PITTSBURGH – The Colgate men's basketball team faced an 11-point halftime deficit and clawed back within three in the second half, but Duquesne pulled away for a 70-57 win Thursday afternoon at the A.J. Palumbo Center.
 
First-year Will Rayman finished Colgate's final non-league game of the season with a team-best 17 points, while junior Jordan Swopshire followed with 12. Sophomore Malcolm Regisford recorded his second double-double of the season thanks to 11 points and a career-best 16 rebounds. 
 
The Dukes held an early 9-6 lead five minutes into the game, but Swopshire answered with five-straight points to give the Raiders their first advantage of the contest at 11-9 with 11:43 on the clock.
 
The game was tied at 18 following five points from sophomore Dana Batt at the 7:21 mark. The Dukes then embarked on an 11-0 run over the next three minutes to pull ahead 29-18 with 4:40 left in the opening half. A Regisford layup stopped the streak, but four points from Rayman would be all Colgate could muster for the remainder of the term as the Dukes took a 35-24 lead into the locker room.
 
Five points from Rayman and four from Regisford allowed Colgate to string together a 9-0 run to open the second half. The Raider streak forced a Duquesne timeout as the Dukes found their lead trimmed down to 35-33 three minutes into the term.
 
Duquesne responded with a 6-2 run over the next two minutes to go up 41-35. The Dukes held onto a six-point lead four minutes later at 48-42 before a Rayman trey pulled Colgate within three at 10:19. The Dukes rattled off the next seven points to put Colgate in a 55-45 hole with under eight minutes to play.
 
The Raiders were within eight on two occasions in the next three minutes, but it would be as close as Colgate could get the rest of the way as Duquesne walked away with the 70-57 win.
 
BOTTOM LINE

• Duquesne 70, Colgate 57

 
WON-LOST RECORDS

• Colgate wraps up non-league play with a 2-11 record.
• The Dukes improve to 7-6 on the season.

 
KEY RAIDER INFO

• Rayman's 17 points marked his ninth double-digit scoring effort of the season.
• Swopshire recorded his eighth double-digit game, while Regisford added his seventh.
• Seven of Regisford's nine rebounds were offensive boards.
• Seniors Sean O'Brien and Nathan Harries tied for the team lead with three assists apiece.

 
FACTS & FIGURES

• Colgate finished the game with a 37.1 percent (23-for-62) clip from the field, 16.7 percent (4-for-24) mark from three-point range and 58.3 percent (7-for-12) showing from the free throw line.
• The Dukes shot 41.8 percent (23-for-55) from the field, 43.5 percent (10-for-23) from downtown and 82.4 percent (14-for-17) from the charity stripe.
• Colgate held a 44-33 rebound advantage, including a 13-4 edge on the offensive glass.
• Thirty-two of Colgate's 57 points were scored in the paint.
• Duquesne was led by Isiaha Mike's game-high 19 points.

 
UP NEXT

• The Raiders will now have eight days to prepare for the start of Patriot League play.
• Colgate kicks off league action at Lafayette on Friday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.
• Free video will be available on the Patriot League Network.
• All information on how to follow can be found at Game Central.