Realtimerpi says we lose 79-77.  I'm predicting a win for the Dukes.

Is this on ESPN +?

Looks like taking care of the ball could decide the game tonight. Hopefully we've worked out the kinks from last time out. It should be a good early season test for us.

Heh. Teams combined 0-20 from the 3. 
They made to 0-33 before TDM hit one.
There were no reported injuries among the spectators.

Last edited by MikeR (11/15/2019 8:27 pm)

Ellis played.
Scored a basket and one rebound.
Another ugly win.
Mediocre offense but excellent defense.

I've never seen a game quite like this one (thanks again for the ticket Judge McVay). So many missed 3's by both teams the applause when TDM finally hit one was a bit funny.

It was nice to see Steele take over the game for that two minute or so stretch in the second half, but if I'm Dambrot I think I would tell him to cut out the 3point attempts. Not a single one of them was close to going in.

I think Hughes is the best player on the team, when Weathers is on he's nigh unstoppable, and Carry is just fun too watch. I really like this team, the 3's will start to fall eventually.
 

Well I've gone back as far as I can go. It's been since at least 1998 since we've shutout an opponent from behind the arc.

Another ugly offensive performance. I'm starting to wonder if the LaRoche hoops are off or something. Two games with pitiful shooting performance by both teams. There are definitely still some positives to take from them though.

Obviously the defense effort has been strong. We aren't pressing as much as we did last year, but the defense has been sound all around.
The depth is beginning to show. Everyone is hustling all over the court, not having to worry about overexerting or getting in foul trouble. Guys have had off games, but their teammates have had their backs and picked up the slack.
Seeing Ellis get in tonight was nice. He must have worked out whatever the off-court stuff was. To hear the applause when he came in and especially to see the starters on the bench jumping up to cheer him on was great. The action was too limited and meaningless to be able to tell much, but it was just nice to see him get some time.

This shooting is troubling. Dukes look like a 17-win team and bottom third in the conference.

Did anyone notice Trib Sports online? Dave Mackall covered the game. Probably the most knowledgeable college basketball reporter in Western Pa. if the Dukes keep winning maybe the Trib covers the Dukes as much as the PG which at times is spotty at best. Kudos to the Trib

If Ritter thinks we are bottom third in A10 perhaps he should check out what the other teams are doing and look at their box scores.  Not just A10 either.  Is Kentucky going to finish in lower third of SEC?  Our conference has some nice wins and ugly losses.  Perhaps these three games in four days will tell us more.

The rims at LaRoche are a little loose, especially the one the Dukes shoot at in the first half and the lighting is average. The Dukes top three scorers were our three bigs, so that bodes well. Sixteen steal is an amazing number. Must be good coaching since the second half in each ball game has been owned by the Dukes. Very encouraging.