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. That marked the second game-winner late in four games for Duquesne, as former guard Tevin Brewer (2022-23) connected for a floater in the lane with one second left that gave the Dukes an 83-82 triumph over North Florida (Nov. 21, 2022), also at home. Guinyard also helped Duquesne earn its first one-point victory in Atlantic 10 play since Feb. 23, 2019, a 79-78 triumph at George Mason.
 
Duquesne Dave – Senior forward David Dixon contributed his second double-double of the 2025-26 season and third of his career in a 62-61 victory over La Salle (Feb. 17), logging 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win. It marked the 74th win for Dixon on the Bluff since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the most wins by a player in program history. The Dukes won 92 games from 1951-55, the most wins in a four-year span, but freshmen weren't eligible to play in varsity games until Jan. 8, 1972. From 2007 to 2011, former guard Bill Clark and former forwards Damian Saunders and Bill Theis helped guide Duquesne to 73 wins and appearances in the 2009 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as well as back-to-back spots in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in 2010 and 2011. Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Duquesne has amassed an overall record of 74-56 (.569), including a mark of 36-33 (.522) in the Atlantic 10, with Dixon a member of the active roster.
 
Balancing Act – Seems as if any given night a different member of the Dukes can step up and provide production. Forwards David Dixon (12) and Alex Williams (11) each scored in double figures against Davidson (Feb. 25), becoming the fourth and fifth players, respectively, this season to amass at least 10 double-figure scoring efforts for Duquesne. Junior guard Jimmie Williams leads Duquesne with 24, while senior guard Tarence Guinyard owns 23 and junior forward Jakub Nečas 10. Guinyard, meanwhile, registered his 50th career game reaching double figures over the last two years thanks to 20 points against the Wildcats.
 
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