Buzzer-Beater Downs Dukes at Richmond

Sunday, December 10

Richmond, Va.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

3-8

Richmond

2-8

James Madison

Richmond

12/10/2017 5:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond hit a three-pointer with 0.4 seconds to play on Sunday afternoon, saddling James Madison with a heartbreaking 74-71 loss in non-conference men's basketball action at the Robins Center.

The Dukes (3-8) shot 63 percent (17-of-27) in the second half, including 6-of-10 from behind the arc, as the two teams traded the lead eight times after halftime. Turnovers made the difference, as JMU committed 15 turnovers to Richmond's (2-8) four.

JMU trailed, 71-69, with 21 seconds remaining before redshirt junior Stuckey Mosley drew a foul and knocked down both free throws to tie the game with seven seconds remaining before freshman Jacob Gilyard dribbled up and drilled a deep three for the gamewinner.

Mosley led all scorers on the night with 25 points, all of which came in the second half, along with four rebounds. Junior DeVelle Phillips notched his fourth double-double of the year and second in as many games, racking up 11 points with 17 rebounds, three blocks and an assist, while freshman Darius Banks picked up 13 points on just 10 shots.

Neither team led by more than six at any point in the contest, with the Dukes taking a 51-45 lead with 11:40 to play. The Spiders responded with back-to-back threes to erase the lead and the game was within three points the rest of the way.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"It sounds familiar, but we battled like crazy today. We committed too many turnovers and that made the difference, unfortunately. I was proud of our first-half defense; we just need to do that for 40 minutes and get a few more stops."

QUICK HITS
- The Dukes dominated the paint on Sunday, outrebounding Richmond by a 42-28 margin and racking up 38 points in the paint to the Spiders' 26.
- Junior DeVelle Phillips' 17 rebounds are tied for the most in Coach Rowe era (Yohanny Dalembert vs. Elon, 1/14/17)
- Sunday's contest marked the Dukes' sixth consecutive game decided by single digits, the longest such streak since the 2012-13 season.
- All eight JMU players that saw the court scored at least two points on the evening.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will remain away from home as part of their four-game road trip next week, heading to Florida for games at FIU (12/16; 7:30 p.m.) and Florida (12/20; 7 p.m.) before the holidays. The Panthers currently sit at 4-4 on the year, with games at USF and North Florida on tap this week prior to facing JMU.