# 1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1980* | | Indiana (PA) | W 86–71 | 1–0 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 6, 1980 | | at Rhode Island | L 61–65 | 1–1 (0–1) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Dec 9, 1980* | | Old Dominion | L 70–73 | 1–2 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 11, 1980* | | Robert Morris | W 83–59 | 2–2 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 13, 1980* | | at Canisius | W 82–57 | 3–2 | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York |
| Dec 19, 1980* | | vs. Miami (OH) Golden Gate Tournament | W 97–59 | 4–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 20, 1980* | | at San Francisco Golden Gate Tournament | L 83–91 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 22, 1980* | | at San Jose State | L 60–82 | 4–4 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Jan 8, 1981 | | George Washington | W 87–71 | 5–4 (1–1) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 12, 1981 | | at West Virginia | L 61–73 | 5–5 (1–2) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 15, 1981 | | UMass | W 99–69 | 6–5 (2–2) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 17, 1981 | | at George Washington | W 89–82 | 7–5 (3–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 20, 1981 | | Rutgers | W 62–60 | 8–5 (4–2) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 22, 1981* | | Cincinnati | W 85–77 | 9–5 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 24, 1981* | | Stetson | W 62–60 | 10–5 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 28, 1981 | | at St. Bonaventure | W 75–73 | 11–5 (5–2) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Feb 1, 1981* | | Saint Francis | W 72–63 | 12–5 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 4, 1981 | | at Pittsburgh | L 53–60 | 12–6 (5–3) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 7, 1981 | | at UMass | W 83–67 | 13–6 (6–3) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Feb 9, 1981 | | West Virginia | W 69–64 | 14–6 (7–3) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 11, 1981* | | at La Salle | L 62–66 | 14–7 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 15, 1981 | | Pittsburgh | W 66–64 | 15–7 (8–3) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 17, 1981* | | Detroit | W 72–70 | 16–7 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 20, 1981* | | at Dayton | L 100–109 $^{3OT}$ | 16–8 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 22, 1981 | | St. Bonaventure | W 79–72 | 17–8 (9–3) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 25, 1981 | | at Rutgers | W 69–68 | 18–8 (10–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Eastern 8 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1981* | (2) | (7) George Washington Quarterfinals | W 84–78 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 6, 1981* | (2) | (3) West Virginia Semifinals | W 55–50 | 20–8 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 7, 1981* | (2) | (4) Pittsburgh Finals | L 60–64 | 20–9 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| NIT Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1981* | | at Michigan First round | L 58–74 | 20–10 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||