Dukes Open Feast Week With FIU MTE

Monday, November 24

Miami, Fla.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

FIU

11/22/2025 10:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Game Notes

Game #7
Opponent: at FIU
Date: Mon., Nov. 24
Tipoff: 7 p.m. (eastern)
Location: Miami, Fla.
Arena: Ocean Bank Convocation Center

Game #8
Opponent: vs. Omaha
Date: Tues., Nov. 25
Tipoff: 7 p.m. (eastern)
Location: Miami, Fla.
Arena: Ocean Bank Convocation Center

DUKES OPEN FEAST WEEK WITH FIU MTE

James Madison men's basketball heads to The Sunshine State for a pair of games on Monday, Nov. 24, and Tuesday, Nov. 25.
JMU will play in Miami, Fla., on the campus of FIU, first against the host Panthers on 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24. The Dukes will then play the Omaha Mavericks in a neutral-site matchup on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.
This will be JMU's fourth matchup against FIU and first since 2017. It will be the first matchup between the Dukes and Omaha.
Following these two games, JMU will play at George Mason on Saturday, Nov. 29, in Fairfax, Va.

ON THE AIR

Monday and Tuesday's games will stream on ESPN+ with Corey Brooks (PxP), Zach Letson (analyst), and and Sydney Jones (sideline).
Dave Riggert will also provide coverage on WSVA 92.1 FM | 550 AM and the Varsity Network App, with coverage beginning 30 minutes prior to tip-off both nights.

LAST TIME OUT

Bradley Douglas and Justin McBride combined for 43 points to help guide James Madison men's basketball past Towson, 81-75, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
JMU (3-3) shot 56.5 percent (26-of-46) from the floor and made 12 threes, holding Towson to six threes and 42.6 percent shooting.
The Tigers led by as many as nine in the second half, but the Dukes shot 60 percent (12-20) in the second half to come back for the win.
Douglas finished with 22 points and led the Dukes with six assists. McBride collected a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, while Eddie Ricks III tallied the third double-double of his career with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Cliff Davis pitched in with 14 points, including three 3-pointers in the second half, to spark a rally.
For Towson, Tyler Tejada scored 21 points along with seven rebounds. Jack Doumbia Jr. added 15 points of his own, and Dylan Williamson recorded 11 points.
The Dukes made 12 threes, eclipsing double-digit threes for the third time this season.
Under Head Coach Preston Spradlin, JMU is now 10-1 when scoring 80 or more points.

SERIES HISTORIES

JMU and FIU have met three times, with the Dukes taking all three matchups.
The last meeting between JMU and FIU came in 2017 in Miami, a 76-67 win for the Dukes.
Two of the three meetings have come in Miami, with the other taking place Nov. 22, 2009, an 81-68 JMU win. The Panthers lone trip to Harrisonburg, Va., came on Nov. 20, 2015, a 64-61 win for JMU.
The Tuesday meeting between JMU and Omaha will be the first between the two programs.

LAST TIME VS. FIU

Junior guard Stuckey Mosley scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half and James Madison pulled away late to pick up a 76-67 road win over FIU at the Barry University Health & Sports Center on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.
The Dukes (4-8) were strong on offense, shooting 45.1 percent (23-of-51) from the field and hitting eight of their 16 three-pointers, and disruptive on defense, forcing the Panthers (5-6) into 18 turnovers with the help of 10 steals.

SCOUTING FIU

FIU enters this contest with an 2-2 record, with its two wins coming against Non-Division I opponents. The Panthers oepened the season with a 101-49 win over Florida National and most recently took down Fort Lauderdale 104-80 on Nov. 18.
The Panthers have dropped a pair of road contests against power-four opponents: Nebraska (Nov. 8) and LSU (Nov. 13). The Cornhuskers defeated FIU 96-66 and the Tigers defeated FIU 98-81.
In its two games against DI opponents, FIU is averaging 73.5 points per game but yielding 97 points per contest. In those games, FIU is shooting just 28.6 percent (14-49) from deep while opponents have shot 42.0 percent (21-50).
The Panthers are led by Jeremy Ballard, who is in his eighth season at the helm. During his tenure, FIU has gone 100-126 (.442).
Last season, FIU went 10-23. Ballard has failed to win more than 15 games since the 2019-20 season where his team went 19-13.

SCOUTING OMAHA

The Omaha Mavericks out of the Summit League will match up for the first time Tuesday evening.
The Mavericks are led by alum Chris Crutchfield, who is in his fifth season. He has a record of 48-57 (.457) during his time with Omaha, winning 22 last season and taking his team to the NCAA tournament, a first in the history of the program.
The Mavericks are 2-4 this season after dropping four road contests to Murray State (85-77), Abilene Christian (73-71), Colorado State (97-74), and LSU (99-73).
Omaha has won games over Southern Utah (90-85) and Concordia (96-80) in Omaha, Neb.
Three Mavericks are averaging double figures through five games, led by Tony Osburn (17.2). Lance Waddles (16.3) is also averaging 10 or more points.

MCBRIDE SCORES CAREER-HIGH 21 POINTS AGAINST TOWSON

Last time out against Towson, junior Justin McBride recorded a career-high 21 points, going 8-for-12 from the floor while also adding four rebounds.
In six games, McBride has scored 10 or more points in five and is averaging 12.2 points per contest this season. He has also knocked down 50 percent (9-of-18) of his shots from behind the arc, including a career-high four against Akron on Nov. 3.
Against Washington & Lee on Nov. 5, McBride hit 6-of-7 shots from the free throw line and finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
He also tallied 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists against Coppin State on Nov. 9.