Dukes Head North for MABC Oakland Hoops Challenge

James Madison at Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge
Athletics Center O'rena | Rochester, Mich.
Nov. 23-25, 2018

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James Madison travels to Rochester, Mich. for the Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge where the team will face Oakland, Northern Illinois and Oral Roberts.
JMU is coming off an overtime loss to Citadel, falling 91-82 in overtime on Tuesday night in the Convocation Center.
Sophomore Zach Jacobs had a career night, racking up 12 points and 18 boards for his first career double-double. His 18 rebounds are the most of any JMU players since Jeff Chambers grabbed 19 against Richmond in 1992.
Sophomore Matt Lewis led JMU's scoring, dropping 21 points on the night.
Redshirt senior Stuckey Mosley also posted a double-double, tallying 16 points and 11 rebounds while tacking on five assists.

JMU VS. OAKLAND

The Dukes will begin the Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge on Friday, Nov. 23 against host Oakland. The game is slated for a 2:30 tip.
Friday afternoon's game will be the first meeting between the two programs.
The Golden Grizzlies are hosting the tournament and are 1-2 at home so far this season.
Oakland has three players averaging double-digit scoring and is led by redshirt junior Xavier Hill-Mais at 26.5 points per contest.

JMU VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS

JMU will face Northern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 24 with tipoff set for noon.
This will be the second time the Dukes and Huskies have faced each other, having met in 2013.
On Nov. 15, 2013, JMU traveled to Dekalb, Ill. for the NIU Invitational. Led by then-sophomore Ron Curry with 19 points, JMU edged NIU 60-55.
Four players average double-figure scoring for the Huskies: Dante Thorpe (18.5), Levi Bradley (18.0), Eugene German (17.0) and Lacey James (12.0).

JMU VS. ORAL ROBERTS

The Dukes will face the Golden Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 25 for a noon matchup.
This will only be the second meeting between the two programs.
JMU hosted Oral Roberts in the Men Against Breast Cancer Classic on Nov. 21, 2015 and lost 74-64 in the Convocation Center.
Redshirt junior Emmanuel Nzekwesi leads ORU's offense, averaging 14.2 points per game and 7.2 rebounds.
The Golden Eagles are coming off a big win at home over Ecclesia, defeating the the Royals 109-72 on Monday, Nov. 19.

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