February in Pittsburgh. Blah!

That seemingly was Duquesne’s sentiment Wednesday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, where the Dukes appeared disinterested in what’s at stake and played uninspired basketball during their disastrous 67-56 loss to Davidson.

“Sometimes, these games — especially in conference play — just keep coming one after another, one after another,” Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III said. “The days start looking the same. The sun still hasn’t come out in Pittsburgh yet. You’re deep in February. It can be monotonous at times.”

How so?

“It’s a mental challenge almost as much as it’s physical,” Joyce said. “You have to get yourself ready to play, and I don’t believe the guys had the right mindset and attack that was needed mentally and physically, and we just played from behind in both halves.”

Despite the loss, a double-bye for Duquesne is still possible for the fast-approaching Atlantic 10 Tournament, but time is running out.

Parker Friedrichsen scored 16 points, and Davidson took advantage of Duquesne’s cold shooting to send the Dukes to their second straight loss.

Devin Brown added 11 points for Davidson (17-11, 8-7), which held Duquesne to 35.6% shooting. Roberts Blums corralled 10 rebounds for the Wildcats, who dominated Duquesne on the boards 42-33.

The 56 points were a season low for the Dukes, who entered the game averaging 81 points per game.

Tarance Guinyard’s 20 points — 18 in the second half — led Duquesne (16-12, 8-7).

An 18-2 run in the first half put Davidson in control for good, and the Wildcats entered halftime with a 35-21 advantage.

Duquesne managed to cut the deficit to single digits on several occasions in the second half but couldn’t gain traction.

“We struggled tremendously on offense tonight,” Joyce said. “In the first half, we didn’t get to the free-throw line, and we wound up going 1 for 11 from 3. We rushed a few.”

Neither team shot well from the perimeter. While Davidson finished at 41.1% overall, the Wildcats hit just 6 for 23 (26.1) from 3-point range. Meanwhile, Duquesne was 5 for 24 (20.8) from behind the arc.

With three regular-season games remaining, the Dukes and Wildcats are tied for sixth place in the A-10 standings, two games out of the fourth and final spot for a double-bye in the A-10 Tournament, which is March 11-15 at PPG Paints Arena.

“We don’t have to change the message. It’s not a time for panic mode,” Joyce said. “The nature of what we do has been the next game. That’s all we’ve got to focus on. Our job is to make sure we’re prepared and find our rhythm of what we want to do offensively and defensively.”

David Dixon added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, and Alex Williams finished with 11 points for Duquesne, which plays Saturday at No. 23 Saint Louis.

The league-leading Billikens (25-3, 13-2) have lost two of their past three games since winning 18 straight. They squeezed out an 81-77 victory against Duquesne in the first meeting Jan. 20 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, part of that 18-game winning streak.

“You’ve got to have the right mindset. You’ve got to have a toughness to you,” Joyce said. “At this point in the year, your body doesn’t feel the same. It doesn’t feel like it did back in November. It’s banged up.”

It’s February in Pittsburgh.