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G24 / DUQUESNE (8-15, 3-9) at LA SALLE (14-11, 6-6) Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. ET Philadelphia, Pa. • Tom Gola Arena (3,400) TV: American Sports Network (Tim Neverett & Tim Scarborough) (locally on WPMY - Verizon channel 10, Directv channel 22, Comcast channel 10, Dish Network channel 22) Radio: Ray Goss (‘58) (pxp), Jarrett Durham (‘71) (analyst) Radio Outlets: ESPN 970 AM, iHeart Radio, 3WS HD2 Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/lasalle/mbball/ DUQUESNE LA SALLE 2014-15 DUQUESNE DUKES DUKES EXPLORERS NOVEMBER (2-1) 2014-15 Record: 8-15 2014-15 Record: 14-11 15 Sat. BLUEFIELD STATE W 91-51 Atlantic 10 Record: 3-9 Atlantic 10 Record: 6-6 Non-Conf. Record: 5-6 Non-Conf. Record: 8-5 22 Sat. at Abilene Christian W 102-81 H: 7-6; A: 1-8; N: 0-1 H: 8-4; A: 6-4; N: 0-3 29 Sat. NJIT L 81-84 Head Coach: Jim Ferry Head Coach: John Giannini DECEMBER (3-5) Overall: 283-222 (17th season) Overall: 469-314 (26th season) 2 Tues. HOWARD W 81-63 At Duquesne: 29-54 (3rd season) At LAS: 172-165 (11th season) 5 Fri. vs. Pitt ESPN3 L 62-76 2015 LEADERS 2015 LEADERS 10 Wed. at Penn State BTN L 62-64 Points Derrick Colter (12.6) Points Jordan Price (17.5) 13 Sat. at Robert Morris L 59-75 Rebounds Dominique McKoy (5.3) Rebounds Steve Zack (9.0) 17 Wed. SAINT FRANCIS U L 52-67 Assists Derrick Colter (74/3.2) Assists Jordan Price (58/2.3) 20 Sat. UMASS LOWELL W 79-63 Steals Derrick Colter (22/0.9) Steals Cleon Roberts & Khalid Lewis (28/1.1) 28 Sun. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE L 69-78 Blocks Darius Lewis (17/0.7) Blocks Steve Zack (45/1.8) 30 Tues. TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN W 78-72 3-Pointers Micah Mason (59) 3-Pointers Jordan Price (48) JANUARY (2-7) 2015 TEAM 2015 TEAM 3 Sat. at Dayton* NBCSN L 55-81 Points / Margin 70.8 / -2.4 Points / Margin 63.4 / +1.4 7 Wed. SAINT JOSEPH’S* W 71-68 Rebounds / Margin 36.0 / +0.2 Rebounds / Margin 33.6 / even 10 Sat. RHODE ISLAND* ASN/WPMY L 60-61 Turnovers / Margin 12.7 / -1.4 Turnovers / Margin 12.8 / +0.2 14 Wed. at Saint Louis* FSMW L 69-78 17 Sat. #17 (AP) VCU* (CEC) CBSSN L 64-70 22 Thur. ST. BONAVENTURE* (OT) CI L 97-100 24 Sat. at George Washington* L 59-74 QUICK NOTES 28 Wed. at Richmond* CSN+ L 55-86 • Duquesne (8-15, 3-9) heads to Philadelphia to face La Salle (14-11, 6-6) on Wednesday, 31 Sat. GEORGE MASON* W 62-53 FEBRUARY (1-2) Feb. 18 at 7:00 p.m. (ASN/WPMY-TV locally). La Salle is 8-4 at home (4-2 in A-10 play). 7 Sat. at Davidson* A10N/PCNC L 69-95 Duquesne, coming off an 82-74 loss at UMass on Saturday, is looking for its fi rst Atlantic 11 Wed. GEORGE WASHINGTON* A10N/PCNC W 78-62 10 road win (0-6). La Salle lost at home to Davidson (77-69) on Saturday. 14 Sat. at Massachusetts* L 74-82 18 Wed. at La Salle* ASN/WPMY 7:00 • Duquesne is outscoring A-10 opponents by +3.0 ppg. at home (72.0-69.0, 3-3 record), 21 Sat. DAYTON* (CEC) NBCSN 2:00 and has been outscored by 19.2 ppg. in conference road games (63.5-82.7, 0-6 record). 25 Wed. SAINT LOUIS* CI 7:00 Five of the six schools A-10 schools DU has played on the road: Dayton (13-0), George 28 Sat. at St. Bonaventure* 4:00 Washington (10-1), Richmond (11-3), Davidson (11-2) & UMass (9-3) were a combined MARCH (0-0) 54-9 at home through Sunday. 4 Wed. at Fordham* 7:00 7 Sat. DAVIDSON* ASN/WPMY 7:00 • Three of DU’s A-10 games have come down to the last possession - a 71-68 win over ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP • Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. Saint Joseph’s, a 61-60 loss to Rhode Island and a 100-97 OT loss to St. Bonaventure (the 11-15 Dukes led Rhody by 13 and the Bonnies by 15 in the second half). In addition, DU had the CEC - game at CONSOL Energy Center * - Atlantic 10 Conference game ball down two with under two minutes left in a 70-64 “home” loss to No. 17 (AP) VCU TV KEY: ESPN3 (Broadband platform); BTN (Big Ten Network); NBCSN; at CONSOL Energy Center on Jan. 17 and was tied with UMass with under three minutes FSMW (Fox Sports Midwest); CBSSN; CI (CampusInsiders.com); A10N (Atlan- left at Mullins Center on Saturday. tic 10 Network, PCNC locally); ASN (American Sports Network - WPMY locally); CSN+ (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic) • NEXT: DU returns home to face Dayton on Feb. 21 at 2:00 p.m. at CONSOL Energy All Non-TV/nationally streamed home games will be streamed live as part of the Atlantic 10 Digital Network at GoDuquesne.com (“live events” link) Center (NBCSN). 2014-15 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY DUKES # P Name Ht Cl Pts Reb G/GS Hometown Quick Facts 23 F Jeremiah Jones 6-3 Jr. 6.2 4.5 23/23 Gary, Ind. 2nd on team with 71 assists; 10.5 ppg., 8.0 rpg., 7.0 in 2g. last week 3 F Dominique McKoy 6-8 Sr. 6.6 5.3 22/15 Atlanta, Ga. shooting .571 (56-of-98) as a starter; c-high 16 rebounds vs. Mason 54 C Darius Lewis 6-11 So. 4.0 3.1 23/13 Lexington, Ky. Averaging 17.2 min/g as a starter; c-high 12 reb. in 28 min. vs. GW 22 G Micah Mason 6-2 Jr. 11.4 3.7 23/23 Natrona Heights, Pa. .490 career 3-pt shooter; 22.0 ppg., 4.5 rpg./, 4.5 apg. in 2g. last week 1 G Derrick Colter 5-11 Jr. 12.6 3.0 23/23 Forestville, Md. Has started every game in his DU career (83); 51-103 from 3-pt (.495) Off the Bench 2 G Eric James 6-5 Fr. 4.8 2.5 21/0 Westerville, Ohio Has scored in double digits 4 times off the bench; 3.3 ppg. in A-10 play 5 F TySean Powell 6-6 Fr. 7.8 3.1 22/7 Twinsburg, Ohio Has scored in double-digits 8 times; shooting .602; 19 dunks 32 G Desmond Ridenour 6-2 So. 1.7 0.7 15/0 Cleveland Hgts., Ohio Has played in 45 career g. all off the bench; has played in 8 A-10 g. 33 F L.G. Gill 6-7 So. 6.7 3.9 23/8 Chesterfi eld, Va. Has scored in double digits in two of past three games 35 G Jordan Stevens 6-0 Jr. 8.9 1.6 20/0 Columbia, Mo. Has missed past two games (team suspension) 55 F/C Jordan Robinson 6-8 Fr. 4.3 2.7 15/3 Toronto, Ontario Shooting .600; has played in fi ve A-10 g.; 10 pts in 25 min at UMass 44 F Nick Foschia 6-5 Jr. 0.3 0.3 6/0 Northfi eld, Center, Ohio Third-year walk on has played in 14 career games (six this year) 21 G David Haus 6-2 Fr. 0.0 0.3 6/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. First-year walk on has appeared in six games this season 45 F Marshall Macheledt 6-9 Fr. 0.4 0.6 5/0 Greensboro, N.C. First-year walk on has appeared in fi ve games this season 14 G Christian Johnston 5-10 Jr. 0.5 0.5 4/0 Pittsburgh, Pa. Third-year walk on has played in eight career games (four this year) 2014-15 QUICK HITS 2014-15 QUICK FACTS • Duquesne’s roster consists of one senior, six juniors, three sophomores and fi ve freshmen. The Dukes have four fi rst-year scholarship players (Eric James, TySean Powell, Jordan Robinson & Jordan Stevens). GENERAL • Duquesne was picked to fi nish 11th in the 14-team Atlantic 10 in the annual poll of league coaches and Name of School Duquesne University media. National media outlets pegged the Dukes to fi nish anywhere from 7th (Basketball Times & College Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue Basketball Madness) to 12th (Athlon). City/Zip Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers • The Dukes return four starters - junior guards Derrick Colter & Micah Mason, junior forward Jeremiah Jones Enrollment 10,045 and senior forward Dominique McKoy - from last year’s 13-17 team (5-11 in the Atlantic 10, tied for 10th place). Nickname Dukes School Colors Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 282) • DU’s top three scorers are guards: Derrick Colter (12.6 ppg.), Micah Mason (11.4 ppg.) and Jordan Stevens Arena/Capacity A.J. Palumbo Center/4,406 (8.9 ppg.). A guard has either led, or tied for the team lead in scoring, in 20 of 23 games. The lone non- CONSOL Energy Center/fl ex seating to 19,100 guards to lead the Dukes in scoring outright are L.G. Gill (twice) and Jeremiah Jones. Freshman TySean Affi liation NCAA Division I Powell tied Stevens for game scoring honors with 15 Conference Atlantic 10 / 38th season vs. Pitt on Dec. 5 and fellow freshman Eric James President Dr.