KINGSTON, R.I. — Dae Dae Grant’s 31 points led Duquesne past Rhode Island, 85-71, on Saturday.
Grant, who surpassed 2,000 career points, had five assists for the Dukes (13-8, 3-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Fousseyni Drame and Kareem Rozier had 11 points each.
Congrats to @DGrant_03 on 2⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ career points! pic.twitter.com/J9zXZmXNfn
— Duquesne Basketball (@DuqMBB) February 3, 2024
David Green led the Rams (10-12, 4-5) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Jaden House added 17 points and two steals for Rhode Island.
Duquesne, which has won four straight games, took the lead with 7:33 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Grant led his team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 41-31 at the break. Duquesne outscored Rhode Island by four points in the second half, with Grant adding another 16 points.
JOIN THE (2,000) CLUB
Grant became the 13th active Division I men’s basketball player to reach 2,000 career points. Grant totaled 1,171 points in three seasons at Miami (Ohio) and has amassed 840 points while in the midst of his second season at Duquesne.
A look at the list (Saturday’s other games not included):
Max Abmas, Texas, 2,933
Jahmir Young, Maryland, 2,381
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado St., 2,128
Travis Evee, Rice, 2,095
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 2,091
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky, 2,072
Tyler Thomas, Hofstra, 2,054
Elijah Pepper, UC Davis, 2.047
Zach Edey, Purdue, 2,047
Dae Dae Grant, Duquesne, 2,011
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, 2,010
Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky, 2,007
John-Michael Wright, Oklahoma State, 2,006
