PITTSBURGH – Duquesne went 6-6 from the line in the final 28 seconds to hold off UC Irvine, 66-62, at UPMC Copper Fieldhouse. 

The Dukes won on the strength of 9 -18 shooting from three-point distance to stop the Anteaters six-game winning streak (6-2).

Duquesne (5-2) took advantage of a season-high 20 Anteater turnovers to score 17 points. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>UCI was led by guards Justin Hohn and Andre Henry with 13 points each
>Hohn had three three-pointers, while Henry went 4-8 from the field and 4-4 from the line
>Freshman Derin Saran recorded 12 points, going 5-8 from the field, including a career best two three-pointers
>Freshman center Carter Welling added eight points, six rebounds and a block
>Forward Devin Tillis had a team-best seven rebounds to go with seven points
>Forward Dean Keeler pitched in six points, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal
>The Anteaters shot 40.7 percent from the floor (22-54) and were perfect from the line 11-11
>Duquesne shot 41.4 percent (24-58) from the field and 9-15 (60.0) from the line with 11 turnovers
>Forward Andrei Savrasov hit 3-4 from beyond the arc and led the Dukes with 15 points

FROM HEAD COACH RUSSELL TURNER
"We got beat. The other team was tougher than we were tonight, much like our first game on the road this season. I give our guys credit for fighting hard and keeping ourselves in the game. We are not typically a team that turns the ball over like we did tonight. It put us on our heels. We didn't make enough plays against their aggression."

"We want to be aggressive on offense and we have had a really good assist to turnover ratio because we are aggressive. We looked hurried and soft. We didn't execute on big main plays."

FIRST HALF
>Both teams were slow to get started with a Justin Hohn hitting the first basket, a three-pointer, four minutes in, 3-0
>Following a Duquesne basket the next time down the court, an Andre Henry layup down the lane and a Devin Tillis three put the Anteaters up by six (8-2) at 14:56
>A 9-0 spurt by the Anteaters, that saw Ofure Ujadughele finding Dean Keeler (10:16) and Derin Saran (9:41) for layups followed by a three-pointer by Henry (8:26) and a pair of free throws by Carter Welling (7:57), 27-16
>The Dukes answered with the next 12 points, ignited by a dunk, that started a 19-4 run over the final eight minutes to take a 35-31 lead at the half

SECOND HALF
>Hohn opened the second frame with a layup before Duquesne went on an 8-0 run to take a 10-point lead at 16:11 (43-33)
>Saran (15:56) and Henry (15:14) had consecutive layups to keep UCI close, 43-27
>Tillis drove to the hoop and scored at 9:15 (48-56). That would be the last time either team would score for almost four minutes until Hohn had a pair of free throws to draw within 50-56 at 5:37
>The Anteaters chipped away on a C. Welling put-back (3:42) and a Hohn three from the right side (3:02), 55-61
>Out of a timeout, Hohn knocked down another three-pointer at 1:18 to close within a possession (58-61) forcing a Duquesne timeout
>A pair of free throws for the Dukes proceeded two free throws by Henry (19.9)
>Duquesne hit the first of two free throws before Dean Keeler slid to the basket with seven seconds left to keep the game within two, 62-64
>Two more free throws for the Dukes with four seconds remaining sealed the 66-62 victory

NOTES
> Five Anteaters are averaging double digit scoring with four of those players scoring 11 points or more per game
> Saran has scored in double figures for five consecutive games and has six on the season
> Crockrell II is now 4-2 on the season when dishing out five or more assists in a game
> The Anteaters perfect 11-11 (1.000) from the line is a season best

UP NEXT
The Anteaters stay on the road, making the trek out to Utah State, for a 6 p.m. MT (7 p.m. PT) tip on Saturday Dec. 2.