A bizarre moment occurred during the second half of Duquesne’s game against VCU in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament finals on Sunday afternoon when confetti fell on the court midway through play.
In the second half, when the team was trailing the Rams by 15 points, confetti colored Dukes red, white and blue fell from part of the rafters. Most streamers fell where the media sat. CBS announcer Kevin Harlan experienced that moment firsthand.
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Duquesne’s Kareem Rozier celebrates with Jimmy Clark III during the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament championship game against VCU on Sunday, March 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyeh)
“Oh my god, confetti is falling now. Confetti is falling on the floor. They’re going to have to stop play. We can’t see the notes. The players are doing their job on this court. “I can’t,” he said. “Confetti is everywhere. Someone pressed the wrong button.”
It appeared just 17 minutes, 54 seconds too early as Duquesne held off VCU to win 57-51 and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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Duquesne’s Jake DiMichel huddles with Dusan Mahorsic and Huseyni Drameh during a VCU game on Sunday, March 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyeh)
Duquesne won its 24th game of the season and had an eight-game winning streak heading into the tournament. The team tied the program win record set during the 1953-54 season.
This will be Duquesne’s first appearance in the tournament since 1977. The team won the conference title game by defeating Villanova. They were in the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League. The team lost to VMI in the first round of the tournament.
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The national anthem is played before the Duquesne Dukes vs. Virginia Commonwealth Rams game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 17, 2024. (Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)
The Dukes won 20 games last season but were not selected for the tournament.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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