TRIBE TRIP DUKES 70-67 IN MEN'S BASKETBALL

Wednesday, January 30

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

10-10, 3-7

William and Mary

11-9, 7-3

William and Mary

James Madison

1/30/2008 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va., Jan. 30, 2008 ? William & Mary built a 10-point second-half lead and withstood a late James Madison rally to record a 70-67 victory in a Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball game on Wednesday evening at the Convocation Center.

W&M improved to 11-9 overall and 7-3 in the CAA. The Tribe remained in a three-way tie for second place in the league with the win. JMU fell to 10-10 overall and 3-7 in conference games.

JMU led 26-24 at the half only to see W&M build a 49-39 margin with 7:57 to go. A quick 7-1 burst cut the lead to four with 6:16 remaining. The Tribe held a seven-point lead at 66-59 with 28 seconds remaining when JMU junior guard Abdulai Jalloh (District Heights, Md./National Christian Academy) converted a four-point play after being fouled by sophomore David Schneider (Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy Prep).

Sophomore guard Pierre Curtis (Denver, Colo./East) had a layup and a pair of free throws for the Dukes while W&M hit just 4-of-6 free throw attempts, setting up a JMU opportunity down by three with 11 seconds left.

The Dukes pushed the ball up the court and called timeout. On the inbounds play, Jalloh missed on a three-point attempt just to the left of the top of the arch. Freshman guard Stephen Kendall (Charlottesville, Va./Hargrave) collected the rebound and dribbled to the left corner, but his shot with two seconds left bounced off the rim to seal the victory for the Tribe.

Jalloh led the Dukes with 19 points in the game along with seven boards, three assists, and four steals. He shot 4-for-7 from the three-point arch. Junior forward Juwann James (Jacksonville, Fla./Raines) had 15 points, seven rebounds