Duquesne Dukes at Rhode Island Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
83 - 71
83 - 71
Duquesne tops Rhode Island 83-71
Duquesne (11-13, 3-8 Atlantic 10) jumped to a 42-34 halftime lead behind 15 first-half points from Soko and held off Rhode Island (11-15, 2-9) in the second half.
The Rams cut the lead to 47-43 early in the second half, as E.C. Matthews scored the first nine points of the half for Rhode Island. The Dukes responded with an 8-2 run, before the Rams came within 55-51 on a Hassan Martin dunk. That was as close as Rhode Island would get as Gill helped Duquesne pull away, scoring eight points in a span of just over 2 minutes to put Duquesne up 70-60.
Matthews led Rhode Island with a career-high 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting. Xavier Munford added 16 points. Martin had nine points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Dominique McKoy Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Xavier Munford missed Jumper. | 83 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Gilvydas Biruta Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Derrick Colter missed Free Throw. | 83 - 71 |
Statistics
 DUQ |
 URI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-53 | FG | 24-45 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 10-17 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 59 |
| 15-21 | FT | 13-25 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas M. Ryan Center
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 4,112 | Capacity:
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 4,112 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |