JMU Heads to East Carolina for ESPN3 Game on Saturday

Saturday, December 13

Greenville, N.C.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

East Carolina

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JMU Game Notes

James Madison at East Carolina
Minges Coliseum (8,000) – Greenville, N.C.
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 - 5 p.m.
TV: ESPN3/Watch ESPN
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ECU Game Notes

Game Plan

James Madison hits the road for the second time this season as it treks down to Greenville, North Carolina, to take on East Carolina this Saturday at Minges Coliseum.
The game will be the first for JMU against member of the American Athletic Conference, however, the Dukes have played five of its 11 members while they were a part of different conferences, including ECU, which was one of the founding members of the CAA.
The game can be seen live nationally on ESPN3 and the Watch ESPN app, while also being heard on the JMU/nTelos Wireless Broadcast Network and WSVA AM 550.

Scouting Report

Saturday marks the 45th meeting between JMU and East Carolina but the first since the 2000-01 season when the ECU left the Colonial Athletic Association. The Dukes enter the game with a 6-2 overall record and 0-1 mark on the road while the Pirates come in at 4-5 on the year and 3-1 on home soil.
JMU leads the series 33-11, including a 14-7 mark in Greenville. It has triumphed in its last eight trips to ECU and the last time these two teams met, JMU walked away with a 69-51 road victory on Feb. 5, 2001.
The Dukes are off to one of their strongest starts in a few years, matching a 6-2 start they had four seasons ago when they went 21-12 overall on the year.
Last time out, JMU scored 40 points in the paint and used staunch defense to pick up a gritty 51-46 victory over instra-state rival Richmond on Sunday at the JMU Convocation Center.
The Dukes outscored the Spiders 7-2 over the final four minutes as they yielded the fourth-lowest point total of any Matt Brady JMU squad. Richmond shot just 36 percent and was outrebounded 39-27, including 15-3 on the offensive glass.
Hari Hall led Madison with 12 points while Yohanny Dalembert added 10. Jackson Kent also brought down a game- and career-high 10 rebounds in the win.
Through eight games, Kent and Andre Nation but average 12.0 points per game while Dalembert contributes 10.9 points and 5.4 rebounds. Ron Curry also leads the team with 4.8 assists per outing.
ECU has lost its last two games, including a 108-64 defeat at North Carolina last Sunday. The Tar Heels shot 60 percent in the win and held a dominant 51-29 advantage on the boards. This season, B.J. Tyson leads the Pirates with 15.7 points per game while Caleb White has 14.0 points per outing.
The Dukes continue the two-game road trip on Wednesday, Dec. 17 when they fly to Muncie, Indiana, to face Ball State.

Last 10 Meetings between JMU and East Carolina
2000-01: JMU 69, East Carolina 51, Feb. 5, 2001
2000-01: JMU 79, East Carolina 72, Dec. 6, 2000
1999-00: JMU 62, East Carolina 55, Feb. 5, 2000
1999-00: JMU 60, East Carolina 57, Dec. 4, 1999
1998-99: JMU 64, East Carolina 61, Feb. 3, 1999
1998-99: JMU 73, East Carolina 57 (OT), Jan. 9, 1999
1997-98: JMU 57, East Carolina 51, Feb. 16, 1998
1997-98: East Carolina 90, JMU 60, Jan. 7, 1998
1996-97: JMU 69, East Carolina 67 (2OT), March 1, 1997
1996-97: JMU 63, East Carolina 60, Feb. 15, 1997

JMU leads series 33-11 (JMU leads 14-7 in Greenville)