Second Half Trips Dukes Against William & Mary

Tuesday, January 2

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

4-11, 0-2CAA

William & Mary

9-4, 2-0CAA

William & Mary

James Madison

1/2/2018 10:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison jumped out to an early lead over William & Mary on Tuesday night, but the Tribe used a hot-shooting second half to hand the Dukes an 84-76 Colonial Athletic Association loss in men's basketball action at the JMU Convocation Center.

JMU (4-11, 0-2 CAA) held the powerful Tribe (9-4, 2-0 CAA) offense mostly in check in the first half, but W&M shot 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the field after the break to outscore the Dukes, 46-35 in the second period.

The Dukes put five players in double figures for the first time since a Dec. 7 contest at The Citadel, led by junior Stuckey Mosley and freshman Matt Lewis, who each had 13. Freshman Dwight Wilson continued his strong play with 12 points across just 15 minutes, while senior Joey McLean chipped in 10 and junior Develle Phillips racked up 11 points, nine boards and three blocks on the night.

In the early goings, JMU gained early momentum when it forced four turnovers in the first 2:35 on its way to a 6-0 start that it eventually pushed to a 14-point advantage (37-23) with 3:59 remaining in the first. W&M responded quickly, using a 15-4 run to close out the first half and pull within three at the break.

After a back-and-forth start to the second half, the Tribe used another 15-4 run to take a 62-54 lead with 10:58 to play that they would not relinquish. JMU would cut the deficit to three at the 5:38 mark, but would get no closer as W&M hit all seven of its free throws in the final 40 seconds.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"This was another game where we didn't quite play 40 complete minutes. We came out with the kind of energy we need to play with and we battled back late, but we can't give good teams in our league any chances to catch momentum. We'll have to learn from this and take steps forward."

QUICK HITS
- Senior Ramone Snowden continued to produce, matching his career high with seven assists to go with eight points and a pair of steals.
- Freshman Dwight Wilson notched double-digit points for the second straight game after tallying just seven points prior to the start of CAA play.
- Junior Stuckey Mosley reached double-figure scoring for the eighth game in a row and 14th time in 15 contests this year.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will head north for their first two away conference games this weekend, hitting the road for matchups against Hofstra (Jan. 5, 7 p.m.) and Northeastern (Jan. 7, 2 p.m.).