AMHERST, Mass. (AP) RJ Luis' 31 points led UMass over Duquesne Dukes 87-79 on Saturday night.
Luis added five rebounds for the Minutemen (13-8, 4-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Dyondre Dominguez added 13 points while going 5 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 4 from distance, and 0 for 3 from the line, and he also had 11 rebounds. Keon Thompson recorded 11 points and shot 3 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line.
Dae Dae Grant finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Dukes (14-8, 4-5). Jimmy Clark III added 21 points, six rebounds and six steals for Duquesne. In addition, Austin Rotroff had seven points and four blocks.
UMass took the lead with 5:42 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 39-33 at halftime, with Dominguez racking up eight points. UMass used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 52-38 with 13:31 left in the half before finishing off the win.
NEXT UP
Up next for UMass is a Wednesday matchup with George Mason on the road, while Duquesne visits George Washington on Saturday.
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1st Half
DUQ
Dukes
33
MASS
Minutemen
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Joe Reece vs. Wildens Leveque (Rahsool Diggins gains possession)
19:43
Wildens Leveque turnover (lost ball)
19:22
+3
Dae Dae Grant makes three point jump shot (Tevin Brewer assists)
3-0
18:56
RJ Luis misses two point jump shot
18:54
Tevin Brewer defensive rebound
18:44
Tre Williams misses two point layup
18:42
Brandon Martin defensive rebound
18:26
+3
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Wildens Leveque assists)
3-3
18:02
Jimmy Clark III turnover (out of bounds)
17:58
RJ Luis turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Clark III steals)
17:58
Jimmy Clark III turnover (lost ball)
17:48
Tre Williams blocks RJ Luis's two point layup
17:46
RJ Luis offensive rebound
17:37
+2
Wildens Leveque makes two point dunk (RJ Luis assists)
3-5
17:32
+2
Dae Dae Grant makes two point jump shot
5-5
17:20
Brandon Martin misses two point jump shot
17:18
Dukes defensive rebound
17:01
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point dunk (Tevin Brewer assists)
7-5
16:30
Wildens Leveque turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Clark III steals)
16:23
+3
Dae Dae Grant makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Clark III assists)
10-5
16:12
Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
16:10
Jimmy Clark III defensive rebound
16:01
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
15:59
Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
15:52
Wildens Leveque turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Clark III steals)
15:42
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point layup
12-5
15:34
Dae Dae Grant personal foul (RJ Luis draws the foul)
15:33
TV timeout
15:23
T.J. Weeks Jr. offensive foul
15:23
T.J. Weeks Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
15:07
Dae Dae Grant misses two point jump shot
15:05
Brandon Martin defensive rebound
14:57
Austin Rotroff personal foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
14:51
+2
RJ Luis makes two point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)
12-7
14:32
Dae Dae Grant misses two point jump shot
14:30
RJ Luis defensive rebound
14:28
Rodney Gunn Jr. personal foul (RJ Luis draws the foul)
14:14
Brandon Martin misses two point jump shot
14:12
Jimmy Clark III defensive rebound
13:57
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point layup
14-7
13:47
+3
T.J. Weeks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon Martin assists)
14-10
13:35
RJ Luis personal foul (Jimmy Clark III draws the foul)
13:19
+2
Austin Rotroff makes two point jump shot (Jimmy Clark III assists)
16-10
13:01
Isaac Kante misses two point jump shot
12:59
Isaac Kante offensive rebound
12:55
Isaac Kante turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Clark III steals)
12:45
Jimmy Clark III turnover (lost ball) (Keon Thompson steals)
12:36
+2
Keon Thompson makes two point layup
16-12
12:28
Rodney Gunn Jr. misses two point layup
12:26
Keon Thompson defensive rebound
12:14
Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
12:12
RJ Luis offensive rebound
12:06
+2
RJ Luis makes two point layup
16-14
11:57
Kareem Rozier misses two point layup
11:55
Keon Thompson defensive rebound
11:17
Austin Rotroff blocks Keon Thompson's two point layup
11:15
Isaac Kante offensive rebound
11:01
+2
Isaac Kante makes two point layup
16-16
10:56
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
10:54
Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
10:48
+2
RJ Luis makes two point layup
16-18
10:41
+2
Austin Rotroff makes two point layup (Kareem Rozier assists)
18-18
10:35
TV timeout
10:31
Joe Reece personal foul (Dyondre Dominguez draws the foul)
10:26
Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
10:24
Joe Reece defensive rebound
10:07
+2
Joe Reece makes two point layup (Tevin Brewer assists)
20-18
10:03
Dyondre Dominguez misses two point dunk
10:01
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
9:57
+2
Keon Thompson makes two point layup (Wildens Leveque assists)
20-20
9:44
Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Joe Reece draws the foul)
9:44
+1
Joe Reece makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-20
9:44
Joe Reece misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:44
Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
9:34
Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
9:32
Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
9:27
Joe Reece personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
9:11
Rodney Gunn Jr. personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
8:49
Austin Rotroff blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup
8:47
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
8:38
+3
Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot
21-23
8:33
Tevin Brewer misses two point jump shot
8:31
Brandon Martin defensive rebound
8:26
Wildens Leveque misses three point jump shot
8:24
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
8:17
Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Austin Rotroff draws the foul)
8:17
+1
Austin Rotroff makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-23
8:17
+1
Austin Rotroff makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-23
8:00
Tevin Brewer personal foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
8:00
TV timeout
8:00
Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:00
Austin Rotroff defensive rebound
7:44
Tre Williams turnover (traveling)
7:29
Austin Rotroff shooting foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
7:28
+1
Isaac Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-24
7:28
Isaac Kante misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:28
Halil Barre defensive rebound
7:11
Dae Dae Grant misses two point layup
7:09
RJ Luis defensive rebound
7:04
T.J. Weeks Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:02
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
6:46
Halil Barre misses two point layup
6:44
Minutemen defensive rebound
6:19
Jump ball. RJ Luis vs. Jimmy Clark III (Jimmy Clark III gains possession)
6:19
RJ Luis turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Clark III steals)
5:58
+2
Halil Barre makes two point layup (Tre Williams assists)
25-24
5:42
+3
Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (T.J. Weeks Jr. assists)
25-27
5:23
Keon Thompson personal foul (Tevin Brewer draws the foul)
5:09
Kareem Rozier misses two point jump shot
5:07
Minutemen defensive rebound
5:08
Tre Williams personal foul (Isaac Kante draws the foul)
5:07
+1
Isaac Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-28
5:07
+1
Isaac Kante makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-29
4:40
Kareem Rozier misses two point jump shot
4:38
Tre Williams offensive rebound
4:40
Tafara Gapare personal foul (Tre Williams draws the foul)
4:26
+2
Matus Hronsky makes two point jump shot (Tre Williams assists)
27-29
4:14
+3
Dyondre Dominguez makes three point jump shot (Rahsool Diggins assists)