Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Southern Miss on January 31, 2026 , Loss , 65, to, 73
MBB
Final
James Madison
65
at Southern Miss
73
James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Saturday, December 16
Brookville, N.Y.
TBA
James Madison University
5-3
69
at
66
Long Island
2-6
1
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JAMES MADISON
29
40
69
LONG ISLAND
31
35
66
Game Story; JMU 69, Long Island 66
12/16/2000 11:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (12/16/2000) – Pat Mitchell scored had a career-high 26 points, David Fanning hit on five free throws during the final 33 seconds, and JMU rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit for a 69-66 victory.
The Dukes trailed by 12 points during the first half, 31-29 at halftime and 45-36 with 14:00 left before rallying behind Mitchell, who hit on 11 of 15 shots overall and had 19 second-half points. His field goal with 5:57 to play put JMU in front for the first time (55-54) and came during a period during which he scored 10 straight JMU points.
JMU's lead was 64-58 with 42 seconds left and 65-60 after Fanning hit on the first of a one-and one free throw chance with 33 seconds to play. Fanning added two free throws with 30.7 seconds left after LIU got to within 65-62 and two more with 4.5 seconds to play after the Blackbirds pulled to within 67-66.
JMU shot 53.6 percent (15-28) during the second half after shooting 37.5 percent (12-32) during the first half and had only five second-half turnovers after having 11 during the first half.
The Dukes trailed by 12 points during the first half, 31-29 at halftime and 45-36 with 14:00 left before rallying behind Mitchell, who hit on 11 of 15 shots overall and had 19 second-half points. His field goal with 5:57 to play put JMU in front for the first time (55-54) and came during a period during which he scored 10 straight JMU points.
JMU's lead was 64-58 with 42 seconds left and 65-60 after Fanning hit on the first of a one-and one free throw chance with 33 seconds to play. Fanning added two free throws with 30.7 seconds left after LIU got to within 65-62 and two more with 4.5 seconds to play after the Blackbirds pulled to within 67-66.
JMU shot 53.6 percent (15-28) during the second half after shooting 37.5 percent (12-32) during the first half and had only five second-half turnovers after having 11 during the first half.
Team Stats
JMU
LIU
FG%
.450
.422
3FG%
.111
.333
FT%
.700
.806
RB
34
30
TO
16
19
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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