Region Gameday Capsules
Duquesne (10-4, 0-1) at Davidson (8-4, 0-1)
Belk Arena, Davidson, 7 p.m. (WMYT)
The Wildcats go for their first Atlantic 10 win of the season. … Davidson swept both games against Duquesne last season, the first time the teams faced each other. … The Wildcats are coming off a 97-85 loss Saturday at St. Bonaventure in their conference opener. … The Dukes also lost their league opener Saturday, falling to Dayton 66-58. … Davidson might be without senior guard Brian Sullivan, who missed Saturday’s game with concussion symptoms and is listed as day-to-day. … Wildcats guard Jack Gibbs is the A-10’s leading scorer at 24.0 points per game, good for fifth-best nationally.
No. 14 Duke (12-2, 1-0) at Wake Forest (9-4, 0-1)
Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
The Deacons face their second straight Top 25 ACC opponent and fifth overall this season. … Wake Forest is coming off a 65-57 loss Sunday at No. 18 Louisville. … Duke has won three straight, including an 81-64 victory Saturday at Boston College in its conference opener. … The loss to the Cardinals dropped the Deacons to 1-3 against Top 25 teams. The win came against then-No. 13 Indiana on Nov. 23; the losses were against then-No. 19 Vanderbilt on Nov. 24, then-No. 6 Xavier on Dec. 22 and Louisville.
Catawba (6-6, 4-2) at Queens (11-0, 5-0)
Levine Center, 8 p.m.
The Royals are rolling in the South Atlantic Conference and are off to the best start in program history. They are No. 8 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) rankings, their best showing in the Division II coaches poll. … Queens is one of three undefeated Division II teams nationally, joining 12-0 Angelo State and 10-0 West Liberty (Pa.).
This story was originally published January 5, 2016 at 8:06 PM with the headline "Region Gameday Capsules."