Dukes Head to the Big Apple to Play LIU Saturday

Saturday, November 15

Brooklyn, N.Y.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

LIU

Tickets

11/14/2025 2:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Game Five
Opponent: LIU
Date: Sat., Nov. 15
Tipoff: 7 p.m. (eastern)
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Arena: Steinberg Wellness Center

MEN'S BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO BIG APPLE TO PLAY LIU SATURDAY

James Madison men's basketball continues its 2025-26 campaign with a non-conference matchup at LIU on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m.
The Dukes sit at 2-2 on the season after falling to Longwood, 82-72, on the road on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
LIU sits at 2-1 this season and is making its home regular-season debut after opening against Notre Dame, IU Indy, and Air Force on the road.
The Sharks defeated IU Indy, 94-90, and Air Force, 76-72, and fell to Notre Dame, 89-67 to open the season.

ON THE AIR

Saturday's game will stream on NEC Front Row with Phillip Costantino (PxP) and Mike Murabito (analyst)
Saturday's game will also air on the radio on REWIND 105.9 FM and the Varsity Network App with Mario Retrossi.

LAST TIME OUT

Longwood made 36 free throws to down James Madison men's basketball, 82-72, on Wednesday evening at the Joan Perry Brock Center.
JMU (2-2) shot 46.6 percent from the floor, but Longwood (2-1) made 36 free throws in 42 attempts, while the Dukes made just 10 in 18 attempts.
The 36 free throws for Longwood are the second-most for a JMU opponent in program history. Towson made 39 vs. the Dukes on March 8, 2014.
The Dukes made more field goals (27-21) and three-pointers (8-4) than the Lancers.
Bradley Douglas led all players with 22 points and seven assists. Cliff Davis scored 16 points and corralled six rebounds, while Eddie Ricks III tallied a career-best 12 rebounds while scoring nine points.
Five Lancers scored in double figures, as Redd Thompson Jr., Elijah Tucker, Jacoi Hutchinson, and Johan Nziemi all had 12 points. Nzemi also led Longwood with eight rebounds.

LAST TIME VS. LIU

James Madison got contributions up and down the roster, using a monstrous first half to roll to a 115-79 victory over LIU in non-conference men's basketball at the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Dec. 18, 2022.
The Dukes (9-3) scored 22 straight points in the opening 10 minutes and shot 64.1% (25-39) from the floor in the opening period, bursting to a 65-23 advantage at the break and putting LIU (1-10) out of range early.
Junior forward Julien Wooden led the way for JMU, scoring a career-high 18 points in just 13 minutes on 6-7 shooting and hitting both his three-pointers.
Senior guard Vado Morse and graduate forward Alonzo Sule tallied 15 and 12, respectively, while sophomore guard Tyree Ihenacho scored 10 - his highest scoring output at JMU.
Sophomore guard Terell Strickland returned from injury for his first action in 2022-23, controlling his 15 minutes with eight points, eight assists, five steals and two rebounds.

SERIES HISTORY VS. LIU

JMU and LIU have met four times, most recently on Dec. 18, 2022 in Harrisonburg.
The Dukes have won all four matchups and are 1-0 against the Sharks in Brooklyn - the last matchup taking place on Dec. 16, 2000, a 69-66 JMU win.
The two teams met in the 2013 NCAA tournament - a First Four matchup in Dayton, Ohio. The Dukes won, 68-55, over then LIU Brooklyn, for its first NCAA tournament win in over 30 years at the time.
The two teams also met in the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons as part of a home-and-home series, both JMU wins.