Rhode Island Rams at Duquesne Dukes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 75
Hughes, Duquesne rally from 19 down, top Rhode Island 75-72
Two free throws by Sincere Carry put the Dukes up 70-69 with 1:10 to play. Tyrese Martin put the Spiders back on top with a 3-pointer from the top of the key at 57.9 seconds.
Hughes had no hesitation on a right wing 3 that put Duquesne on top 73-72 at 43.4 seconds. He then blocked a Martin layup, which led to two free throws by Carry at 19.6 seconds for the final points.
Rhode Island missed a layup with 10 seconds to go and, after the Dukes threw the ball away on a runout, a last chance for a 3 at the buzzer.
That completed the biggest comeback for Duquesne (15-6, 6-2 Atlantic 10) in 21 years for their best start in conference play and overall since the 2010-11 team was 16-5, 8-0.
The Dukes had lost to the Rams (11-9, 4-4) at home eight straight times, dating to 2001.
Carry added 16 points and seven assists for the Dukes, which went 9 of 22 from 3-point range in the second half after a 2 for 11 first half. Hughes had five triples after going 0 for 3 in the first half.
Cyril Langevine had 16 of his 24 points in the first half for Rhode Island, which was hurt by 9-of-19 shooting from the foul line.
Langvine's dunk started an 11-0 run to end the first half that put the Rams up 41-22.
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Statistics
 URI |
 DUQ |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 26-61 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 11-33 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 9-19 | FT | 12-17 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 2,345 | 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 |