PITTSBURGH (AP) Jimmy Clark III's 22 points helped Duquesne Dukes defeat La Salle Explorers 75-63 on Wednesday night.
Clark had eight assists for the Dukes (17-11, 7-8 Atlantic 10 Conference). Dusan Mahorcic scored 13 points, shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line. David Dixon had nine points.
The Explorers (14-15, 5-11) were led by Daeshon Shepherd, who recorded 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals. La Salle also got 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Khalil Brantley. Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi also had 10 points.
Clark scored nine points in the first half and Duquesne went into the break trailing 34-31. Duquesne pulled off the victory after a 9-0 second-half run erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 40-34 with 17:27 left in the half. Clark scored 13 second-half points.
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1st Half
LAS
Explorers
34
DUQ
Dukes
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Rokas Jocius vs. David Dixon (Explorers gains possession)
19:38
Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
19:36
Dukes defensive rebound
19:12
David Dixon misses two point jump shot
19:10
Dae Dae Grant offensive rebound
19:00
David Dixon misses two point layup
18:58
Tre Williams offensive rebound
18:58
Tre Williams misses two point layup
18:56
David Dixon offensive rebound
18:56
Rokas Jocius shooting foul (David Dixon draws the foul)
18:56
+1
David Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
18:56
David Dixon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:56
Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
18:37
Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
18:35
Jake DiMichele defensive rebound
18:27
Jake DiMichele misses three point jump shot
18:25
David Dixon offensive rebound
18:18
Tre Williams misses two point jump shot
18:16
Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
18:13
Jhamir Brickus turnover
17:49
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point jump shot (Dae Dae Grant assists)
0-3
17:24
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
17:22
Jake DiMichele defensive rebound
17:12
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
17:10
Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
17:05
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point alley-oop dunk (Khalil Brantley assists)
2-3
16:42
+3
Jimmy Clark III makes three point jump shot (Tre Williams assists)
2-6
16:22
Khalil Brantley turnover (traveling)
15:58
Jimmy Clark III turnover
15:49
Khalil Brantley misses three point jump shot
15:47
Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
15:41
Khalil Brantley turnover (out of bounds)
15:41
TV timeout
15:21
David Dixon misses two point layup
15:19
Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
15:00
+2
Khalil Brantley makes two point jump shot (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi assists)
4-6
14:41
David Dixon turnover (bad pass)
14:23
+2
Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)
6-6
14:08
+2
Dae Dae Grant makes two point layup
6-8
13:54
+3
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)
9-8
13:37
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point layup (Jake DiMichele assists)
9-10
13:22
Jake DiMichele personal foul
13:16
+2
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point dunk (Khalil Brantley assists)
11-10
12:53
+2
Jake DiMichele makes two point layup (Jimmy Clark III assists)
11-12
12:33
Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
12:31
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
12:24
+2
Dae Dae Grant makes two point jump shot
11-14
12:10
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
12:08
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
11:54
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)
13-14
11:39
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
11:37
Fousseyni Drame offensive rebound
11:25
Dusan Mahorcic misses two point jump shot
11:23
Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
11:00
+3
Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)
16-14
10:30
Dae Dae Grant turnover (Daeshon Shepherd steals)
10:14
+3
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)
19-14
9:49
Fousseyni Drame turnover (out of bounds)
9:49
TV timeout
9:29
+2
Ryan Zan makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)
21-14
8:57
+3
Jakub Necas makes three point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)
21-17
8:39
+2
Jhamir Brickus makes two point layup
23-17
8:17
Halil Barre turnover (lost ball)
7:54
+2
Anwar Gill makes two point driving floating jump shot
25-17
7:27
Fousseyni Drame misses three point jump shot
7:25
Jakub Necas offensive rebound
7:17
+2
Jakub Necas makes two point layup
25-19
7:08
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
7:06
Dukes defensive rebound
7:04
TV timeout
6:41
+3
Matus Hronsky makes three point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)
25-22
6:22
Anwar Gill turnover (Matus Hronsky steals)
6:15
Ryan Zan blocks David Dixon's two point layup
6:13
Anwar Gill defensive rebound
6:03
+2
Ryan Zan makes two point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)
27-22
5:39
Kareem Rozier misses three point jump shot
5:37
Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
5:14
Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
5:12
David Dixon defensive rebound
5:12
Matus Hronsky misses three point jump shot
5:10
Anwar Gill defensive rebound
4:44
Explorers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:25
Tre Williams misses two point layup
4:23
Anwar Gill defensive rebound
4:17
+2
Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Anwar Gill assists)
29-22
4:03
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point layup
29-24
3:40
Anwar Gill turnover (Jimmy Clark III steals)
3:34
Jimmy Clark III misses two point layup
3:32
Jake DiMichele offensive rebound
3:29
Ryan Zan blocks Jake DiMichele's two point layup
3:27
Ryan Zan defensive rebound
3:25
David Dixon blocks Anwar Gill's two point layup
3:25
Explorers offensive rebound
3:25
TV timeout
3:11
Anwar Gill misses two point jump shot
3:09
Jake DiMichele defensive rebound
3:09
Anwar Gill personal foul
2:48
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Jimmy Clark III assists)
29-26
2:48
Anwar Gill shooting foul (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul)
2:48
+1
Dusan Mahorcic makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-27
2:24
+3
Khalil Brantley makes three point jump shot (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi assists)
32-27
1:53
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Jimmy Clark III assists)
32-29
1:32
Tre Williams blocks Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi's two point layup
1:30
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi offensive rebound
1:28
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
1:26
Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
1:26
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk
34-29
1:01
Khalil Brantley personal foul
0:54
Daeshon Shepherd personal foul
0:47
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Jimmy Clark III assists)
34-31
0:25
Ryan Zan misses two point layup
0:23
Jake DiMichele defensive rebound
0:02
Jimmy Clark III misses two point jump shot
0:00
Dusan Mahorcic offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LAS
Explorers
29
DUQ
Dukes
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
Tre Williams misses two point layup
19:40
Dae Dae Grant offensive rebound
19:34
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Dae Dae Grant assists)
34-33
19:14
Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass)
19:01
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point jump shot
34-35
18:43
Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
18:41
Tre Williams defensive rebound
18:36
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
18:34
Dukes offensive rebound
18:23
Dusan Mahorcic misses two point jump shot
18:21
Tre Williams offensive rebound
18:15
Dusan Mahorcic misses two point dunk
18:13
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi defensive rebound
18:03
Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
18:01
Jimmy Clark III defensive rebound
17:56
+2
Kareem Rozier makes two point layup
34-37
17:35
Daeshon Shepherd turnover (Dae Dae Grant steals)
17:27
+3
Kareem Rozier makes three point jump shot (Dae Dae Grant assists)
34-40
17:05
Jimmy Clark III shooting foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
17:05
+1
Jhamir Brickus makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-40
17:05
+1
Jhamir Brickus makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-40
16:40
+3
Jimmy Clark III makes three point jump shot (Dae Dae Grant assists)
36-43
16:13
Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
16:11
Khalil Brantley offensive rebound
16:02
Daeshon Shepherd misses two point jump shot
16:00
Khalil Brantley offensive rebound
15:42
Khalil Brantley turnover
15:42
TV timeout
15:17
+2
David Dixon makes two point hook shot (Kareem Rozier assists)
36-45
14:43
+2
Rokas Jocius makes two point jump shot (Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi assists)
38-45
14:20
Jhamir Brickus blocks Dae Dae Grant's two point layup
14:18
Dukes offensive rebound
14:16
+3
Jimmy Clark III makes three point jump shot (David Dixon assists)
38-48
13:55
+3
Khalil Brantley makes three point jump shot
41-48
13:47
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
13:45
Explorers defensive rebound
13:45
Fousseyni Drame personal foul
13:35
Khalil Brantley misses two point layup
13:33
Khalil Brantley offensive rebound
13:28
Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
13:26
Explorers offensive rebound
13:16
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
13:14
Fousseyni Drame defensive rebound
13:03
Dusan Mahorcic misses two point jump shot
13:01
Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
12:57
Jhamir Brickus turnover (traveling)
12:41
+2
Fousseyni Drame makes two point layup (Jimmy Clark III assists)
41-50
12:12
+2
Khalil Brantley makes two point layup
43-50
12:12
Jake DiMichele shooting foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
12:12
+1
Khalil Brantley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
44-50
11:55
+2
Dusan Mahorcic makes two point layup (Jimmy Clark III assists)
44-52
11:37
Jhamir Brickus turnover (Fousseyni Drame steals)
11:19
Jimmy Clark III misses three point jump shot
11:17
Fousseyni Drame offensive rebound
11:09
+2
Fousseyni Drame makes two point layup
44-54
10:47
Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
10:45
Anwar Gill offensive rebound
10:39
Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
10:37
Jimmy Clark III defensive rebound
10:30
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Dusan Mahorcic draws the foul)
10:30
TV timeout
10:30
+1
Dusan Mahorcic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-55
10:30
+1
Dusan Mahorcic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-56
10:16
Jake DiMichele personal foul
9:56
Jake DiMichele blocks Khalil Brantley's two point jump shot
9:54
Kareem Rozier defensive rebound
9:33
+2
Jake DiMichele makes two point layup (Kareem Rozier assists)
44-58
9:28
Ryan Zan misses three point jump shot
9:26
Kareem Rozier defensive rebound
9:26
Dukes 30 second timeout
9:26
TV timeout
9:04
Dae Dae Grant misses three point jump shot
9:02
Ryan Zan defensive rebound
8:51
Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
8:49
Anwar Gill offensive rebound
8:39
Khalil Brantley misses three point jump shot
8:37
Anwar Gill offensive rebound
8:32
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup (Khalil Brantley assists)
46-58
8:32
David Dixon shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
8:32
+1
Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 1
47-58
8:24
Kareem Rozier misses three point jump shot
8:22
Explorers defensive rebound
8:20
Jhamir Brickus turnover (Jake DiMichele steals)
8:20
Dukes 30 second timeout
8:20
TV timeout
8:13
Anwar Gill personal foul
7:56
Anwar Gill shooting foul (David Dixon draws the foul)
7:56
David Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:56
David Dixon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:56
Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
7:41
Jhamir Brickus turnover (David Dixon steals)
7:33
Khalil Brantley shooting foul (David Dixon draws the foul)
7:33
+1
David Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-59
7:33
+1
David Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-60
7:05
Khalil Brantley misses three point jump shot
7:03
Kareem Rozier defensive rebound
6:56
Kareem Rozier turnover (Daeshon Shepherd steals)
6:47
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup
49-60
6:40
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point layup
49-62
6:15
+2
Khalil Brantley makes two point layup
51-62
6:02
Kareem Rozier turnover (Ryan Zan steals)
5:39
Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
5:37
Dusan Mahorcic defensive rebound
5:12
Dusan Mahorcic turnover (Daeshon Shepherd steals)
5:03
+2
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes two point layup (Khalil Brantley assists)
53-62
4:45
Khalil Brantley personal foul
4:42
Tre Williams turnover (Jhamir Brickus steals)
4:40
Dae Dae Grant personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
4:26
Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
4:24
Ryan Zan offensive rebound
4:17
Ryan Zan misses two point layup
4:15
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
4:09
+3
Fousseyni Drame makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Clark III assists)
53-65
3:53
Jake DiMichele shooting foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
3:53
TV timeout
3:53
Khalil Brantley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:53
+1
Khalil Brantley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
54-65
3:27
+2
Dae Dae Grant makes two point jump shot
54-67
3:10
+3
Anwar Gill makes three point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)
57-67
3:09
Explorers 60 second timeout
2:45
Khalil Brantley personal foul
2:31
+2
David Dixon makes two point layup (Jimmy Clark III assists)
57-69
2:19
David Dixon blocks Anwar Gill's two point layup
2:17
David Dixon defensive rebound
2:14
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi shooting foul (Jake DiMichele draws the foul)
2:14
Jake DiMichele misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:14
+1
Jake DiMichele makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-70
2:03
Fousseyni Drame shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
2:03
Daeshon Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:03
+1
Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-70
1:40
Fousseyni Drame misses two point layup
1:38
David Dixon offensive rebound
1:32
+2
David Dixon makes two point dunk
58-72
1:29
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point layup
60-72
1:29
Fousseyni Drame shooting foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
1:29
+1
Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 1
61-72
1:22
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi personal foul (Jimmy Clark III draws the foul)
1:22
+1
Jimmy Clark III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
61-73
1:22
Jimmy Clark III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22
Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
1:12
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
1:10
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
0:49
Jake DiMichele misses two point layup
0:47
Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
0:38
Jake DiMichele blocks Khalil Brantley's two point layup
0:36
Jimmy Clark III defensive rebound
0:34
+2
Jimmy Clark III makes two point dunk
61-75
0:29
+2
Daeshon Shepherd makes two point dunk (Jhamir Brickus assists)
63-75
0:25
Khalil Brantley blocks Jake DiMichele's two point layup
0:23
Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
0:15
Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
0:13
Dae Dae Grant defensive rebound
0:07
Daeshon Shepherd personal foul (Dae Dae Grant draws the foul)
