Dukes to Host Texas Southern in First-Ever Meeting

Monday, November 21

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

Texas Southern

11/20/2016 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

James Madison vs. Texas Southern
JMU Convocation Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
Monday, November 21, 2016 - 7 p.m.

0-3 (0-0 CAA)
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3-1 (0-0 SWAC)
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JMU seeks its first win of the season after dropping a tough game at Montana State, 80-73 on Friday night.
All three games the Dukes have played have been physical contests, with JMU averaging 28 fouls per game and opponents averaging 22.7.
Through three games, junior guard Joey McLean leads JMU with 15.0 points per game on 60.0 percent shooting. He's also 7-of-14 from three-point range this season.
Senior guard/forward Shakir Brown put up 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in the loss at Montana State.
JMU has improved on its point total from the previous game in every match this season. After scoring 55 at Old Dominion. they put up 70 against Rice and then 73 at Montana State.
Texas Southern is off to a hot 3-1 start, and come to Harrisonburg on a three-game win streak.
The Tigers most recently beat La Salle 77-76 Saturday evening on a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Dulani Robinson.
Zach Lofton leads TSU with 20.8 points per game while Marvin Jones is the Tigers' top rebounder, pulling in eight boards per game.
This is the first-ever meeting between JMU and Texas Southern.
The Dukes and Tigers share one common opponent: Rice, who Texas Southern beat 71-68 on Nov. 16.