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Red-hot Dukes take down Hawks for fourth straight win

Duquesne's rise up the Atlantic 10 standings continued Wednesday night as the Dukes rolled to another easy victory.

Duquesne played a terrific first half to take control of the game and never looked back. The Dukes led by 15 at the break and cruised to a 76-62 win over Saint Joseph's at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

The winning streak has moved Duquesne (18-8, 8-5) up to fifth place in the Atlantic 10, and they're just two games behind first-place VCU.

The Dukes began the streak with a 93-67 win at GW, then got the benefit of a three-game homestand and won all three games -- against George Mason, St.