2009–10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
Date time , TV Opponent Result Record Site ( attendance ) city , state
November 7 * 7:00 pm La Roche Exhibition W 95-48 0-0 A.J . Palumbo Center ( 1,819 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
November 13 * 7:00 pm Nicholls State W 85-62 1-0 A.J . Palumbo Center ( 2,631 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
November 17 * 9:05 pm at Iowa W 52-50 2-0 Carver-Hawkeye Arena ( 7,943 ) Iowa City , Iowa
November 23 * 5:00 pm vs. Binghamton O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic W 70-52 3-0 Ramsey Center ( 1,073 ) Cullowhee , North Carolina
November 24 * 5:00 pm vs. Arkansas-Monticello O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic W 75-72 4-0 Ramsey Center ( 909 ) Cullowhee , North Carolina
November 25 * 7:30 pm vs. Western Carolina O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic L 77-83 4-1 Ramsey Center ( 787 ) Cullowhee , North Carolina
November 29 * 2:00 pm Radford W 71-63 5-1 A.J . Palumbo Center ( 2,073 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
December 2 * 7:00 pm , CBS College Sports vs. Pittsburgh The City Game L 58-67 5-2 Mellon Arena ( 12,336 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
December 5 * 3:30 pm Savannah State Chuck Cooper Classic W 58-44 6-2 A.J . Palumbo Center ( 2,780 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
December 9 * 7:00 pm , FSN Pittsburgh at No . 6 West Virginia L 39-68 6-3 WVU Coliseum ( 9,835 ) Morgantown , West Virginia
December 12 * 7:05 pm Robert Morris W 59-54 7-3 A.J . Palumbo Center ( 2,594 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
December 16 * 7:30 pm Canisius W 86-77 8-3 A.J . Palumbo Center ( 1,922 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
December 19 * 7:00 pm at IUPUI L 64-73 8-4 The Jungle ( 1,088 ) Indianapolis , Indiana
December 22 * 7:00 pm St. Francis ( PA ) W 86-56 9-4 A.J . Palumbo Center ( 1,860 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
December 30 * 7:00 pm at Old Dominion L 54-63 9-5 Ted Constant Convocation Center ( 6,612 ) Norfolk , Virginia
January 6 7:00 pm Richmond L 68-80 9-6 ( 0-1 ) A. J. Palumbo Center ( 2,523 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
January 9 2:00 pm at Dayton L 72-78 9-7 ( 0-2 ) University of Dayton Arena ( 13,435 ) Dayton , Ohio
January 13 7:00 pm Saint Louis L 75-79 9-8 ( 0-3 ) A. J. Palumbo Center ( 2,563 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
January 20 7:00 pm , PCNC at Rhode Island L 67-75 9-9 ( 0-4 ) Thomas M. Ryan Center ( 5,236 ) Kingston , Rhode Island
January 23 7:00 pm St. Bonaventure W 70-69 10-9 ( 1-4 ) A. J. Palumbo Center ( 3,208 ) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Schedule
The 2009-10 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Duquesne hoped to build on the success of the 2008-09 season and began the new year with five straight victories. Soon, however, a string of setbacks hit the team, including the loss of two players, one due to injury and the other to suspension. Duquesne lost its final non-conference game and slipped into a five-game losing streak. The team did manage to break the streak, but had trouble gaining any momentum. In mid-February the Dukes finally seemed to break free with a solid 21 point victory over La Salle, followed by a crucial road upset of the University of Charlotte, which was ranked first in the Atlantic 10 Conference at the time, and finally another upset of the University of Dayton Flyers in front of a sellout Pittsburgh crowd. However, Duquesne then lost its final two road games of the season. Despite its lackluster season's end, Duquesne won an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational postseason tournament. The team lost to the Princeton Tigers, and the Dukes were eliminated in the first round, ending the 2009 season.