PITTSBURGH – Duquesne topped Saint Louis 81-66 on Tuesday night in Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball action at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Saint Louis falls to 9-17 overall and 2-11 in the A-10. Duquesne moves to 16-10 and 6-7 in the league, improving its turnaround after beginning A-10 play 0-5.
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Terrence Hargrove Jr. led the Billikens with 17 points, followed by
Bradley Ezewiro who scored 13.
Kellen Thames matched a career high with 12 points, while
Gibson Jimerson scored 12 points.
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Jimerson finished with two treys and is now six away from surpassing Billiken great Erwin Claggett for most 3-pointers in a career (295) by a Billiken.
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Duquesne's Dae Dae Grant led all scorers with 31 points as the Dukes shot 51 percent from the field. Duquesne won the battle on the glass, 34-29.
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Duquesne jumped all over the Billikens early on and stretched out to a 25-4 lead. SLU began to chip away at its deficit and pulled to within 15 after 3-pointers by
Gibson Jimerson and
Djordje Curcic.
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The Dukes converted a layup at the first-half buzzer and took a 14-point lead into halftime, 41-27.
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It was much of the same for Duquesne in the second half, as Grant had back-to-back 3-pointers early in the second period to force a SLU timeout.
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The Billikens were never able to chip away at the large deficit in the second half and ended up falling by 15.
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SLU is at home for its next two games, hosting George Washington Saturday at 2 p.m. and Richmond next Wednesday at 7 p.m. Both games at Chaifetz Arena will be televised on Bally Sports Midwest.
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