Duquesne rallies to beat Radford 69-64 behind Williams
AP
Nov 17, 2018
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Eric Williams Jr. scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 13th career double-double, Mike Lewis II added 15 points and Duquesne Dukes rallied to beat Big South Conference preseason favorite Radford Highlanders 69-64 on Saturday.
Michael Hughes scored 10 for the Dukes (3-0).
Williams hit a 3, Frankie Hughes scored a go-ahead 3-pointer amid an 11-0 run and the Dukes led 60-62 on Hughes' free throws with 4:14 to play. Radford closed to 63-60 on Donald Hicks' three free throws with 1:13 left, but Duquesne hit six free throws from there and the Highlanders got no closer.
Radford led 36-34 at halftime after six lead changes behind Carlik Jones' 11 points and after outscoring the Dukes 24-12 in the paint.
Ed Polite Jr. had 11 points and 15 rebounds and Jones and Mawdo Sallah scored 14 points apiece for Radford (3-1).
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