St. Bonaventure’s slips past Duquesne
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Matt Mobley scored 22 points and St. Bonaventure defeated Duquesne 71-64 Wednesday night.
Jaylen Adams added 16 points as the fourth-highest scoring tandem in the nation nearly reached its two-man average of 40.9 points per game. Idris Taqqee added 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Bonnies (6-3 Atlantic 10, 14-7), who claimed their fourth victory in five games.
Mike Lewis II made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Dukes (2-8, 10-13), who have lost six straight. Emile Blackman added 15 points.
The Bonnies made just 1 of 13 3-point attempts and were outscored 21-3 from the arc but they bested the Dukes 38-16 in the paint.
Duquesne led 34-33 at halftime but Mobley scored eight points in a 10-0 start to the second half. The Dukes closed to within two with four minutes left but the Bonnies then outscored Duquesne 10-1 to lead by double figures with 42 seconds to go.