Late Threes Hand Dukes Last-Minute Loss to Delaware

Saturday, February 11

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

7-20, 5-9CAA

Delaware

11-16, 4-10CAA

Delaware

James Madison

2/11/2017 8:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - Delaware guard Darian Bryant hit an off-balance three-pointer from the left corner with 5.5 seconds left to erase a lengthy James Madison comeback and hand the Dukes a heartbreaking 58-57 loss in Colonial Athletic Association action at the JMU Convocation Center.

The Dukes (7-20, 5-9 CAA) battled through a bumpy first half to take a one-point lead into the break, but the Blue Hens (11-16, 4-10 CAA) went 15-of-25 (60 percent) from the field in the second stanza and edged JMU in the final seconds.

Trailing by six with 4:19 to play, JMU ripped off a 9-0 run, capped by a clutch three-pointer from sophomore Terrence Johnson that gave the Dukes a 55-52 lead with just 59.7 seconds left. On Delaware's next possession, however, an errant offensive rebound found its way to freshman Ryan Daly, who drilled his second three-pointer of the contest to tie things back up at 55-55.

JMU pulled back ahead immediately, with senior forward Ivan Lukic sinking a baby hook with less than 20 seconds to play, putting the Dukes back up, 57-55. The Blue Hens did not call timeout on the inbound, pushing the ball up to Bryant in the corner, who drilled the leaning gamewinner with a hand in his face.

Senior Ramone Snowden had one of his most complete games of the season for the Dukes, tallying 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, while adding a game-high seven boards and a career-high five assists, including a perfect pass through traffic to set up Johnson's three-pointer.

Senior Jackson Kent was aggressive throughout, racking up a game-high 17 points, including 10 after halftime, to go with four assists and three rebounds, while Lukic added 12 points of his own, marking his fourth double-digit evening in the last five contests.

Bryant and Daly paced Delaware with a dozen points each, while Eric Carter chipped in 10.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"That's as tough a loss as we've had all year. I'm really proud of the way that lineup battled back down the stretch for us, but we just missed a couple plays to let them back into it late."

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Seniors Shakir Brown and Jackson Kent celebrate with sophomore Terrence Johnson after Johnson's go-ahead three-pointer with less than a minute to play.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will remain at home next week when they welcome William & Mary to the Convo for a 7 p.m. matchup on Thursday, Feb. 16. Although the Tribe have a spotless 12-0 record at home, they have struggled on the road, going 2-11 on opposing teams' home courts.