Dukes, Edwards Hammer Hampton at Home

Wednesday, November 9

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

2-0,0-0Sun Belt

106

Hampton

0-1,0-0CAA

Hampton

James Madison

106

11/9/2022 10:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison men's basketball racked up a second consecutive 100-point scoring effort for the first time since 1991 on Wednesday evening, cruising to a 106-58 victory over Hampton at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

The Dukes (2-0) spread the scoring effort around again, with five players scoring in double figures, as JMU shot 60.6% (40-66) from the field and held Hampton (0-1) to a 32.3% (21-65) shooting performance.

Sophomore Terrence Edwards erupted for his best collegiate effort, scoring the Dukes' first 10 points and rolling to 21 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 16 first-half minutes alone before finishing with a 21-11-5 line in just 22 minutes.

Graduate student Takal Molson added 20 points and nine boards of his own, going 7-of-10 from the field in 21 turnover-free minutes, while senior Vado Morse knocked down a trio of three-pointers on his way to 14 points and four assists.

Sophomore Justin Amadi and graduate student Mezie Offurum each chipped in 11 points as JMU cleared the century mark in back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 14-21, 1991.

Hampton guard Marquis Godwin led the Pirates with 12 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
JMU rolled up an early lead for the second game in a row, bursting out to advantages of 12-2 and 20-11, before exploding for 18 straight points to go up 38-13 on an Amadi dunk with 5:03 to play in the half. The Dukes then closed the half on a separate 15-2 run to take a commanding 57-19 lead into the break.

Second Half
After halftime, the Dukes quickly pushed the lead past 40 for good with five straight points to open the period. JMU would go up by as many as 54 on multiple occasions, clearing the 100-point mark with 4:08 to play before Hampton used eight straight late points to make it 106-58.

QUICK HITS
- The Dukes tallied 21 assists, giving them at least 20 in consecutive games for the first time since the Dec. 17-23, 2009.
- Edwards' performance marked his second career double-double as he now has made at least seven field goals in four of his last six contests dating back to last season.
- Graduate forward Alonzo Sule racked up four blocks on the night, marking a new collegiate high.
- Amadi's 5-for-5 shooting performance was the fourth time in his career that he was perfect from the field with at least five attempts.
- Freshman Xavier Brown racked up a team-best seven assists - all within a span of 8:08 in the second half (from 12:16 to 4:08).

UP NEXT
The Dukes will hit the road this weekend for the first of six consecutive road contests, traveling north to face Buffalo at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Bulls won their first game of the season, taking down Colgate in an 88-87 battle in their home opener on Monday evening to enter their matchup against JMU at 1-0.