NEW YORK — Jordan Price scored 36 points, one short of his career high, to lead last-place La Salle to an 88-73 victory over Duquesne in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament on Wednesday night.

The 14th-seeded Explorers (9-21) advance to play No. 6 seed Davidson on Thursday night at Barclays Center.

Price set a school record for points in the A-10 tournament. Micah Mason scored 26 for 11th-seeded Duquesne (16-16), which has lost nine of its last 10.