Men's Hoops Set for Final Game in Convocation Center

Saturday, February 22

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

William & Mary

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James Madison Dukes (9-17, 2-13 CAA) vs. William & Mary Tribe (19-10, 11-5 CAA)

February 22, 2020 -- 4:00 PM

Harrisonburg, Va. -- JMU Convocation Center

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James Madison is set to play the final men's basketball game in the history of the Convocation Center, its home of 38 years, when the Dukes welcome William & Mary to Harrisonburg for a 4 p.m. matchup on Saturday, February 22.
On Thursday, four different players scored in double figures for the Dukes, but cold second-half shooting allowed Elon to hand JMU a 70-62 loss in the penultimate game at the Convo. Junior Matt Lewis racked up 23 points on the evening, including his 1,500th career point, while Darius Banks, Zach Jacobs and Dwight Wilson all added 11 points each.
Heading into JMU's second matchup with the Tribe, junior Matt Lewis leads the way with 19.0 points per game, while junior Darius Banks adds 12.5 points and junior Dwight Wilson is averaging a double-double at 10.4 points and 10.1 boards.
Wilson's rebounding currently ranks third in the league as one of just three players averaging double digits, and his 52.7% clip from the field is third in the CAA, while sophomore Deshon Parker is second in the CAA in assist-turnover ratio at 1.8.
Lewis has scored in double digits against W&M in all five matchups throughout his career, averaging 19.6ppg across those efforts. Banks has added 14.0ppg despite missing one contest with injury, while Wilson is chipping in 10.0ppg and 7.8rpg.
In 38 seasons at the Convocation Center, the Dukes have played 524 games, with a 322-202 record across those contest. Exactly 2,215,000 fans have attendend matchups at the Convo, an average of 4,163 per game across nearly four decades.

SCOUTING THE TRIBE

William & Mary has won three straight contests heading into Saturday's matchup, including Thursday's win at Towson that lifted the Tribe to 19-10 (11-5 CAA) on the season and into sole possession of second place in the league.
Senior forward Nathan Knight continues to lead the Tribe as one of the top players in the CAA, racking up 20.9 points and 10.9 rebounds, adding 44 blocks in 29 contests while shooting 53.1% from the field.

SERIES HISTORY

In addition to serving as the last game in the Convocation Center, Saturday is historic for being the 100th matchup between the two Virginia rivals, making the Tribe the first-ever opponent to reach the century mark in JMU prograrm history.
The Dukes hold a 50-49 edge over William & Mary in the all-time series, though JMU holds a 25-17 lead in games played in Harrisonburg. Only the JMU home games would still make W&M the ninth-most common opponent in the Dukes' 51-season history.
In the meeting earlier this year, junior Darius Banks racked up 24 points and junior Matt Lewis added 22, but JMU could not recover from an early onslaught and fell in Williamsburg, 88-75. Lewis added six rebounds and two steals, while sophomore Deshon Parker chipped in 14 points and four steals as the Tribe hit 33 of its 57 shots (57.9%), including a 48% (12-20) clip from the three-point line.

PROMOTIONS

SENIOR DAY – Join us in celebrating our seniors in their final home game
ALUMNI DAY – JMU Men's Basketball would like to welcome back all alumni as we play our final game in the Convocation Center
FAN APPRECIATION DAY – As a thank you to our loyal fans, special giveaways will be provided