Second-Half Surge Trips Dukes Against Louisiana

Wednesday, November 23

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

0-5

Louisiana

3-2

Louisiana

James Madison

11/23/2016 8:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison had four players score in double figures Wednesday evening, but Louisiana used a 20-4 second-half run to hand the Dukes an 82-70 loss in non-conference men's basketball at the JMU Convocation Center.

Senior guard Jackson Kent led the way for JMU (0-5) with a season-high 16 points and five rebounds, while senior forward Yohanny Dalembert added a season-best 15 points and a season-high nine rebounds.

Frank Bartley led Louisiana (3-2) with 28 points, while Jay Wright contributed 27 points and six assists. The rest of the Ragin' Cajuns combined for 27 points.

Junior guard Joey McLean contributed 13 points and dished a career-high seven assists for the Dukes, while senior forward Tom Vodanovich matched McLean's points while tallying three assists, tying his career high.

The Dukes held a 12-10 lead seven minutes into the game, and didn't trail by more than eight throughout the first half, ending the period down 39-31. Louisiana pulled away early in the second half, stretching a 43-39 lead at the 17:40 mark to 63-43 with 11:54 to play, putting the game out of reach.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"We battled well and moved the ball well today, but we have to be better. These guys are fighters and they're proud, but I know they aren't proud of where we are right now, so we're going to get back out tomorrow and change some things up moving forward."

BATTLE ON THE BOARDS
JMU out-rebounded the Ragin' Cajuns by a 31-30 margin, the fifth time in as many games the Dukes have won the rebounding battle. Seven of the 10 players that saw the floor for JMU pulled down at least one board, while all but one player on the roster is averaging at least one rebound per game this season.

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Head coach Louis Rowe celebrates a three-point play late in the first half of the Dukes' loss on Wednesday afternoon.

UP NEXT
The Dukes hit the road over the weekend to face state rival George Mason at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26. The Patriots, formerly members of the CAA, are JMU's second-most frequent opponent in program history, trailing only William & Mary. JMU leads the all-time series, 47-44.