ST. LOUIS - Ash Yacoubou scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading five players into double figures Wednesday night as Saint Louis halted a four-game skid, defeating Duquesne 78-69 .
Saint Louis (9-8) also got 14 points from Mike Crawford, 13 from Marcus Bartley, 11 from Milik Yarbrough and 10 from Davell Robey. Overall, the Billikens hit 25-of-55 shots with 11 3-pointers and sank 17-of-25 from the line. Saint Louis had 22 assists to 12 for Duquesne (6-9).
Duquesne opened the second half on an 11-4 spurt, cutting the Billikens' 13-point lead to 46-40 in less than three minutes.
The game fell on the 100th anniversary of the first recorded Billikens basketball contest, a 72-2 triumph against "Company E."