VMI Keydets at Duquesne Dukes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 77
Duquesne downs VMI 77-61 behind 22 points from Lewis
Tarin Smith added 21 points, Rene Castro-Caneddy had 14, and Eric Williams Jr. grabbed nine rebounds for Duquesne (2-0), which never trailed and outscored VMI 30-22 in the paint.
Lewis II capped Duquesne's opening 10-3 run with a 3-pointer and the Dukes led by as many as 16 en route to a 44-29 halftime lead after a 10-0 spurt in which Castro-Caneddy hit a 3 and Lewis added two more. Lewis scored 17 points with four 3s in the half.
VMI cut its deficit to 58-51 on Tyler Creammer's jumper with 9:38 to play, but Smith's jumper sparked a 9-3 run and the Dukes pulled ahead 67-54.
Jordan Ratliffe scored 14 points, Keith Smith and Creammer had 13 apiece, and Bubba Parham added 12 for VMI (0-2), which lost its season opener 102-67 to North Carolina State on Friday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Mike Lewis II Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Keith Smith missed Layup. | 61 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Tarin Smith made Free Throw. | 61 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Tarin Smith made Free Throw. | 61 - 76 |
Statistics
 VMI |
 DUQ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-50 | FG | 24-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-16 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 5-13 | FT | 21-27 |
| 38 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 1,307 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
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| 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 |
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