1.10.2011

vs. St Louis Preview

By A83
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St. Louis Billikens (5-10, 0-2 A-10, 0-4 Road) @ Duquesne Dukes (9-5, 1-0 A-10, 5-2 Home), AJP Center (4,400), 7:00pm

Dukes
Last game - @ Houston Baptist 81-64 W
Streak Won 4
Last Five 4-1
Last Ten 7-3
Best Win vs RPI 140 IUPUI
Worst Lost @ RPI 102 Robert Morris

Billikens
Last Game - @ Temple 53-57 L
Streak L5
Last Five 0-5
Last Ten 2-8
Best Win vs RPI 73 Jacksonville
Worst Lost vs RPI 272 Bowling Green

Common Opponents
Dukes won vs IUPUI by 27, Billikens won vs IUPUI by 3
Dukes won @ Bowling Green by 26, Billilens lost vs Bowling Green by 6

Leaders
Dukes - Bill Clark (17.4 pts), Damian Saunders (12.4 pts & 7.2 rebounds)
Billikens - Mike McCall (9.4 pts), Kyle Cassity (9.4 pts), Dwayne Evans (4.3 rebounds)

The Dukes shoot 47% from the floor, 40% from three, 64% from the free throw line and average 17 turnovers per game.
The Billiken shoot 45% from the floor, 34% from three, 63% from the free throw line and average15 turnovers per game.

Ratings
Dukes - RPI 161, Sagarin 80
Billikens - RPI 149, Sagarin 155

Game Notes
This is the third consecutive season that DU and SLU are designated rivals and play each other home and way.  Last year, the Billikens swept the Dukes.   The Billikens other designated rivals are Xavier and Dayton.

This is the second consecutive game Coach Rick Majerus is scheduled to miss due to a leg infection sustained from a cut received when a player ran into him at practice.

Kwamain Mitchell (09-10 15.9 pts) and Willie Reed (09-10 12.4 points) were readmitted to SLU after being suspended from SLU in October.  According to a January 8, 2011 St. Louis Post-Dispatch report, Reed will not play this season.  SLU has petitioned the NCAA to restore the eligibility of Mitchell and depending on the timing of the NCAA ruling, he can be eligible to play as early as the Dukes game on Wednesday. SLU will reevaluate Mitchell's status pending the results of the NCAA ruling.

TJ McConnell won his second A-10 Rookie of the Week for the week ended January 9. 2011.  TJ leads the Dukes in assists (65), steals (43), field goal percentage (.555) and 3 point percentage (.500). 

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