ST. LOUIS –
Jordan Goodwin scored 20 points and
Hasahn French collected his 10th double-double of the season, but Duquesne escaped Chaifetz Arena with an 82-68 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Saint Louis Wednesday night.
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Goodwin tallied 20 or more points for a fifth time this season.
Javonte Perkins scored 16 points, French registered 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, and
Tay Weaver canned four 3-pointers for 12 points.
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French added four assists and three blocks, while
Yuri Collins notched five assists for the Billikens (17-6, 6-4 A-10).
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Marcus Weathers tossed in 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Duquesne (17-5, 7-3). Sincere Carry had 14 points and eight assists, Michael Hughes contributed 11 points, nine rebounds, five steals and four assists, and Baylee Steele posted 10 points and seven rebounds.
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Saint Louis trailed by eight at halftime but used a 9-2 spurt to trail 42-41 just two minutes into the second half.
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After Duquesne responded with an 8-0 run for a 50-41 advantage, SLU made it a one-possession game again, 50-48, by scoring seven straight points.
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However, the Billikens missed an opportunity to tie or take the lead, and Duquesne took command with a 12-2 flurry for a 62-50 lead at the 11:52 mark. Saint Louis drew to within eight points twice, but two free throws with 7:04 remaining gave Duquesne a double-digit edge for good.
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Neither team led by more than four points in the first half until Duquesne's Evan Buckley hit a 3-pointer to put the Dukes in front 24-18.
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Duquesne led by 10 before Weaver buried two treys to trim the margin to four, 31-27, with 2:53 left. The Dukes answered with a 9-2 run before another Weaver triple made it 40-32 at the break.
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The Billikens play at Dayton Saturday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. (CST). The game will be carried by CBS Sports Network.
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