Duquesne hold off Cleveland St. rally in 78-71 win
PITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Lewis II scored 20 points while Darius Lewis and Josh Steel each scored 13 and Duquesne held off Cleveland State for a 78-71 win on Sunday to conclude the Bluegrass Showcase.
Eric James made a pair of free throws to put Duquesne up 61-43 with 9:40 to go before Cleveland State scored 18 straight to tie it. Kasheem Thomas was 6-for-7 shooting from the free throw line and made a pair of layups during the run.
Duquesne (2-4) proceeded to outscore the Vikings 17-10 in the final five minutes to preserve the win. Darius Lewis' layup with 1:26 to go put the Dukes up 76-69.
The Dukes led 33-30 at the break.
Thomas led Cleveland State (1-4) with 16 points and six assists, Rob Edwards had 15 points and eight boards, and Kenny Carpenter added 13 points for the Dukes.
The all-time series is now tied at two games apiece. The teams last met in the 2002-03 season.
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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67.2 PPG | 36.2 RPG | 10.5 APG |
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70.5 PPG | 40.0 RPG | 12.5 APG |
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