Only 3 assists for the Dukes.

Hopefully the last 2 close games help us get through this one.

Williams needs to slow down a hair.

Tarin cuts it to two!  Let's see if Dambrot's Dukes can respond for the third time in a row.

Let's Go Duquesne!

Wow lewis on the bench.

Dukes down 6.  We'll need a last-second miracle.

Just way too sloppy down the stretch. Too many turnovers and couldn't make shots. Oh well. Onto conference play.

Tough loss.  Up seven the Dukes had a chance, but let it slip away.

Hate to lose but I'm happy with the non-conf. results. Since the defense seems to be doing pretty well maybe coach will decide to spend a little more practice time on offense but whatever he decides is fine by me.

Got a little sloppy at the end - still given the circumstances (injuries etc) am somewhat pleased with the over all Non-Conference Play -  Hopefully with 7 days between games - Coach puts together a solid game plan - team executes it and we beat the Liars.

Merry Christmas to the team, the staff and all the posters out there.

Dukes went on a 20-6 run early in the second half to turn a 7-point deficit into a 7-point lead. Really thought they were gonna pull away, Southern Illinois was just waiting to be beat. But I guess it just wasn't their night. Sloppy all night on offense, too many defensive breakdowns down the stretch. The conference schedule may not look much different than the last two games, just hopefully with better officiating. Was that a Mountain West crew?. Some nights they'll pull out the close wins and some nights they just won't be able to get over the hump and will lose games that were there for the taking. Still think 7 wins in conference play is very doable. 

DennisC91 wrote:

Dukes went on a 20-6 run early in the second half to turn a 7-point deficit into a 7-point lead. Really thought they were gonna pull away, Southern Illinois was just waiting to be beat. But I guess it just wasn't their night. Sloppy all night on offense, too many defensive breakdowns down the stretch. The conference schedule may not look much different than the last two games, just hopefully with better officiating. Was that a Mountain West crew?. Some nights they'll pull out the close wins and some nights they just won't be able to get over the hump and will lose games that were there for the taking. Still think 7 wins in conference play is very doable. 

A keen observation.  Looking forward to our Dukes making some noise in the A-10, beginning with a strong showing against Dayton on Saturday.

Let's Go Duquesne!