Dukes Close Nonconference Play Against Wake Forest

Doubleheader Part II | JMU Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day
Doors open at 1 p.m. for MBB vs. Drexel

James Madison vs. Wake Forest
Convocation Center | Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, December 31, 2016 - 4:30 p.m.

6-4 (0-0 CAA)
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JMUSports.com | Game Notes

9-3 (0-0 ACC)
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WakeForestSports.com | Game Notes

GAME DAY NEWS

Doubleheader: Gates will open at 1 p.m. for the men's basketball game. One ticket grants admission to both games; a reserved seat is game specific and fans should move to general admission seating for the other game.
JMU Faculty & Staff Appreciation, presented by Valley Mall - JMU faculty and staff members can receive two (2) free tickets to the game and can purchase additional at a discounted rate. Contact the JMU Athletics Ticket Office at (540) 568-3853 for more information or to claim your tickets.

QUICK HITS

JMU is coming off an 85-72 win at Saint Joseph's, which capped a three-game road swing and a stretch that saw the Dukes play away from the Convo in seven of eight games.
Five Dukes scored in double figures against the Hawks for the first time in the Sean O'Regan era, led by a career-best 22 points from freshman Lexie Barrier.
JMU and Wake Forest have battled nine times in the past, with the Dukes prevailing in five of those meetings. The two programs last met on March 18, 2012 in the WNIT Second Round as JMU defeated the Demon Deacons 84-76 in Harrisonburg.
The Deacs are on a two-game win streak. They also hold a 2-0 regard against common opponents Rutgers (55-43) and Elon (78-68).
Wake Forest boasts four players averaging double-figure scoring, led by Amber Campbell's 14.8 ppg. Milan Quinn, who averages 11.0 ppg, is just off a double-double with 9.8 rebounds per contest.
This is the second ACC foe on the Dukes' schedule this season. JMU fell 84-64 at then No.12/12 Florida State in mid-November.

NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RULES

FORMAT: Women's basketball games has four 10-minute periods with an intermission between the first and second periods and the third and fourth periods as well as a 15-minute halftime intermission.
FOULS: A player will be awarded two free throws for each common foul committed by a team starting with the fifth team foul in each period - there are no more 1-and-1 situations. Team foul counts will reset at the beginning of each period.
TEAM-CALLED TIMEOUTS: Each team will have four timeouts to be used during the course of the game (three 30-second timeouts and one full 60-second timeout). Three timeouts carry over to the second half; if no timeout is taken in the first half, a team loses one 30-second timeout. If the game goes past regulation, one 30-second timeout is awarded for each extra period, plus the remaining second-half timeouts.
MEDIA TIMEOUTS (2:45 in length): There will be seven media timeouts during regulation time: three prior to halftime and four after halftime. The intermission between the first and second periods as well as the intermission between the third and fourth periods will count as media timeouts. Each period will have one media timeout at either the first team-called timeout of the period OR the first dead ball at or below the five-minute mark. A floating media timeout will take place during either the third or fourth period at the first team-called timeout. This will not eliminate the set media timeout of that period.