PITTSBURGH (AP) - B.J. Monteiro and Sean Johnson each scored 19 points as Duquesne held off St. Bonaventure 70-64 on Wednesday night.

Monteiro and Johnson came off the bench to shoot 15 of 26 from the floor (57.7 percent), while their teammates combined to shoot 14 for 36 (38.9 percent).

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T.J. McConnell added 12 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and five steals for the Dukes (18-10, 10-5 Atlantic 10 Conference), who scored 26 points off 23 turnovers.

Duquesne led 63-62 with 1:24 left, but a 3 from Johnson and a layup from McConnell pushed its lead to 68-62 with 22 seconds on the clock.

Andrew Nicholson and Ogo Adegboye each scored 12 points for the Bonnies (15-13, 7-8), who shot 51.2 percent from the field (21 of 41). Matthew Wright added 11 points.

The Dukes shot just 4 for 22 from 3-point range (18.2 percent), but outscored St. Bonaventure 40-22 in the paint.