Duquesne 83, St. Francis, Pa. 72

Duquesne at St. Francis (Pa.)

Nov. 20, 2008

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) -Aaron Jackson scored 20 points and led four Duquesne scorers in double figures in an 83-72 victory over St. Francis, Pa., on Thursday night.

Eric Evans finished with 16 points, Bill Clark 12 and Damian Saunders 11 for the Dukes (2-0), who overcame 8-for-25 shooting from the line.

Devin Sweetney scored a career-best 25 points and Marquis Ford added 17 points as new St. Francis coach Don Friday lost his home debut.

Duquesne trailed 36-32 late in the first half before scoring eight straight points and taking the lead for good.

St. Francis (0-3) pulled within 55-53 on a 3-pointer by Cale Nelson with 14:10 left, but Duquesne scored six straight points, including four by Eric Evans, to restore a comfortable lead.

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Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
Duquesne (2-0) «	42	41	83
St. Francis (Pa.) (0-3)	38	34	72

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Duquesne Dukes
	M	FG	FT	TR	A	PF	PTS
B. Clark, G-F	38	5-10	1-5	6	6	3	12
D. Saunders, F	19	5-6	1-2	7	1	4	11
A. Jackson, G	35	9-15	2-6	4	7	3	20
J. Duty, G	26	2-5	0-0	1	1	1	5
B. Monteiro, G-F	14	1-3	1-2	2	2	2	3
E. Evans, G	29	7-10	1-3	1	1	3	16
D. Theis, F	16	1-3	0-1	4	0	1	2
M. Bolding, G-F	14	2-4	1-3	5	1	1	6
J. Sherwood, F	6	1-2	0-2	0	3	0	3
R. Peggau, F	3	2-2	1-1	1	0	0	5
Total		35-60	8-25	32	22	18	83
		58.3%	32.0%

St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash
	M	FG	FT	TR	A	PF	PTS
M. Jukic, F	23	4-8	1-2	5	1	2	9
C. Nelson, G	36	1-5	0-0	2	12	2	3
D. Sweetney, G-F	35	8-17	7-8	9	1	4	25
M. Ford, G	31	7-11	0-0	6	1	2	17
S. Profeta, G	25	0-1	6-6	2	2	3	6
K. Hoffman, F	13	1-2	2-2	1	0	4	4
K. Jackson, G	13	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	0
C. McFarland, G	10	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	2
G. Surprenant, G	10	2-6	0-0	1	0	1	6
R. Spaid, F-C	4	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	0
Total		24-53	16-18	31	18	24	72
		45.3%	88.9%

Atlantic 10
Team	Conf. W-L	Tot. W-L
Temple	13-3	24-8
St. Louis	12-4	26-8
Xavier	10-6	23-13
St. Bonaventure	10-6	20-12
Massachusetts	10-7	25-12
La Salle	10-7	21-13
Dayton	10-7	20-13
Saint Josephs	10-7	20-14
Duquesne	7-10	16-15
Richmond	7-10	16-16
Charlotte	5-12	13-17
G. Washington	5-12	10-21
Rhode Island	4-12	7-24
Fordham	3-13	10-19
Expanded Standings

Northeast
Team	Conf. W-L	Tot. W-L
Long Island	16-2	25-9
Wagner	15-3	25-6
Robert Morris	13-5	26-11
St. Francis (N.Y.)	12-6	15-15
Quinnipiac	10-8	18-14
C. Connecticut St.	10-8	13-16
Monmouth	10-8	12-20
Sacred Heart	8-10	14-18
Mt. St. Marys	6-12	8-21
St. Francis (Pa.)	5-13	6-23
Fair. Dickinson	2-16	3-26
Bryant	1-17	2-28
Expanded Standings

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Michigan	55	Final
UCLA	52	Final

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