Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Saint Louis 76, Duquesne 72
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Where: A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Donnie Eppler, # Mike Sanzere, # Mark Schnur
Attendance: 2274


No. 20 Saint Louis 76, Duquesne 72:
Austin McBroom hit three second-half 3-pointers, including the go-ahead 3 in the final minute, as the visiting Billikens extended their win streak to 12 games.

Mike McCall Jr. led Saint Louis (18-2, 5-0 A-10) with 13 points and Grandy Glaze added 12, all in the first half, as the Billikens improved to 7-0 on the road. McBroom finished with 11 points and Jordair Jett had 10 points and 11 assists.

Ovie Soko had 18 points for Duquesne (8-9, 1-4) while Dominique McKoy and Micah Mason each added 15. Mason hit 5-of-7 3-pointers while the Dukes shot 8-of-15 from the arc.

Mason's third 3-pointer of the first half put the Dukes ahead 36-28 with about three minutes left. Mike Crawford hit a 3-pointer after a Duquesne turnover, starting a 6-0 run to end the half and get the Billikens within two.

Saint Louis, which hit 10 3-pointers, got two 3s from McCall for a 68-64 lead with four minutes left before Mason's 3 put the Dukes back ahead 69-68 two minutes later. McBroom knocked down his go-ahead 3 after Duquesne hit three free throws for a 72-70 lead and the Dukes missed three close-range shots in the final minute.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Second-year Billikens coach Jim Crews (46-9 at Saint Louis) earned his 400th career victory, becoming the 46th active NCAA Division I coach with at least 400 wins. ... It was the most points scored against Saint Louis this season. ... Saint Louis is 5-0 in conference play for the first time since starting the 1958-59 season 7-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Top Game Performances
 
Saint Louis   Duquesne
Mike McCall Jr. 13 Scoring Ovie Soko 18
Jordair Jett 11 Assists Derrick Colter 7
Grandy Glaze 8 Rebounds Dominique McKoy 8
Dwayne Evans 5 Free Throws Made Ovie Soko 8
Jordair Jett 4 Steals Ovie Soko 1
Grandy Glaze 1 Blocks L.G. Gill 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Saint Louis 76 50.0 10-19 14-21 20 25 2 5 9
Duquesne 72 50.0 8-15 16-24 17 29 5 2 13