Dukes Prevail in Back-and-Forth Battle at Towson

Saturday, February 17

Towson, Md.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

9-19, 5-10CAA

Towson

18-11, 8-8CAA

James Madison

Towson

2/17/2018 11:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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TOWSON, Md. - Junior guard Stuckey Mosley racked up 19 points and James Madison forced 17 turnovers on Saturday night, as the Dukes picked up a big 69-66 win over Towson in Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball at SECU Arena.

The Dukes (9-19, 5-10 CAA) overcame six ties and 11 lead changes in a back-and-forth contest, taking the lead for good with 2:34 to play on a pair of free throws from freshman Greg Jones and holding Towson (18-11, 8-8 CAA) to pick up their first road CAA win of the season.

Mosley needed just 12 shots to lead the team in scoring, going 6-of-12 from the field and hitting three treys, while pulling down five rebounds. Freshman Matt Lewis posted his 14th straight double-digit performance, racking up 16 points and a trio of assists on the evening.

Jones turned in the best game of his freshman campaign, racking up a career-high nine points in just 16 minutes, all in the second half, adding five boards before blocking a game-tying layup with 12.5 seconds left and stealing the ensuing inbounds pass as the Dukes tried to close the game out.

After the Dukes took a four-point lead into halftime, neither team led by more than five points in the second stanza. JMU got 11 of its 35 points from the bench after the break, scoring 10 points off turnovers as Towson went 6-of-15 (40 percent) from the free throw line.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"What a battle from these guys. To come in on the third game of a week, go toe to toe with a tough, physical Towson team and come back home with a win just speaks to the fight in this team. We've got some details to work on for our last week of the season, but I'm proud of these guys and looking forward to them getting a little bit of rest."

HIGHLIGHTS

QUICK HITS
- Saturday's win marked the 13th game in the Dukes' last 14 that has been decided by single digits or in overtime.
- Junior Stuckey Mosley tallied 19 points on the night, marking his 26th double-digit performance of the year, tied for 10th-most in a single season in JMU's Division I history.
- Freshman Darius Banks tallied three steals on the evening, bringing him to 46 already this season, tied for the second-most by a freshman in program history and six steals behind the record of 52, set by Andre Nation during the 2012-13 season.
- Freshman Matt Lewis has now scored 388 points this season, already fifth-most by a freshman in JMU's Division I history and just 30 behind Julius Wells, who scored 418 in 2008-09.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will have five days off before the close out their home schedule on Thursday, Feb. 22, when they welcome Hofstra to the Convocation Center for a 7 p.m. matchup. On Saturday night, the Pride picked up an 88-76 win over Drexel at home to improve to 17-11 (10-6 CAA) on the season and move into sole possession of third place.

Prior to Thursday's contest, the Dukes will recognize their seniors in a brief ceremony.