Dukes win on the road

Duquesne defeats Richmond to improve to 3-1 in the Atlantic 10.

Sincere Carry scored 21 points with six assists, and Duquesne won at Richmond for the first time in 25 years, taking a 74-68 victory against the Spiders Wednesday night.

Frankie Hughes added 15 points on five 3-pointers and Marcus Weathers had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks for the Dukes (12-5, 31 Atlantic 10), who won their third in a row with their first victory at Richmond since Dec. 20, 1993, a span of 11 games.

The Dukes had lost eight in a row overall to Richmond and picked up just their second win against Richmond in 25 conference meetings.

A jumper by Carry and a 3pointer by Hughes gave the Dukes a five-point lead with a minute left. Richmond cut it two with 28 seconds left but Tavian Dunn-Martin and Weathers sealed it with free throws at the end.

Nathan Cayo scored a career-tying 23 points and Jacob Gilyard had 22 for Richmond, which shot 53 percent, but had just two 3-pointers to 10 for the Dukes.

More men

Iowa 89, Penn State 82: Luka Garza matched a season-high 22 points and also grabbed 12 rebounds as No. 23 Iowa (15-3, 4-3 Big Ten) edged host Penn State (7-11, 0-7). Josh Reaves and Rasir Bolton scored 16 points apiece for the Nittany Lions who led for most of the second half but lost their fifth game in a row. Mike Watkins chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds for Penn State

Women

Duquesne 81, Saint Joseph’s 73: The Dukes got a game-high 23 points from Kadri-Ann Lass and defeated Saint Joseph’s (5-12, 1-3 Atlantic 10) at Palumbo Center. Julijana Vojinovic scored the first five points of the game, including a three on the first possession, as part of her 12 first-quarter points, and the Dukes (9-8, 31) led, 22-19. Alyssa Monaghan then scored 11 points in the second quarter as the Hawks took a 37-36 lead at halftime. Duquesne quickly took the lead back on a Conor Richardson layup to start the third quarter and led by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter.

West Virginia 73, Iowa State 64: Lucky Rudd and Tynice Martin combined for 42 points, 16 in the fourth quarter when they made 12 of 14 free throws, and host West Virginia (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) pulled away for a win against No. 18 Iowa State (13-4, 3-2) Rudd had 22 points, making 11 of 13 free throws, and Martin had 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Naomi Davenport added 15 points for the Mountaineers, who have won three in a row.