PITTSBURGH (AP) -Aaron Jackson scored 20 points, Eric Evans had a career-high 19 and Duquesne opened an 18-point lead midway through the first half in defeating winless North Carolina Central 97-79 on Monday night.
Damian Saunders added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Dukes (7-4), who raced to a 30-12 lead before taking a 54-32 advantage at halftime. Jason Duty and Bill Clark added 12 points each.
Evans, a freshman point guard, played only 23 minutes but made 10 of 12 free throws and had five steals. The Dukes won their second in a row after dropping four of five.
Jamar Briscoe, also a freshman guard, made 15 of 18 from the foul line while scoring a game-high 34 points for North Carolina Central. The Eagles have played only two home games while going 0-14.
