Satkus Notches Double-Double in Loss at Towson

Saturday, February 18

Towson, Md.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

8-21, 6-10CAA

Towson

19-10, 11-5CAA

James Madison

Towson

2/18/2017 10:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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TOWSON, Md. - James Madison slashed a 17-point second-half Towson lead to just five on Saturday evening, but the Tigers held on and scored their last 11 points at the free throw line to hand the Dukes a physical, 75-65 loss in Colonial Athletic Association action at SECU Arena.

The Dukes (8-21, 6-10 CAA) played well on the offensive end, going 24-of-52 (46.2 percent) from the floor, but yielded a 19-4 run to close the first half that turned a 22-18 JMU lead into a 37-26 advantage for the Tigers (19-10, 11-5 CAA).

Senior forward Paulius Satkus posted his first career double-double for the Dukes, going 5-of-10 from the field en route to 13 points and 10 rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end. Senior forward Dimitrije Cabarkapa joined him in double figures with 14 points that included a trio of three-pointers.

Towson pushed its halftime advantage to 17 in short order, scoring the first six points after the break to take a 43-26 lead, one it would match twice more, with the final time coming at 57-40 at the 9:42 mark. Junior Ramone Snowden responded immediately, however, coming up with a three-point play that keyed a furious 14-2 run for the Dukes, who cut things to 59-54 with 5:51 to play.

That would be the closest JMU would get, though, as the Tigers scored five straight points across the next minute to push the advantage back to double-digits, and the Dukes would not get closer than eight the rest of the way as Towson closed the contest out at the charity stripe.

Mike Morsell paced the Tigers on the evening with a game-high 19 points, including 15 in the first half on 5-of-6 shooting, while Zane Martin added 16 off the bench and William Adala Moto chipped in 11 points and eight boards despite a 3-of-11 night from the floor.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"Again, I'm so proud of the battle these guys had tonight. We absolutely can't have the rough stretch that we did against a team as strong as Towson, but these guys fought back and never went away in a tough environment."

CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
Senior Jackson Kent appeared in his 125th career game on Saturday, giving him sole possession of fourth place on JMU's all-time career games played list. Kent, who has not missed a contest since arriving in Harrisonburg, sits just one contest behind Pierre Curtis (2006-10; 126 games) in third and three behind Ron Curry (2012-16; 128) in second.

CAA STANDINGS
13-3 | UNCW
12-4 | College of Charleston
11-5 | Towson
9-7 | Elon
9-7 | William & Mary
7-9 | Northeastern
6-10 | James Madison
5-11 | Hofstra
5-11 | Delaware
3-13 | Drexel

UP NEXT
The Dukes will close their road schedule next week, when they head to Philadelphia, Pa. for a 7 p.m. bout at Drexel on Thursday, Feb. 23. JMU bested the Dragons, who are 9-20 (3-13 CAA) heading into next week.