PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Mobley scored 22 points and St. Bonaventure defeated Duquesne 71-64 on 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 (14-7, 6-3 Atlantic 10), who claimed their fourth victory in five games.
Mike Lewis II made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Dukes (10-13, 2-8), 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.
ST. BONAVENTURE (71)
Andoh 0-0 0-0 0, Gregg 2-4 3-4 7, Taqqee 6-12 0-1 12, Adams 4-17 7-10 16, Mobley 8-16 6-6 22, Griffin 1-1 2-2 4, Ayeni 1-2 0-0 2, Ikpeze 3-4 2-2 8, Kaputo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 20-25 71.
DUQUESNE (64)
Mike 0-7 0-2 0, Sanders 1-2 3-4 5, Blackman 4-12 5-7 15, M.Lewis 4-12 8-10 20, Smith 2-4 2-5 6, Robinson 2-2 0-0 4, Abrahamson 0-2 0-0 0, D.Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, James 1-2 1-2 3, Littleson 0-1 0-0 0, Castro 4-8 2-4 11. Totals 18-52 21-34 64.
Halftime-Duquesne 34-33. 3-Point Goals-St. Bonaventure 1-13 (Adams 1-8, Taqqee 0-1, Mobley 0-4), Duquesne 7-24 (M.Lewis 4-11, Blackman 2-4, Castro 1-4, James 0-1, Smith 0-1, Abrahamson 0-1, Mike 0-2). Fouled Out-Ikpeze, Ayeni. Rebounds-St. Bonaventure 32 (Taqqee 8), Duquesne 32 (Mike 6). Assists-St. Bonaventure 5 (Griffin 2), Duquesne 9 (Castro 3). Total Fouls-St. Bonaventure 23, Duquesne 22. A-975 (4,406).
