Taylor leads Marshall past Duquesne on late shot
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Andrew Taylor made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to lift Marshall to a 72-71 win over Duquesne on Saturday night.
On the next possession for the Dukes, Amir Spears missed a layup, allowing the Thundering Herd to hang on for the victory.
Taevion Kinsey had 21 points to lead the Thundering Herd.
Obinna Anochili-Killen had 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for Marshall (5-3). Andrew Taylor added 13 points and eight rebounds. Darius George had eight rebounds.
Spears had 23 points for the Dukes (3-6). Tre Williams added 14 points and three assists. Tyson Acuff had 11 points.
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Marshall 72, Duquesne 71
DUQUESNE (3-6)
Easley 3-8 2-2 10, Williams 7-14 0-0 14, Ayers 3-10 0-0 7, Okani 1-3 0-0 2, Spears 9-18 3-5 23, Acuff 4-6 0-0 11, Larson 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Rotroff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 5-7 71.
MARSHALL (5-3)
Anochili-Killen 4-7 4-6 13, George 1-3 0-0 2, Early 3-9 1-2 8, Kinsey 10-23 1-1 21, Taylor 6-14 0-0 13, Sarenac 2-6 0-0 6, Braun 2-5 0-0 5, McKey 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 30-69 6-9 72.
Halftime_Duquesne 33-26. 3-Point Goals_Duquesne 8-22 (Acuff 3-4, Easley 2-3, Spears 2-5, Ayers 1-4, Johnson 0-1, Larson 0-1, Okani 0-1, Williams 0-3), Marshall 6-26 (Sarenac 2-5, Anochili-Killen 1-3, Braun 1-3, Taylor 1-5, Early 1-6, George 0-1, Kinsey 0-3). Rebounds_Duquesne 34 (Ayers 8), Marshall 36 (George 8). Assists_Duquesne 13 (Spears 4), Marshall 14 (Kinsey 6). Total Fouls_Duquesne 10, Marshall 8. A_4,367 (9,048).
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