Dukes Welcome East Carolina in Bid for Seventh Straight Win

James Madison vs. East Carolina JMU Convocation Center (6,426) \| Harrisonburg, Va. Sunday, December 20, 2015 \| 2 p.m.
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SCOUTING THE PIRATES

East Carolina improved to 7-4 this week with a pair of wins at home over North Carolina A&T (71-60) and UNCW (78-73), giving the Pirates wins in five of their last six games.
The Pirates are 6-0 in Greenville, N.C., but are still searching for their first true road win, having dropped all three games on their opponents' home courts.
ECU has faced two of JMU's fellow Colonial Athletic Association teams this season, dropping a 77-73 decision at College of Charleston on Dec. 7, before capturing a 78-73 home win over UNCW this past Thursday, Dec. 16.
Three players are averaging at least 10 points per game for ECU, led by sophomore guard B.J. Tyson, who tallies 15.0 points per game. Junior guard Caleb White (12.8) and freshman guard Kentrell Barkley (11.1) join Tyson in double figures.

SERIES HISTORY

Sunday's game will mark the 46th game between the Dukes and Pirates, with the two teams meeting 34 times as conference opponents before ECU's departure from the CAA following the 2000-01 campaign.
In last year's contest, the first between the schools since Feb. 5, 2001, the Pirates earned a 70-58 win in Greenville to end a seven-game winning streak for the Dukes.
In that game, then-freshman guard Joey McLean returned from a seven-game injury to fill the stat sheet with 10 points, five assists and five steals, while then-junior guard Ron Curry tallied 13 points, four boards and three assists.

LAST TIME OUT

James Madison used its best defensive effort of the season to earn a 69-46 win over George Mason in non-conference men's basketball action in front of 3,856 fans, including 1,347 students, on Dec. 12 at the JMU Convocation Center.
The Dukes, who improved to 8-3 on the year, held Mason to 18-for-58 shooting (31.0%) from the floor, the lowest of any JMU opponent this year. The Patriots were also the third JMU foe in the last five games to shoot below 36% from the field.
Saturday's victory marked the sixth in a row for JMU, marking the first time since the 2010-11 campaign that the Dukes have won at least six straight games.
The win also snapped the Patriots' nine-game winning streak over JMU and the 25-point margin was the Dukes' largest win over Mason since a 110-81 victory in Fairfax on Feb. 12, 1994.

James Madison vs. East Carolina JMU Convocation Center (6,426) \| Harrisonburg, Va. Sunday, December 20, 2015 \| 2 p.m.
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