GW takes down Duquesne

GW takes down Duquesne
February 6, 2013, 10:45 pm
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George Washington Colonials head coach Mike Lonergan during the second half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeats the George Washington Colonials 68-65.

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Kromah, George Washington defeat Duquesne 79-57

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Lasan Kromah scored 19 points as George Washington extended Duquesne's losing streak to 10 games with a 79-57 victory Wednesday night in Atlantic 10 Conference action.

Kromah hit 8 of 17 off the bench for the Colonials (11-10, 5-3), who rebounded from a loss to La Salle that snapped the team's three-game winning streak.

Isaiah Armwood added 14 points and 13 rebounds for George Washington, which shot 50.8 percent (32 of 63) from the field and made 7 of 16 3-pointers.

The win was the 398th for Colonials coach Mike Lonergan.

Derrick Colter paced Duquesne (7-15, 0-8) with 18 points, and Jeremiah Jones added 14.

The Dukes made just 35.1 percent (20 of 57) of their shots, including 9 of 24 from deep, and were outrebounded 47-27.

George Washington opened a 45-35 halftime advantage then started the second half with a 7-1 run for a 52-36 lead with 16:12 left.

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