Dixon delivers late in Duquesne's win over Saint Joseph's
DUQUESNE ATHLETICS
Kareem Rozier drives to the basket during Wednesday's game at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
David Dixon did it all for Duquesne in the final seconds of regulation and overtime Wednesday night. Dixon delivered with two huge blocks and hit an eventual game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds of overtime to send the Dukes to an 85-81 victory over Saint Joseph's in Atlantic 10 Conference play at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Dixon isn't your prototypical three-point shooter, as he entered Wednesday having made just one of five attempts from long range this season. With the ball in his hands in an 80-80 game and the clock ticking toward triple zeroes in this particular instance, Dixon just said, "screw it."
"We're tied, I gotta do something," said Dixon, who finished with 17 points behind a 7-for-11 showing from the field and 2-for-3 performance from three-point range. "It left me open and I know I've worked on my shot a lot. I worked on it a lot before the game today. I hit the one in the first half, so I had a little bit of confidence in myself going down the stretch to just try to shoot the next one. You miss one-hundred percent of shots you don't take. So I'm gonna attempt it regardless."
Dixon, who played 26 minutes off the bench, added nine rebounds and three blocks, including one prior to his game-winning shot and this one in the final seconds of regulation to help send the game into overtime:
"Since day one upon coming here to Duquesne, Dave has been a staple on the defensive end with his rim protection and his ability to step out and guard smaller guards," Dru Joyce III said. "He brings a lot of versatility to us on defense, and if it wasn't for some of the foul trouble, I think he would get more blocks. I'm just proud that he battled through."
Additionally, Tre Dinkins III bounced back with a season-high 26 points after being held scoreless for the first time in a Duquesne uniform against Davidson on Saturday. He was 10 for 20 from the field and went 4 for 12 from three-point range with all four of his makes coming in the second half.
"I thought Saturday, he got a little disgruntled. He missed some shots, the flow wasn't coming to him, and I called him out on it face to face and I just told him, 'Listen, if you're not communicating and talking and you're letting things bother you, you're an average basketball player.' I said, 'Now you can choose to be average, but we're looking for great, so you got to flip this thing around,'" Joyce said. "I think he responded to the challenge. He understood that effort on Saturday wasn't good enough, and tonight, I just thought he was locked in. He was aggressive, he found some shots, our guys found him, and he's a good shooter. He's capable of doing that."
A total of 10 players scored at least two points for the Dukes, including CamCrawford, who joined Dixon and Dinkins in double figures with 13 points.
THE ASYLUM
Dixon delivers late in Duquesne's win over Saint Joseph's
DUQUESNE ATHLETICS
Kareem Rozier drives to the basket during Wednesday's game at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
David Dixon did it all for Duquesne in the final seconds of regulation and overtime Wednesday night. Dixon delivered with two huge blocks and hit an eventual game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds of overtime to send the Dukes to an 85-81 victory over Saint Joseph's in Atlantic 10 Conference play at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Dixon isn't your prototypical three-point shooter, as he entered Wednesday having made just one of five attempts from long range this season. With the ball in his hands in an 80-80 game and the clock ticking toward triple zeroes in this particular instance, Dixon just said, "screw it."
"We're tied, I gotta do something," said Dixon, who finished with 17 points behind a 7-for-11 showing from the field and 2-for-3 performance from three-point range. "It left me open and I know I've worked on my shot a lot. I worked on it a lot before the game today. I hit the one in the first half, so I had a little bit of confidence in myself going down the stretch to just try to shoot the next one. You miss one-hundred percent of shots you don't take. So I'm gonna attempt it regardless."
Dixon, who played 26 minutes off the bench, added nine rebounds and three blocks, including one prior to his game-winning shot and this one in the final seconds of regulation to help send the game into overtime:
"Since day one upon coming here to Duquesne, Dave has been a staple on the defensive end with his rim protection and his ability to step out and guard smaller guards," Dru Joyce III said. "He brings a lot of versatility to us on defense, and if it wasn't for some of the foul trouble, I think he would get more blocks. I'm just proud that he battled through."
Additionally, Tre Dinkins III bounced back with a season-high 26 points after being held scoreless for the first time in a Duquesne uniform against Davidson on Saturday. He was 10 for 20 from the field and went 4 for 12 from three-point range with all four of his makes coming in the second half.
"I thought Saturday, he got a little disgruntled. He missed some shots, the flow wasn't coming to him, and I called him out on it face to face and I just told him, 'Listen, if you're not communicating and talking and you're letting things bother you, you're an average basketball player.' I said, 'Now you can choose to be average, but we're looking for great, so you got to flip this thing around,'" Joyce said. "I think he responded to the challenge. He understood that effort on Saturday wasn't good enough, and tonight, I just thought he was locked in. He was aggressive, he found some shots, our guys found him, and he's a good shooter. He's capable of doing that."
A total of 10 players scored at least two points for the Dukes, including Cam Crawford, who joined Dixon and Dinkins in double figures with 13 points.
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