Bonnies to Play Duquesne in Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals

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On Thursday morning, the Duquesne Dukes stormed back to upset the Richmond Spiders in the Second Round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 Tournament. Duquesne, the nine-seed, now advances to play the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, the top seed in the tournament.
The (#1) Bonnies and the (#9) Dukes will square off on Friday at 11 am on NBC Sports Network.
St. Bonaventure has played the Dukes twice already this season, with the Bonnies winning both contests.
Takeaways from Duquesne-Richmond
Duquesne’s defense in the second half was phenomenal. According to KenPom, the Dukes rank seventh in the conference in defensive efficiency. They played so much better than that. During the final 20 minutes, Richmond made only six field goals as they shot a tough 27.2% from the floor. To add to this, following the under-eight media timeout, the Dukes outscored the Spiders 23-11 to sneak into the Quarterfinals.
The full team stats from this game are below...

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