JMU RECORDS 67-51 EXHIBITION WIN OVER PHILADELPHIA

Sunday, October 31

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James Madison University

Philadelphia (Exhibition)

10/31/2010 8:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va., Oct. 31, 2010 - James Madison defeated Philadelphia 67-51 in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon in the JMU Convocation Center.

It was the third straight year that JMU defeated Philadelphia in its lone exhibition contest.

Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) and Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) led the Dukes with 15 points each. Philadelphia's Jimmy Connolly led all scorers with 16 points and junior Rayshawn Goins (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville) contributed 10 points and six rebounds for the Dukes.

JMU capitalized off of Philadelphia's 28 team turnovers and tallied 15 steals. JMU shot 48.2% from the field while its opponent shot only 28.0%.

The Dukes led by a four-point margin at halftime, 27-23. JMU held a 12-point lead with 6:29 remaining in the first half before Philadelphia rallied to take a one-point lead off of a three-pointer by Nick Christian. JMU outscored its opponent 40-28 in the second half to secure the win.

JMU's 2010-11 season opener will be at Kansas State in Manhattan Kan. in the 2010 O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at 9 p.m. Eastern time. The Wildcats begin the season ranked third nationally according to the preseason AP poll.