WSU Cougars fall 72-71 after Duquesne comes back in 2nd half

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kerem Konan led Duquesne with 13 points and secured the victory with a free throw with 12 seconds left as the Dukes took down the WSU Cougars 72-71 on Tuesday.

Duquesne Dukes 72, WSU Cougars 71: Box score

Washington State led 39-30 at halftime and by as many as 11 points after halftime, but the Dukes outscored the Cougars by 10 points in the second half to earn the narrow victory.

Konan added five rebounds and nine assists for the Dukes (3-0). Josh Smith scored 13 points, going 3 of 6 from the floor and 5 for 6 from the line. Arness Lawson had 12 points and shot 5 of 8 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.

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Jaylen Harrell finished with 19 points and five assists for the Cougars (0-3). Washington State also got 12 points and five assists from Lazerek Houston. Tyler Kropp had 10 points.

Stephen Olowoniyi scored seven points in the first half, and Duquesne went into the break trailing 39-30. Konan scored nine points in the second half for Duquesne, including their game-winning shot in the final minute.

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These two teams both play Saturday. Duquesne hosts Binghamton and Washington State hosts Northwest (WA).

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Seattle Sports staff made additions.

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