The Duquesne Dukes welcome the South Carolina State Bulldogs to A.J. Palumbo Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
The Dukes enter this game hoping for similar success after barely hanging on to beat Saint Francis 67-65 on Saturday. Micah Mason was the game’s leading scorer with 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, are coming off an 81-74 win against Jacksonville on Saturday. Daryll Palmer claimed his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bulldogs will look to keep miscues at a minimum in this matchup. They’re ranked 22nd in the nation at avoiding mistakes (TO% of 15.3%). Conversely, Duquesne forces the 45th-fewest errors in the nation, with just 16.6% of opponents’ possessions resulting in a turnover.
Notes
On average, Duquesne has 73.7 possessions per game and scores 1.137 points on each possession. South Carolina State has both fewer possessions (69.5) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.091).
Duquesne is ranked eighth in the nation with an average effective field goal percentage of 58.5%. South Carolina State has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-1).
The Duquesne Dukes average 26.0 three point attempts per game, and the South Carolina State Bulldogs attempt 17.0 per game. When going for at least 20 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Duquesne is 7-2 and South Carolina State is 2-1.
Duquesne ranks 59th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.31. South Carolina State is ranked lower at 102nd with an A/TO of 1.21.
South Carolina State ranks 205th in offensive rebounds, while Duquesne ranks at 28th in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 18.9% when playing South Carolina State this season. Duquesne is undefeated this season (4-0) when its TO% is 18.9% or higher.
