Dunn-Martin helps Duquesne hold off Fordham 59-54
NEW YORK -- Tavian Dunn-Martin had 15 points off the bench to lift Duquesne to a 59-54 victory over Fordham on Sunday.
Dunn-Martin made 3 of 8 shots from beyond the 3-point arc and all four of his free throws for the Dukes (19-6, 9-4 Atlantic 10 Conference). Reserve Baylee Steele scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Lamar Norman Jr. hit three 3-pointers and scored 11, while Marcus Weathers had a career-high 14 rebounds to go with nine points.
Antwon Portley came off the bench to score 16 with six rebounds to pace the Rams (7-17, 1-11), whose losing streak stretched to six games. Ty Perry added 15 points but made just 2 of 9 shots from distance. Joel Soriano had nine rebounds and eight points.
Duquesne shot 38% from the floor but just 22% from 3-point range (7 of 32). The Dukes hit 12 of 16 free throws. Fordham shot 35% overall, 29% from distance (6 of 21) and made 12 of 14 foul shots.
The Dukes improve to 2-0 against the Rams on the season. Duquesne defeated Fordham 58-56 on Jan. 15.
---
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
---
Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Men's College Basketball News
Knight leads Southern Utah over Portland State 73-54
— John Knight III matched his career high with 26 points as Southern Utah won its ninth straight game, defeating Portland State 73-54 on Saturday.
McIntosh has 13, Elon tops Towson 69-48 in CAA tourney
— Hunter McIntosh had 13 points as eighth-seeded Elon romped past ninth-seeded Towson 69-48 in the first round of the Colonial Conference Tourney on Saturday.
Hubb scores 22 as Notre Dame beats No. 11 Florida State
— Prentiss Hubb scored 22 points, Dane Goodwin had 15 and Notre Dame beat No. 11 Florida State 83-73 on Saturday.
2020-2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure | 11-4 | - | 15-4 |
| VCU | 10-4 | 0.5 | 18-6 |
| Davidson | 7-4 | 2 | 13-7 |
| Saint Louis | 6-4 | 2.5 | 14-6 |
| UMass | 6-4 | 2.5 | 8-7 |
| George Mason | 8-6 | 2.5 | 13-9 |
| Dayton | 9-7 | 2.5 | 14-9 |
| Richmond | 6-5 | 3 | 13-8 |
| Duquesne | 7-7 | 3.5 | 9-9 |
| Rhode Island | 7-10 | 5 | 10-15 |
| George Washington | 3-5 | 4.5 | 5-12 |
| La Salle | 6-11 | 6 | 9-16 |
| Saint Joseph's | 3-9 | 6.5 | 5-15 |
| Fordham | 2-11 | 8 | 2-12 |