BOONE, N.C. (AP) - Jerry Jones scored a career-high 22 points and Quevyn Winters hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left as Duquesne evaded an Appalachian State comeback attempt for a 73-72, nonconference win Wednesday night.
The Dukes (3-3) led 47-33 at halftime, but the Mountaineers (1-5) opened the second half on an 18-4 run to tie the game 51-all on Nathan Healy's 3-pointer with 11:08 to play.
The teams exchanged the lead nine times over the final 11 minutes, with Winters' 3-ball proving the decisive blow. Jones hit two free throws with 15 seconds left before Jay Canty made a layup to set the final score.
Jones netted his points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 3 of 5 from beyond the arc, and also had three steals.
Healy led Appalachian State with 21 points, with Tab Hamilton pitching in 19, including five 3-pointers. Canty had 15 points and 10 assists.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Duquesne (3-3) « | 47 | 26 | 73 |
| Appalachian State (1-5) | 33 | 39 | 72 |
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| Duquesne Dukes | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| A. Marhold, F-C | 29 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| K. Pantophlet, F | 20 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| M. Abele, C | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Colter, G | 30 | 1-9 | 4-4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| S. Johnson, G | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Jones, G-F | 28 | 8-10 | 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| J. Jones, G | 22 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Q. Winters, F | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| M. Binney, G | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| P. Torres, G | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 26-63 | 12-20 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 73 | |
| 41.3% | 60.0% | ||||||
| Appalachian State Mountaineers | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| J. Canty, F | 39 | 6-14 | 2-2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| N. Healy, F | 35 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| M. Obacha, F | 16 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| T. Hamilton, G | 38 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| J. Trice, F | 20 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Burgess, G | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| T. Spagnolo, F | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Okam, C | 9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| T. Baskin, F | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29-58 | 5-7 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 72 | |
| 50.0% | 71.4% | ||||||
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