Dukes Transfer Previous Washington & Lee, 70-56, in House Opener

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Gabe Newhof and Justin McBride mixed for 32 factors, and James Madison males’s basketball received its first sport of the 2025-26 season, downing Washington & Lee 70-56 on Wednesday evening on the Atlantic Union Bank Center.


JMU improved to 1-1, whereas the sport served as an exhibition for Washington & Lee.

Newhof completed with 20 factors to steer all scorers, because the senior additionally corralled eight rebounds. McBride completed with 12 factors and eight rebounds, whereas Paul Jones III chipped in eight factors off the bench, flattening a pair of triples.

The Dukes held a powerful benefit within the paint, outpacing the Generals in rebounding (44-31), factors within the paint (42-26), and blocks (8-1).


For Washington & Lee, Connor Amarosi completed with 14 factors on 7-of-14 capturing whereas Colin Ryan Added 12 factors.

How it Happened
First Half: James Madison 38, Washington & Lee 30

• Both squads struggled to discover a rhythm early, because the Dukes solely led 6-4 on the first media timeout. However, JMU capped an 11-6 run with a pair of buckets from Newhof to push the rating to 17-10 and power a W&L timeout.
• After the timeout, James Madison grew their result in as many as 11. The Generals outscored the Dukes 7-2 within the subsequent three minutes to make the rating 29-23 on the under-four media timeout.
• Following a Washington & Lee triple that minimize the Dukes’ result in one, JMU ended the half scoring seven unanswered, together with 5 off turnovers, to place them forward 38-30 on the break.

 
Second Half: James Madison 70, Washington & Lee 56

• An Eli Wilborn layup pushed the JMU benefit to 13 on the 14:36 mark, its largest lead to this point.
• The Dukes maintained their lead for the rest of the competition, not permitting the Generals to attract any nearer than eight to seize their first win of the season.

 
Game Notes

• JMU improved to 5-1 all-time towards Washington & Lee.
• Newhof’s 20-point outing was the primary of his Division I profession and sixtieth of his collegiate profession general, courting again to his time at Spring Arbor.
• Christian Brown completed with two blocks, bringing his season complete to 9 via two video games.

Up Next
The Dukes will tackle Coppin State contained in the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. The sport will stream on ESPN+ with Curt Dudley (PxP) and Kirby Dean (analyst).