Final: Duquesne 93, Cleary 45

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Final: Duquesne 93, Cleary 45

• Who: Duquesne (4-8) vs. Cleary (2-10)
• When: 7:01 p.m.
• Where: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse
• TV: ESPN+
• Radio: iHeartRadio
• Boxscore: SIDEARM stats
• Media notes: Duquesne | Cleary

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• That's game. Three wins in a row for the 5-8 Dukes heading into A-10 play.

• The Dukes have surpassed their season-high point total and have five players in double figures. They hold an 89-43 lead with 3:17 to go.

• Wilborn with his first double-digit scoring performance of the season. He's up to 13 points and six rebounds in a season-high 18 minutes. Perfect 6 for 6 from the floor.

• Dixon just exited the game favoring his right hand after a block. Another injury to monitor in this one.

• Regardless of the opponent, Duquesne really seems like its starting to put things together both offensively and defensively. These last three games have to be a confidence builder for the group heading into the start of A-10 play next week.

• Media TO - Duquesne leads 61-31 with 13:05 remaining. Crawford has a team-high 12 points, followed by Corbett with 10. Wilborn has nine and Necas has eight.

• Dukes continuing where they left off in the first half. They're 4 for 8 from the field in the opening five minutes of the second. Not shooting as well from three-point range, but converting from the inside. Duquesne leads 59-29 with 14:56 to go.

• Second half is underway.

• There wasn't much Duquesne didn't do well in that half. Limited Cleary to a 27% (7-26) shooting performance and shot 72.4% (21-29) from the field. Nine different Duquesne players have contributed points, including eight with four or more. Crawford has 10 points, Matus Hronsky and Wilborn each with seven.

• Media TO - Dukes lead 39-17 with just over three minutes to go in the half. They're shooting a pretty remarkable 77% (17-22) from the field. Not settling for threes either. Taking good shots and benefitting from it.

• Duquesne's defense has been strong in this one. They've forced five turnovers and multiple shot-clock violations. Cleary shooting just 20% (4-20) from the field.

• Dukes are rolling in this one. Used a 12-0 run to get even more separation on the scoreboard. These guys are really playing as a team right now. Free-flowing offense and limiting offensive chances on the other end. They're up by 20-plus with under eight minutes to go.

• Eli Wilborn hasn't played much over the last month, but he's making his presence felt in this one. Has five points off the bench early on here. Making the most of his extended minutes with Barre out. Dukes lead 24-7 with 10:15 left.

• Media TO - Duquesne leads 13-5 with 14:07 left in the first half. Dukes shooting 75% from the field early on. Cleary shooting 22.2%.

• Dinkins (5) and Crawford (4) have combined for nine early points during Duquesne's early 13-3 run through the first five-plus minutes.

• Less than a minute in and the Dukes have already lost Barre, who has exited with an injury. Favored his left leg. Needed help coming off the floor. Replaced by David Dixon.

• We're underway here in Uptown. Dukes win the tip.

• Tonight's starters for Cleary: AJ Hess, Chaz Cobbs Jr., Bennie Crenshaw Jr., Chris Williams, Tyree Jones

• Tonight's starters for Duquesne: Tre Dinkins III, Cam Crawford, Jahsean Corbett, Chabi Barre, Jakub Necas

• Hello from the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in the Bluff. Duquesne tips off with Cleary in just over 30 minutes. I'll have you covered here in our live file.