Game 19
Opponent: Marshall
Date: Sat., January 17
Tipoff: 4 pm (eastern)
Location: Huntington, W. Va.
Arena: Cam Henderson Center
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: WSVA 92.1 FM | 550 AM
JMU TAKES ON MARSHALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
- James Madison men's basketball continues its road trip on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m. against the Marshall Thundering Herd in Huntington, W.Va.
- The Dukes enter this game with a 9-9 record, 2-4 in Sun Belt play, while Marshall sits at 11-7 and 3-3 in league games.
- JMU lost at App State, 80-65, on Thursday, while Marshall fell 85-83 to Coastal Carolina on Wednesday.
ON THE AIRWAVES
- Saturday's game at Marshall will stream on ESPN+ with Mark Martin (PxP) and Stevie Browning (analyst)
- The game can also be heard on WSVA 92.1 FM | 550 AM with Dave Riggert. Coverage will begin 30 minutes prior to tip.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
- 12: Saturday's game for JMU marks its 12th game away from the Atlantic Union Bank Center through 19 games of the season. The Dukes will play their 11th true road game of the season on Saturday while also taking a neutral-site game against Omaha on Nov. 25.
- 2: Through six games of Sun Belt Conference games, fifth-year guard Cliff Davis ranks second in the Sun Belt in three-point percentage (.432) in conference games. Davis finished 5-of-10 from behind the arc against App State on Wed., Jan. 15.
LAST TIME OUT
- App State sprinted out to a 12-0 lead in the opening minutes and never looked back, downing James Madison 80-65 on Thursday night in Sun Belt Conference men's basketball action at the Holmes Convocation Center.
- App State (11-8, 4-3 SBC) led wire-to-wire, shooting 52.5 percent from the floor and draining 13 triples, while JMU (9-9, 2-4 SBC) shot just 35 percent from the field.
- For JMU, Cliff Davis knocked down five threes and scored 15 points to lead the scoring effort. Bradley Douglas added 10 points and led the Dukes with four assists, while Ike Cornish tallied a season-high nine points off the bench.
LAST TIME VS. MARSHALL
- JMU and Marshall met on Jan. 7, in Harrisonburg, with The Herd coming away with a 66-64 win over the Dukes.
- JMU trailed by as many as 13 points (34-21) early in the second half, but trimmed the deficit to 64-62 with 2:21 left,but could not capitalize on a pair of missed 1-and-1 free throws from Marshall and came away with the loss.
- JMU (8-8, 1-3 Sun Belt) held Marshall (11-6, 3-1 SBC) to zero field goals over the final 6:56 and just 38.3 percent from the field, its second-lowest shooting percentage of the season.
- Justin McBride paced the Dukes with 14 points, while Eddie Ricks III added 13 points and four rebounds. Preston Fowler reached double figures for the third time this season, scoring 10 points and grabbing a team-high eight rebounds.
- Noah Otshudi led Marshall with 16 points while tying a team-high five rebounds. Jalen Speer finished with 15 points despite shooting 4-of-20 from the floor, and Wyatt Fricks pitched in 11 points.