Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Game Thread - Cleveland State University Vikings

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/05/2023 3:07 pm

7:00pm EST tip on Monday 11/06/2023 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh, PA

Betting line: Dukes are 9 point favorites; Over/Under 142
Duquesne 0-0 Against the Spread: Cleveland St. 0-0 ATS

Per KenPom (362 D-1 Teams):
Dukes #89 (0-0) vs Cleveland St. Vikings #182 (0-0)
Game prediction: Dukes win by 9, 75-66 - Dukes with 79% probability of a win.
https://kenpom.com/gameprep.php?g=143
Per Haslametrics:
Dukes #93 vs Cleveland St. #171
Game prediction: Dukes win by 8, 75.53-67.98
https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid1=673&tid2=4391&neut=0
Per BartTorvik:
Dukes #56 vs Cleveland St. #168
Game prediction: Dukes win by 12, 81-69
https://barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Duquesne&year=2024

Duquesne Preview: https://goduquesne.com/news/2023/11/5/mens-basketball-preview-dukes-open-2023-24-season-by-hosting-vikings.aspx
Duquesne Game Notes: https://goduquesne.com/documents/2023/11/4/01_Cleveland_State.pdf
Cleveland St. Game Notes: https://duquesnefans.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=5244

Sports Reference College Basketball Team Pages:
Duquesne: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duquesne/men/2024.html
Cleveland St.: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cleveland-state/men/2024.html

Dukes KenPom Best Wins:
Dukes KenPom Worst Losses:
Cleveland St. KenPom Best Wins:
Cleveland St. KenPom Worst Losses:

Shooting Percentage Offense/Defense (per KenPom)
Dukes 3 Point: Offense 0.0%, 000 in D-1; Defense 0.0%, 000 in D-1
Cleveland St. 3 Point: Offense 0.0%, 000 in D-1; Defense 0.0%, 000 in D-1
Dukes 2 Point: Offense 0.0%, 000 in D-1; Defense 0.0%, 000 in D-1
Cleveland St. 2 Point: Offense 0.0%, 000 in D-1; Defense 0.0%, 000 in D-1
Dukes FT: Offense 0.0%, 000 in D-1; Defense 0.0%, 000 in D-1
Cleveland St. FT: Offense 0.0%, 000 in D-1; Defense 0.0%, 000 in D-1

Points per Possession and Number of Possessions (per KenPom)
Cleveland St. Adj Offense Efficiency - 00.0; 000 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 00.0; 000 in D-1
Cleveland St. Adj Defense Efficiency - 00.0; 000 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 00.0; 000 in D-1
Cleveland St. Adj Tempo - 00.0; 000 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 00.0; 000 in D-1

Miscellaneous (per KenPom)
Experience - Cleveland St. 0.00 yrs; 000 in D-1; Dukes 0.00 yrs; 000 in D-1
Average Height - Cleveland St. 00.0"; 000 in D-1; Dukes 00.0"; 000 in D-1

Last edited by PhoenixRising2 (11/06/2023 11:04 am)

**Posted by FAM** 11/05/2023 3:41 pm

First time they have met vs. their former coach, Dru Joyce.

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/05/2023 10:00 pm

Let's gitter dun tomorrow night.

**Posted by CLK** 11/06/2023 8:24 am

Thanks so much for doing these Game Threads Phoenix. GO DUKES!

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/06/2023 9:56 am

CLK wrote:
Thanks so much for doing these Game Threads Phoenix. GO DUKES!

You’re welcome. Glad that I can still pull these together. Hopefully this will turn out to be a very special season.

BTW, the betting line has jumped overnight to the Dukes now being favored by 10-10½ points.

**Posted by DuqLaw95** 11/06/2023 10:27 am

As a young(er) fan, this is the most excited I've been about Duquesne basketball in my life. I even bought the mini-plan for four games, but I'm starting to think I should have bought the 6 game option. Going to the game tonight, go Dukes!

**Posted by luckymcd** 11/06/2023 5:20 pm

With so many new faces and some injury issues, I could see us letting them hang around more than we should. I still expect a comfortable win though. I'll say 78-68.

**Posted by Econ69** 11/06/2023 5:29 pm

I just want s win.
This could be a trap game with all the hype.

**Posted by applecorps** 11/06/2023 7:35 pm

Like previous years, ESPN+ is a sputtering mess. The Dukes are struggling right now.

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/06/2023 8:34 pm

Get up 5 but can't keep it going.

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/06/2023 8:44 pm

Should be up 10 if we were hitting free throws.

**Posted by phil95** 11/06/2023 9:04 pm

Rozier is not a starting PG at this level. However, that's not going to stop KD from playing him huge minutes. So predictable.

**Posted by 1111 Vickroy** 11/06/2023 9:30 pm

The last two posts sum it up. We are hurting at the point n the foul shooting was abysmal.

**Posted by 1111 Vickroy** 11/06/2023 9:32 pm

Gotta look at the limited options. I was really impressed with Drame 33, Barre needs more minutes and so does Dixon. We need that big bearded dude to get out of his jeans and into his uniform cause he looks like a beast

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/06/2023 9:44 pm

Gutted out the win. Certainly was hard on the nerves.

**Posted by Econ69** 11/06/2023 9:45 pm

VCU lost to McNeese St at home.
That makes the win today by DU even better

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/06/2023 9:48 pm

I know everyone was missing them but I'm not getting the ball to Dixon with 8 seconds left and up 1.

**Posted by FAM** 11/06/2023 9:53 pm

Game this year vs. the previous years at the Coop...

-Music did not blast - perfect volume
-Songs were awesome!
-Students were fantastic
-Scoreboard and video board was great

Best overall atmosphere and production in years...oh yah, we also won!!! Go Dukes

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/06/2023 9:53 pm

Charleston 71 Iona 69

**Posted by phil95** 11/06/2023 9:58 pm

This was a quality opening win against a challenging opponent. Grinding this one out says good things about the team.

It seems like it will be a while before substitution patterns will solidify. There was some wacky stuff going on there.

The Drames were very encouraging.

I liked the amount of minutes that Williams played & the way he played. He was doing well as a passer & roller.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 11/06/2023 10:01 pm

FAM wrote:
Game this year vs. the previous years at the Coop...

-Music did not blast - perfect volume
-Songs were awesome!
-Students were fantastic
-Scoreboard and video board was great

Best overall atmosphere and production in years...oh yah, we also won!!! Go Dukes

I agree. Great atmosphere tonight.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 11/06/2023 10:02 pm

phil95 wrote:
This was a quality opening win against a challenging opponent. Grinding this one out says good things about the team.

It seems like it will be a while before substitution patterns will solidify. There was some wacky stuff going on there.

The Drames were very encouraging.

I liked the amount of minutes that Williams played & the way he played. He was doing well as a passer & roller.

Tre looked good and was effective.

**Posted by SkepticAl** 11/06/2023 10:14 pm

WashPaRick wrote:
I know everyone was missing them but I'm not getting the ball to Dixon with 8 seconds left and up 1.

How much time was on the shot clock for the inbounds pass??

Any and all wins accepted no questions asked.

**Posted by 1111 Vickroy** 11/06/2023 10:15 pm

How about the guy firing up the students who took his shirt off. I was waiting for him to go totally nude

**Posted by Bsduq2008** 11/06/2023 10:27 pm

My observations:

-Student turnout was great.
-I wish some more season tickets folks would be louder/stand out.
- Trae and Dae Dae are nice to have. Both were solid
- Like both Drame brothers. Play long on defense and just solid.
- Rozier - love the heart but he wasn’t great defensively and doesn’t scare opposing teams on offense I feel but its 1 game
- Barre played well since first “game” action in like 10 months - keep playing him
- Dixon was good
- Trae Williams is leaner and seemed to be moving quicker.
- Andrei S. - wasn’t impressed or disappointed kind of “meh” effort. Expected more being a veteran
- Wonder where Hronsky was - personally think he is a better player than Jake DiMichele

Great atmosphere, little too close but a win is a win!

Go Dukes!