Game Story; JMU 85, Penn State 69

Wednesday, December 19

University Park, Pa.

TBA

James Madison University

4-3

Penn State

2-6

JAMES MADISON

PENN STATE

12/19/2001 12:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (12/19/2001) – JMU shot a season-high 54.5 percent and placed five player in double figures in scoring while posting its second win of the season over a major-conference opponent, 85-69 at Penn State.

The Dukes hit on 30 of 55 shots overall from the field and on eight of 15 attempts from three-point range while raising their record to 4-3. They also hit on 17 of 21 free throws and shot 70 percent (14-20) from the field during the final half.

The Big Ten Conference's Penn State fell to 2-6 in the teams' first meeting since the 1992-93 season.

JMU took a 25-11 lead midway through the first half, led 38-30 at halftime and held at least a seven-point margin throughout the second half. Penn State got the first point of the final half to close to within 38-31, but JMU increased the lead to 50-34 less than five minutes into the final period and led 73-52 with 3:59 remaining. The Dukes hit on 12 of 14 free throws during the final 3:03.

JMU had five three-point field goals during the first 10 minutes. During the second half after Penn State cut JMU's 50-34 lead to 50-41 with 14:15 left, Jerian Younger had seven points during a 10-2 scoring burst that gave the Dukes a 60-43 margin with 9:58 to play.

David Fanning, who had two three-point field goals during the opening two minutes, finished with 19 points and led JMU in scoring for the seventh straight 2001-02 game. Dwayne Broyles added 17 points and six rebounds, Tim Lyle 14 points and six rebounds, Chris Williams 13 points and a career-high nine assists, Younger 13 points, and Pat Mitchell nine points. JMU used only seven players.

Lyle came off the bench to score all of his points during the first half, and Mitchell had all of his points during the second period. Lyle hit on six of eight shots overall and on two of four attempts from three-point range, and Mitchell hit on four of five shots. Broyles hit on each of his four three-point attempts.

Penn State shot 37.9 percent (22-58) overall and only 33.3 percent (10-30) during the second half.

JMU had a 34-30 rebounding advantage.