Duquesne 88, La Salle 71

Duquesne 88, La Salle 71

Published Jan. 19, 2011 9:52 p.m. ET

Bill Clark had 21 points and eight rebounds, and Damian Saunders had 16 and six rebounds as Duquesne rallied past La Salle 88-71 on Wednesday night in front of 1,806 fans.

The win was Duquesne's seventh consecutive and gave the Dukes (12-5) their first ever 4-0 start in Atlantic-10 Conference play. All of the victories during the streak have been by double digits, and the win over the Explorers (8-11, 0-4) gave Duquesne a clean 3-0 sweep of the league's Philadelphia schools.

T.J. McConnell and B.J. Monteiro scored 13 apiece and Sean Johnson added 10 for Duquesne.

Ruben Guillandeaux had 24 points and Jerrell Williams had 17 for La Salle, which led by 11 points in the first half.

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