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7:00pm EST tip on Wednesday 01/04/2023 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh, PA Nice Article by PSN Zach Weiss Last edited by Motor (1/04/2023 10:34 am) Cannot afford to come out slow, VCU will blow them away, this isnt a 2nd rate program, they know what to do. So come out fighting for every point on offense and defense. They are giving away 3 beats DU custom headphones(over $100 each) to students tonight, so there might be a nice turnout. LETS GOOO!!!!! I am surprised that we are favored tonight. We definitely can win but we need to be up to the task defensively. Not sure if anyone dislikes Pitt (both football and basketball) more than I do, but they will probably be ranked now and have had recent terrible seasons. I am hoping tonight will be a win and a path to a successful season for us. Go Dukes! I'd give you a run for disliking Pitt. I'd give you a run for disliking Pitt. Me too! "Game scores" of A10 players so far. Dae Dae is #3 in the league, Clark is #17: Last edited by BluffHunter (1/04/2023 4:06 pm) I'm happy to see the Dukes as favorites tonight, but I can't say I agree. We have struggled against good defensive teams, and VCU definitely is. They have struggled offensively, but seem to have gotten that turned around the last few games. One other thing that jumps out to me is that they have struggled away from home. They lost both true road games by double digits and split two neutral site games. Hopefully we can pack the house tonight and make it a tough place to play. I hope I'm wrong, but I say the wrong team is favored and the under is easy money. VCU 68 Dukes 63. Looking forward to this one. Hope the crowd is fired up as the team feeds off it. Wish I was there. As Mossy would say "LETS GO DUQUESNE" Despite the big lead at this point, it seems like another poorly-officiated game. not in DU's favor. What a half from the Dukes! Getting a terrible whistle again as well. Played a large chunk of that half without Grant and Clark as well with two fouls each. They might not have gotten to double digits if it weren’t for all those free throws. We get homered at our own home constantly!! Keep fighting through it Dukes, we’ll be that much tougher down the line. Real good showing up to the last 3 or 4 minutes. Come out strong and don't let them cut it to single digits in this next half. Refs are terrible. Despite the big lead at this point, it seems like another poorly-officiated game. not in DU's favor. Ughhhhhh! Oh my. 😮. JCJ!!!! Last edited by townsonkid (1/04/2023 9:07 pm) Call against Brewer - ludicrous! Refs are terrible. Yeah that and poor decisions and sloppy play in the last two minutes of the first half to let them cut it to 15, WOW! Coach Dambrot, go take your wife out to DINNER! Best defense so far for me. Especially first half. Really stifling. Really strong most of the game. We play like that and we win at least 10 more conference games. Barre looking more comfortable when on the court. Don't recall Dixon in at all. Clark an awesome athlete! Fun atmosphere!! GO DUKES! Last edited by El Presidente (1/04/2023 10:10 pm) The Coop was electric tonight. Amazing win... Keep the ball rolling!! RJ and Tre Clark postgame: Nice win. Great crowd. The refs were bad, but these Dukes out played a very good team. VCU brought a lot of fans that sat around me and pretty much they were "in shock" most of the game. That was great too. LOL. Andy Barba recently got surgery on his hand and is done for the season. Like I said, I’m happy to be wrong in my prediction. I’m not sure if I underestimated the Dukes (old habits die hard even if the team is literally almost all new) or overestimated VCU; probably a little of both.
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Game Thread - Virginia Commonwealth University Rams
Duquesne Virtual Game Program:
Per KenPom (363 D-1 Teams):
Dukes #116 (11-4; 1-1 A10) vs VCU Rams #109 (10-4; 1-0 A-10)
Game prediction: Dukes win by 3, 70-67 - Dukes with 60% probability of a win.
Per Haslametrics:
Dukes #101 vs VCU #127
Game prediction: Dukes win by 4½, 69.85-65.10
Betting line: Dukes are 1½ point favorites; Over/Under 137
Duquesne 7-7 Against the Spread: VCU 3-9-2 ATS
Duquesne Game Notes:
VCU Game Notes:
Sports Reference College Basketball Team Pages:
Duquesne:
VCU:
Dukes KenPom Best Wins: UCSB (94); Colgate (107); Indiana St. (113); DePaul (142); Ball State (146)
Dukes KenPom Worst Losses: New Mexico St (130); Marshall (83); Dayton (54); Kentucky (17)
VCU KenPom Best Wins: Pitt (64); Vanderbilt (99); Radford (196)
VCU KenPom Worst Losses: Jacksonville (158); Temple (127); Arizona St (57)
Shooting Percentage Offense/Defense (per KenPom)
Dukes 3 Point: Offense 36.6%, 56 in D-1; Defense 35.7%, 273 in D-1
VCU 3 Point: Offense 31.8%, 259 in D-1; Defense 32.9%, 161 in D-1
Dukes 2 Point: Offense 48.6%, 231 in D-1; Defense 47.1%, 91 in D-1
VCU 2 Point: Offense 51.1%, 136 in D-1; Defense 45.0%, 47 in D-1
Dukes FT: Offense 68.6%, 254 in D-1; Defense 71.4%, 206 in D-1
VCU FT: Offense 70.6%, 198 in D-1; Defense 71.4%, 203 in D-1
Points per Possession and Number of Possessions (per KenPom)
VCU Adj Offense Efficiency - 99.1; 235 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 102.2; 186 in D-1
VCU Adj Defense Efficiency - 93.8; 45 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 106.7; 79 in D-1
VCU Adj Tempo - 69.9; 93 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 67.2; 236 in D-1
Miscellaneous (per KenPom)
D-1 Experience - VCU 1.47 yrs; 271 in D-1; Dukes 2.09 yrs; 139 in D-1
Average Height - VCU 77.8"; 70 in D-1; Dukes 76.4"; 301 in D-1
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Go Dukes de-horn the Rams
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In other news Lamar Norman and Sin Carry faced each other last night, both are top 10 scorers in the MAC.
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The last 4-5 minutes was terrible with the turnover gang out there. Still up 15 but cant be that careless, ever.
Better figure out how to handle their extended pressure, not just bigs handing it off 25 ft from the basket. Grant and Clark cant get fouls early in the 2nd half. They are crucial to success.
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Agree. There were several fouls called that were simply outrageous. Additionally, there were some not called that were also terrible.
Concerned with the sloppy, careless play on our part in the closing first half. 10 turnovers let them take our momentum
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Wonder if his self pass and dunk can get on kdka sports tonight? Pompeani usually drools over that kinda stuff.
At times this team looks lost, and then a minute later look like a top 25 team.
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The last 4-5 minutes was terrible with the turnover gang out there. Still up 15 but cant be that careless, ever.
Better figure out how to handle their extended pressure, not just bigs handing it off 25 ft from the basket. Grant and Clark cant get fouls early in the 2nd half. They are crucial to success.
But minor quibbles. Way to not fold when VCU got it down to seven.
Vicimus Atlanticum decem
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Go Dukes!
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Coach D:
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I have to agree about the officiating. It’s been terrible all season long. I’d say it’s probably been equally bad in the long run; it’s helped us as much as it’s hurt us. No doubt it’s been terrible though. The number of times I’ve seen guys get called for stuff and literally have no idea what they did is incredible. You can usually tell when a guy is just faking to try and get a call and when they seriously know they didn’t do what the refs think they did.
Seeing that they beat Pitt makes me miss the City Game that much more. Go Dukes! Keep it up. How you finish is all that will matter in this A-10.
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