Duquesne earned an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 47 years, beating fifth-seeded seeded VCU 57-51 on Sunday to win the Atlantic 10 tournament.
Duquesne defeats VCU in the A-10 championship game to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 47 years.
The sixth-seeded Dukes led by 14 at the half, but bringing home that long-awaited invite to March Madness was a struggle. Duquesne scored only 21 points and shot 5-for-29 from the field in the second half, but the small Catholic school in Pittsburgh will head into the NCAA tournament with an eight-game winning streak.
The last time Duquesne won the A-10 and went to the NCAA tournament was in 1977, when future NBA All-Star Norm Nixon and the Dukes beat Villanova in the title game.Clark made two more from the line with 1.9 seconds left and finally Duquesne fans could celebrate at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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