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Duquesne shoots 81 percent in 1st half, holds on to clip Xavier

Associated Press

Saturday, February 7, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- On a night full of surprises, perhaps the biggest wasn't that Duquesne shot 81 percent in the first half against No. 9 Xavier. Or that the Musketeers, winners of their previous 11, led only once. Or that Duquesne hadn't beaten a team ranked as high as Xavier in 35 years. No, it was that Duquesne, which hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 1977 and has had only one winning season since 1994, expected to win. And then went out and won exactly like it planned. Aaron Jackson m ...

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