PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will go on the road to Pittsburgh to face Duquesne on Saturday. Tip from the Palumbo Center is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
 
The game will air live on ESPN+.  The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com.
 
WHAT TO KNOW

Senior Nick Mayo became EKU's all-time leading scorer in EKU's 95-77 loss at Xavier last Saturday. He moved past Matt Witt (2002-06 / 1,832 points) to No. 1 on the list with a three-pointer at the 10:58 mark of the first half. Mayo currently has 1,851 career points. 

Mayo finished the Xavier game with 25 points, 6 rebounds and a career-high five steals. He currently leads the OVC and ranks 10th in the country in scoring at 24.5 points-per-game. 

EKU forced Xavier into 27 turnovers last Saturday. The Colonels rank fifth in the country in steals-per-game (10.2) and ninth in the country in turnovers forced per game (18.64). 

Redshirt junior Dujuanta Weaver came off the bench and connected on a career-high five three-pointers at Xavier. He matched his career high with 15 points in the loss. 

Freshman Jomaru Brown scored 17 points off the bench at Xavier. He also dished out a career-high five assists. Brown ranks second on the team in scoring (10.8 points-per-game), despite ranking seventh on the team in minutes played (18.8 points-per-game). 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Duquesne (8-3) had won four straight games before dropping a heartbreaker to Penn State on Wednesday, 73-67. 

Eric Williams Jr. leads a balanced Dukes scoring attack at 13.5 points-per-game. 

This is the first ever meeting between EKU and Duquesne. 

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EKU will host Brescia on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 6 p.m. ET.