AMHERST, Mass. — RJ Luis’ 31 points led UMass over Duquesne, 87-79, on Saturday.
Dae Dae Grant finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Dukes (14-8, 4-5 Atlantic 10), which has lost three of its past four games. Jimmy Clark III added 21 points, six rebounds and six steals, and Austin Rotroff had seven points and four blocks for the Dukes.
Luis added five rebounds for the Minutemen (13-8, 4-5). Dyondre Dominguez added 13 points and 11 rebounds.
UMass took the lead with 5 minutes, 42 seconds to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 39-33 at halftime. UMass used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a 52-38 lead with 13:31 left in the half.
