Dukes Look to Stay Hot Against Georgia Southern Wednesday

Game 30
Opponent: Georgia Southern
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 25
Tipoff: 8 pm (eastern)
Location: Harrisonburg, Va.
Arena: Atlantic Union Bank Center
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: WSVA 92.1 FM | 550 AM

DUKES LOOK TO STAY HOT VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN WEDNESDAY

James Madison men's basketball is set to kick off the final week of the regular season against the Georgia Southern Eagles on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m.
The Dukes have won five games in a row, entering this game with a record of 16-13 (8-8 Sun Belt). Georgia Southern has lost five of its last six games and is 15-14 (7-9 SBC).
The game will serve as the second game of a doubleheader with the JMU Women's Basketball team, who is set to take on Old Dominion at 5 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT

Cliff Davis poured in a season-high 27 points, and James Madison men's basketball shot 56.4 percent from the field, cruising to an 80-65 win over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Convocation Center.
JMU (16-13, 8-8 Sun Belt) won its fifth straight game, finishing 31-of-55 (.564) from the field and leading wire-to-wire.
The Dukes dominated the interior, outrebounding Georgia State (10-19, 7-9 SBC) 37-20 and finishing with a season-high 58 points in the paint.
Along with a season-high 27 points, Davis finished 10-of-14 from the field and made a pair of threes, bringing his season total to 90
Gabe Newhof finished with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting, his most points against a Division I opponent this season. Kose Egbule led the Dukes with nine rebounds, also a season high.
Micah Tucker finished with 22 points to lead Georgia State in scoring. Jelani Hamilton - the Sun Belt's leading scorer - finished with 19 points but on 6-of-20 shooting.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

43: JMU freshman Christian Brown finished with a block last Wednesday against Coastal, bringing his 2025-26 season total to 43. He is now second on the JMU all-time freshman list for blocks, trailing only Andre Nation (47, 2012-13).
90: JMU guard Cliff Davis made a pair of threes against Georgia State, bringing his season total to 90. That total leads JMU and is 15th in the country as of Feb. 21. Davis sits in sixth on the JMU single-season threes list, needing one to tie Julius Wells (2009-10) for fifth.
12: JMU enters this game with a season-long five game winning streak. In the past two seasons under Preston Spradlin, the Dukes own a record of 12-4 in the month of February and are 6-1 in Sun Belt road games in that same window after defeating Coastal and Georgia State last week.
67: JMU is is 67-19 (.776) in home games overall and 26-8 (.813) against Sun Belt Conference opponents since the Atlantic Union Bank Center opened ahead of the 2020-21 season. The Dukes are 10-3 at home this season and 23-5 at home under Preston Spradlin the past two seasons.

WITH SATURDAY'S WIN...

JMU won its fifth straight game - its longest of the season and longest current active win streak in the conference.
The Dukes improved to 12-1 under Preston Spradlin when shooting 50 percent or greater. JMU finished 31-of-55 (.564) from the floor.
JMU improved to 12-4 in the month of February under Spradlin the past two seasons.
JMU is now 15-3 under Spradlin when scoring 80 or more points dating back to last season.
The Dukes picked up their biggest margin of victory (+15) in a road conference game under Spradlin. The previous high was 14 (74-60) at Old Dominion on Jan. 22, 2025.
JMU finished with just two threes in Saturday's win, marking just the 12th time since 2004-05 the Dukes have made two or less threes and won.

JMU VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN

JMU and Georgia Southern have met seven times, with the Dukes holding a 5-2 lead in the series.
The last meeting came on Dec. 20, 2025. Georgia Southern came away with a 96-92 overtime win over the Dukes - its first over JMU since Feb. 9, 2023.
JMU is 3-0 against Georgia Southern at home - all meetings coming since the 2022-23 season.

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Dukes Look to Stay Hot Against Georgia Southern Wednesday

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Christian Brown

Cliff Davis

Kose Egbule

Gabe Newhof

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Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Louisiana on February 4, 2026 , Loss , 61, to, 64

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Toledo on February 7, 2026 , Win , 73, to, 71

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Georgia State on February 12, 2026 , Win , 81, to, 79 , (OT)

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus App State on February 14, 2026 , Win , 69, to, 58

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Coastal Carolina on February 18, 2026 , Win , 67, to, 65

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Georgia State on February 21, 2026 , Win , 80, to, 65

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Georgia Southern on February 25, 2026 , Win , 82, to, 66

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Coastal Carolina on February 27, 2026 , Loss , 68, to, 69

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 12 Louisiana on March 4, 2026 , Win , 87, to, 72

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 8 Southern Miss on March 5, 2026 , Loss , 80, to, 86

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