FAIRFAX, Va. – Seniors Bryon Allen, Johnny Williams and Sherrod Wright combined for 43 points competing in their final regular season home game Saturday night against Duquesne. It wasn't enough, however, as the Dukes pulled out the win, 81-69.

Wright led all scorers with 25 points followed by Allen with 17. Jalen Jenkins finished with five rebounds and four assists along with Marquise Moore. Erik Copes pulled down a team-best nine rebounds as the Patriots were out-rebounded 42-27.

Five Dukes finished in double-figures led by Derrick Colter with 21 points. Colter also led on the glass with eight boards. For the game, Duquesne shot 52.7 percent, including a 66.7 percent second half effort. Mason finished the game shooting 39.7 percent from the field.

Mason kept it close in the first half as the teams worked through eight lead changes and five tied scores. Trailing by one, 24-23, with 6:23 to go, Patrick Holloway and Bryon Allen combined for six points to give the Patriots its largest lead of the game, 29-25 with 4:58 on the clock. Allen's field goal would be the last for the Patriots in the half as Duquesne finished with a 13-2 run for a 38-31 halftime advantage.

Mason's shooting drought carried into the second half as the Dukes opened an 18-point lead with just under 15 to play. Fouled beyond the arc, Wright would spark an 11-2 Patriot spurt hitting all three free throws to bring Mason within nine, 56-47, with 11:07 remaining. Mason would come as close at six points with a pair of free throws from Allen, but Duquesne would surge ahead, opening a double-digit lead for the final 81-69 score.