The Duquesne Dukes (6-2) will be at home when they take on the UMBC Retrievers (2-7). Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The Dukes got blown out by Pittsburgh 96-75 on Friday. Eric James finished with 21 points to lead the game. The Retrievers, meanwhile, are coming off a 70-59 win against Longwood on Saturday. Joe Sherburne had a good game for UMBC, accumulating 15 points, four rebounds, and three assists.
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Ranked 52nd, the Duquesne Dukes have an offensive rating of 115.0. The UMBC Retrievers rank 290th with a defensive rating of just 108.7.
The Duquesne Dukes have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking 16th in the nation with a FG% of 50.3%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the UMBC Retrievers are winless with a 0-2 record.
The Duquesne Dukes and the UMBC Retrievers both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Duquesne is 16th and 10th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while UMBC is 311th and 296th in these categories.
Duquesne ranks 32nd in assists, registering 17.4 per game. UMBC performs worse at 289th with 11.6 assists per game.
UMBC ranks 298th in offensive rebounds, while Duquesne ranks at 48th in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 21.0% when playing UMBC this season. Duquesne is undefeated this season (3-0) when its TO% is 21.0% or higher.
