The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-7) are off to a slow start and will try to pick up their first victory when they take on the Duquesne Dukes (5-1) at A.J. Palumbo Center. Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The Dukes enter this game hoping for similar success after topping Western Kentucky 81-73 the last time they played. Derrick Colter was the game’s high scorer with 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting. The Delta Devils, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their ugly 101-64 loss against Tennessee Tech in their last game. Vacha Vaughn scored 14 points and recorded 10 rebounds earning his first double-double of the season.
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Ranked 49th, the Duquesne Dukes have an offensive rating of 116.3. The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils rank 330th with a defensive rating of just 114.6.
Duquesne has the eighth-ranked average field goal percentage at 52.4%. Mississippi Valley State has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage (0-2).
Duquesne attempts an average of 26.0 three pointers per game and Mississippi Valley State attempts 18.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Duquesne Dukes have a winning 4-1 record while the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are winless at 0-2.
Mississippi Valley State ranks 174th in offensive rebounds, while Duquesne ranks at 30th in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 18.9% when playing Mississippi Valley State this season. Duquesne is undefeated this season (3-0) when its TO% is 18.9% or higher.
