JMU Hosts Marshall in Conference Battle Saturday Night

James Madison Dukes (16-2, 4-2 SBC) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (9-10, 5-2 SBC)
January 20, 2024 - 6:00 p.m. EST
Harrisonburg, Va. - Atlantic Union Bank Center

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JMU HOSTS THE HERD

The James Madison Dukes (16-2, 4-2 SBC) are preparing for the final home game of a four-game stretch as they host the Marshall Thundering Herd for a Sun Belt Conference matchup on Saturday.
Tip-off at the Atlantic Union Bank Center is set for Saturday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. The game is also the final home game of the month of January for JMU.
JMU currently holds a 4-2 record in conference play, good for third place in the Sun Belt standings.
Marshall (9-10, 4-2 SBC) is tied with JMU with their conference records, so this game is crucial for both teams as they continue to jockey for a higher seed heading towards the end of the season.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING VS. MARSHALL

Historically, the Dukes and Thundering Herd have faced each other six times. Last season, the teams split their matchups, both coming away with road victories.
The most recent meeting occurred last season on February 22, 2023, with Marshall handing JMU a 92-83 setback in Harrisonburg. Terrence Edwards Jr. led JMU with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Julien Wooden notched 14 points.
In the teams' other meeting, JMU defeated the Thundering Herd 72-66 on Dec. 31, 2022, in Huntington. Edwards Jr. and Noah Freidel each scored in double figures to key the Dukes' road victory.
JMU leads the all-time series 4-2, including a 2-1 record in Huntington.
The teams will play again on Feb. 22, 2024.

HERD REPORT

Marshall arrives in Harrisonburg on Saturday following a 91-66 loss at Old Dominion on Thursday.
Last week, the Herd split a pair of home games, taking down Georgia Southern last Thursday 79-74, but suffered their first conference loss of the season to South Alabama, falling 91-85 to the Jaguars last Saturday.
Notably, the Herd lost 66-62 to Radford in November. This contrasts to the Dukes' 76-73 over Radford.
Anochili-Killen leads the team in scoring at 17 points per game and is second in rebounding at 6.4 per game.
Kamdyn Curfman is second in scoring at 13.4 points per game, while leading the team in assists (59) and three-pointers made (52).
Kevon Voyles is averaging 13.3 points per game and leads the team in steals (33), while Nate Martin averages 10.7 points and a team high 9.4 rebounds per game. Crawford rounds out the double figure scorers averaging 10.1 per contest.
As a team, Marshall is averaging 76.6 points per game. From the floor, they're hitting .422 and .317 from 3-point range. Their opponents are hitting .434 from the floor and .336 from 3-point range. At the foul line, Marshall is hitting .717. They're outrebounding opponents 40.1 to 36.7.

JMU AS A TEAM

Julien Wooden had a career night on Thursday, scoring 31 points with seven three-pointers, leading James Madison men's basketball team to an 89-70 victory over ULM in Sun Belt Conference play.
Despite trailing by 10 (22-12) in the early going, JMU took control of the game with a 28-4 run over eight minutes, securing a 40-28 lead at halftime.
Wooden's efficient shooting, with a 70.5% field goal percentage and 63.6% from three, played a key role. Terrence Edwards Jr. and Raekwon Horton also contributed with 17 and 15 points, respectively.
Defensively, JMU limited ULM to four three-pointers and 30 percent from behind the arc. The Dukes dominated in bench points (28-14), assists (23-10), and finished with only five turnovers in the game, which tied a season-low.
Horton scored 15 points and made 4-of-5 (.800) from behind the arc, the sixth time the junior has scored in double figures this season. Moreover, the four made threes tied his career high.
The Dukes finished 16-of-39 (.410) from behind the arc. The 16 three-pointers are the second-highest total for JMU this season (17 vs. Kent State, Nov. 9).

GAME DAY INFO

Tickets for the 2023-24 JMU Men's Basketball season are available here.
One ticket will allow entry for both the women's and men's game.
Men's basketball ticket holders may come early to watch the women's basketball game.
Reserved seat ticket holders may sit in general admission when watching the opposite game

Don't Miss the Action: Follow @JMUMBasketball on Twitter for live updates. Tune in to 92.1 FM / 550 AM for radio commentary by Dave Riggert. Catch the game live on ESPN+ with Curt Dudley, David Taylor, and Corey Spector providing commentary.

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