Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Game Thread - Rider University Broncs

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/16/2023 9:20 pm

7:00pm EST tip on Friday 11/17/2023 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh, PA

Betting line: Dukes are 12½ point favorites; Over/Under 145½
Duquesne 2-2 Against the Spread: Rider 1-1 ATS

Per KenPom (362 D-1 Teams):
Dukes #84 (3-1) vs Rider Broncs #233 (1-2; 0-2 vs D-1)
Game prediction: Dukes win by 13, 79-66 - Dukes with 87% probability of a win.
https://kenpom.com/gameprep.php?g=699
Per Haslametrics:
Dukes #94 vs Rider #231
Game prediction: Dukes win by 12, 75.93-64.18
https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid1=5063&tid2=4391&neut=0
Per BartTorvik:
Dukes #59 vs Rider #238
Game prediction: Dukes win by 16, 82-66 - Dukes with a 93% probability of a win.
https://barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Duquesne&year=2024
Duquesne Preview: https://goduquesne.com/news/2023/11/16/mens-basketball-dukes-close-homestand-by-hosting-rider.aspx Duquesne Game Notes: https://goduquesne.com/documents/2023/11/16/05_Rider.pdf Rider Game Notes: https://gobroncs.com/news/2023/11/15/mens-basketball-faces-duquesne-on-the-road-friday-night.aspx
Sports Reference College Basketball Team Pages:
Duquesne: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duquesne/men/2024.html Rider: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/Rider/men/2024.html
Dukes KenPom Best Wins: Cleveland St. (145); College of Charleston (150);
Dukes KenPom Worst Losses: Princeton (82)
Rider KenPom Best Wins:
Rider KenPom Worst Losses: Nebraska (54); Marquette (9)

Shooting Percentage Offense/Defense (per KenPom)
Dukes 3 Point: Offense 36.4%, 100 in D-1; Defense 36.5%, 269 in D-1
Rider 3 Point: Offense 25.0%, 307 in D-1; Defense 35.5%, 244 in D-1
Dukes 2 Point: Offense 54.4%, 104 in D-1; Defense 45.8%, 108 in D-1
Rider 2 Point: Offense 41.0%, 313 in D-1; Defense 54.4%, 255 in D-1
Dukes FT: Offense 71.6%, 145 in D-1; Defense 66.2%, 115 in D-1
Rider FT: Offense 66.7%, 229 in D-1; Defense 72.1%, 223 in D-1

Points per Possession and Number of Possessions (per KenPom)
Rider Adj Offense Efficiency - 100.0; 238 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 100.1; 111 in D-1
Rider Adj Defense Efficiency - 105.0; 255 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 108.1; 71 in D-1
Rider Adj Tempo - 69.0; 262 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 70.9; 178 in D-1

Miscellaneous (per KenPom)
Experience - Rider 2.58 yrs; 48 in D-1; Dukes 2.80 yrs; 19 in D-1
Average Height - Rider 76.6"; 281 in D-1; Dukes 76.1"; 325 in D-1

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/17/2023 3:21 pm

After careful consideration I've decided we are not going to lose consecutive games this season. So you can put this one in the win column,

**Posted by gjgsr** 11/17/2023 4:47 pm

geeez.... wish you hadn't done that. I'm bringing my wife to a game for first time in couple of years and am hoping you didn't jinx us...

**Posted by luckymcd** 11/17/2023 6:46 pm

WashPaRick wrote:
After careful consideration I've decided we are not going to lose consecutive games this season. So you can put this one in the win column,

It would be nice if we could get that done all season long. We better get it done tonight! Losing to Princeton is one thing, if we lose to Rider any excitement for the season goes out the door.

**Posted by wharfrat** 11/17/2023 8:04 pm

9 blocks, Dixon with 4 and Barre 3.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 11/17/2023 9:06 pm

Expected win Even for the refs? They didn't try to beat the Dukes too much this time? Go figure?

Last edited by NapaDuke (11/18/2023 3:13 pm)

**Posted by CityDuke** 11/17/2023 9:35 pm

Another first half that starts 6-1 in team fouls. Maybe I was watching for it extra closely, but it looked to me like I'm not the only one losing patience for it. Dambrot was about as close as one could possibly be without drawing a T. I can't believe he didn't get one haha, but I personally loved it.

We asked for more from the bigs after the last game, and they delivered in a big way defensively. Our rim protection was phenomenal. This team is DEEP. Nicholls is very impressive. Extremely quick and a pest on defense. We still have yet to see Hronsky and Mahorcic, but I can hardly wait to see us at full strength. Great bounce back win after a heartbreaker the other night. Onward!

**Posted by CLK** 11/18/2023 9:01 am

BOX SCORE:

Men's Basketball vs Rider on 11/17/2023 - Box Score - Duquesne University Athletics (goduquesne.com)

**Posted by WashPaRick** 11/18/2023 10:27 am

Be nice if the blocks continue on for the rest of the season. That was really impressive.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/18/2023 11:07 am

Solid, methodical win for the Dukes. Overcame some tired legs playing 4th game in 8 days. Don’t forget that Rider was chosen to finish 1st in the MAAC in preseason coaches poll. It would not surprise me that Cleveland St, Princeton and Rider all end up winning their conference and getting NCAA bids.

**Posted by gjgsr** 11/18/2023 11:40 am

Interesting sidelight in the 2nd half, Foussini Drame drew the ire of Dambrot at one point, seemingly for not following his directions on a play. Was surprised when he physically yanked Foussini while he was still on the court, to get his attention. But all was well when the game ended, as Fosseni came over and gave the coach a reassuring hug. The chemistry seems to be OK..

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