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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Dahmir Bishop
Duquesne Athletics
50
Saint Joseph's SJU 1-14,0-9 Atlantic 10
67
Winner Duquesne DU 6-6,5-5 Atlantic 10
Saint Joseph's SJU
1-14,0-9 Atlantic 10
50
Final
67
Duquesne DU
6-6,5-5 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 17 33 50
Duquesne DU 40 27 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Tripped Up At Duquesne, 67-50

PITTSBURGH – Saint Joseph's Taylor Funk scored 13 of his team-high 15 points in the second half to lead a surge by the Hawks, however Duquesne's strong first half propelled the Dukes to a 67-50 win on Saturday evening at the Kerr Fitness & Sports Center. 

How it Happened
• Duquesne opened the contest with an early 5-4 edge, but used a 20-3 run over a nine minute span to build a 25-7 lead on a dunk by Marcus Weathers with 6:20 remaining in the half.
• A three-pointer by Jordan Hall helped the Hawks to within 27-12 at 5:03.
• The Dukes answered by scoring the next 10 points and took a 40-17 edge into the second half.
• Back-to-back three-pointers from Dahmir Bishop and Funk brought the Hawks to within 50-33 six minutes into the final period.
• Duquesne allowed Saint Joseph's to get no closer than 16 points from that point on.

Inside The Boxscore
• Saint Joseph's finished the contest strong as it outscored Duquesne 33-27 in the second half.
• Funk led the Hawks in scoring for the eighth time this season with 15 points, and matched his season-high with nine rebounds.
• Rookie Jadrian Tracey finished a point shy of a double-double, grabbing a season-high 11 rebounds to go with nine points.
• As a team, the Hawks went 17-60 from the floor and 7-28 from behind the arc.
• Saint Joseph's went 6-6 from the foul line in the second half and finished the contests 9-14.
• The Hawks' 12 offensive rebounds led to 10 second chance points, while on the defensive side they held the Dukes to just six second chance points.
• Duquesne connected on 38.2 percent from the field (26-68), and 21.4 percent from behind the arc (6-28), well under its season averages of 41.6 percent and 30.6 percent, respectively.
• Weathers lead all players with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
• The Hawks moved to 40-17 all-time versus Duquesne.

Up Next
The Hawks (1-14, 0-9 A-10) return home to host St. Bonaventure on February 3. Game time is set for 6 p.m. at Hagan Arena, with the game streaming on ESPN+.

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