Men's Basketball Hosts Drexel in Sunday Matinee

James Madison Dukes (8-5, 3-1 CAA) vs. Drexel Dragons (7-5, 2-3 CAA)

January 31, 2021 -- 2 p.m.

Harrisonburg, Va. -- Atlantic Union Bank Center

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The James Madison Dukes will remain at home this weekend, welcoming Drexel to the Atlantic Union Bank Center for a quickly-scheduled matchup set to tip at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
The Dragons were previously scheduled to face Northeastern and the Dukes were scheduled to meet Charleston on January 30-31, but the contests were postponed due to positive CoVID-19 tests within the programs at Northeastern and Charleston.
The Dukes have improved to 8-5 (3-1 CAA) on the 2020-21 season after splitting a two-game series against league-leading Northeastern last weekend, then rolling to a 78-63 midweek win over Towson on Wednesday afternoon in their return home.
Senior guard Matt Lewis is playing the best basketball of his career, leading the Dukes and the CAA in scoring through the opening 13 contests, racking up 4.8rpg and 3.7 apg along the way while shooting 42.7% from the three-point line.
The senior guard is averaging 21.4 points per contest, 15th-most in Division I, climbing to third place on JMU's all-time scoring list, while newcomer guard Vado Morse is adding 13.4 ppg.
Freshman Justin Amadi has put together an outstanding freshman campaign and enters Sunday averaging 8.9 points per contest on an impressive 71.0% (49-69) percentage from the floor, to go along with 5.1 rebounds per game.
The Dukes rank among the best in the nation at getting to the free throw line - KenPom currently ranks the Dukes sixth in the country in their ability to earn free throws.

SCOUTING THE DRAGONS

Drexel will enter Sunday's matchup in Harrisonburg with a 7-5 (2-3 CAA) mark on the 2020-21 season, having lost a pair of contests at College of Charleston before winning two of three against William & Mary across the last two weekends.
Junior Camren Wynter and senior James Butler have lived up to their First Team Preseason All-CAA plaudits in the first 12 games of the year, leading the way for the Dragons with 16.8ppg and 14.4ppg, respectively. Wynter adds a league-leading 5.8apg, while Butler grabs 9.7 boards per contest with the help of four double-doubles already in 2020-21.

SERIES HISTORY

Drexel has won five of the last six meetings between the two teams, pushing its advantage in the all-time series between the teams to 23-15 entering the 2020-21 season, though the Dukes still hold a 9-8 edge in games played in Harrisonburg.
Last year's contest in Harrisonburg saw then-junior Matt Lewis rack up 24 points in a 78-71 JMU loss on Jan. 11, 2020, while then-freshman Michael Christmas added 12 points and six boards in the loss. Then-sophomore Camren Wynter flirted with a triple-double for Drexel on that day, tallying 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

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