Duquesne (3-5) vs. Marshall (4-3)
Henderson Center, Huntington, West Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne and Marshall look to bounce back from losses. Duquesne fell 78-70 at home to Bowling Green in its last outing. Marshall lost 88-86 on the road against Akron in its most recent game.
SENIOR STUDS: Marshall has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Taevion Kinsey, Andrew Taylor, Darius George and Mikel Beyers have collectively accounted for 65 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 77 percent of all Thundering Herd points over the last five games.TERRIFIC TRE: Tre Williams has connected on 19 percent of the 21 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 2 of 12 over his last five games. He’s also converted 59.4 percent of his free throws this season.
ASSIST RATIOS: The Herd have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Dukes. Marshall has an assist on 41 of 97 field goals (42.3 percent) over its previous three outings while Duquesne has assists on 31 of 80 field goals (38.8 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Marshall is rated first among CUSA teams with an average of 82.7 points per game. The Thundering Herd have averaged 86 points per game over their last three games.
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