Dukes Ready for In-State Clash with Longwood

Saturday, December 3

Farmville, Va.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

Longwood

12/2/2016 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

James Madison at Longwood
Willett Hall | Farmville, Va.
Saturday, December 3, 2016 - 5 p.m.

0-7 (0-0 CAA)
@JMUMBasketball | #GoDukes
JMUSports.com

2-3 (0-0 Big South)
@LongwoodMBB | #GoWood
LongwoodLancers.com

QUICK HITS

JMU most recently dropped a tough 65-56 decision to Charlotte on Wednesday.
The Dukes held a 35-29 advantage at halftime in Charlotte, but were outscored 36-21 in the second period while shooting 26.7 percent from the field.
Senior forward Yohanny Dalembert led JMU with 12 points, while senior forward Shakir Brown had a game-high nine rebounds.
Junior guard Joey McLean is the Dukes' top scorer with 12.1 points per game this season.
The Dukes have outrebounded their opponent in every game this season.
Longwood is 2-1 at home this season, most recently beating Dartmouth 86-80 on Monday.
The Lancers get most of their scoring from three players: Khris Lane (17.0 ppg), Darrion Allen (16.2 ppg) and Isaiah Walton (15.0 ppg). No other player averages more than seven points per game.
Lane dropped a double-double in the win over Dartmouth, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
JMU holds a 5-2 lead in the all-time series against Longwood, including the last three meetings.
These teams last met on Nov. 19, 2014, when the Dukes won 82-60 behind 20 points from Winston Grays.