Free Throws Down JMU at Longwood, 82-72

FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood made 36 free throws to down James Madison males’s basketball, 82-72, on Wednesday night on the Joan Perry Brock Center.

JMU (2-2) shot 46.6 % from the ground, however Longwood (2-1) made 36 free throws in 42 makes an attempt, whereas the Dukes made simply 10 in 18 makes an attempt. The Dukes made extra subject objectives (27-21) and three-pointers (8-4) than the Lancers.

Bradley Douglas led all gamers with 22 factors and 7 assists. Cliff Davis scored 16 factors and corralled six rebounds, whereas Eddie Ricks III tallied a career-best 12 rebounds whereas scoring 9 factors.

Five Lancers scored in double figures, as Redd Thompson Jr., Elijah Tucker, Jacoi Hutchinson, and Johan Nziemi all had 12 factors. Nzemi additionally led Longwood with eight rebounds.

How It Happened
First Half: Longwood 44, JMU 35

• It was a good battle early as JMU held a slim 16-15 lead on the under-12 timeout.
• A layup from Paul Jones III saved the Dukes inside one (30-29), however a 7-0 spurt from the Lancers pushed their lead again to 35-27.
• Longwood went into the half up 44-35 after Douglas made a layup with 30 seconds left.

 
Second Half: Longwood 38, JMU 37

• The Lancers began the second half on a 17-5 run, pushing their result in as many as 20 (63-43) with simply over 10 minutes left.
• The Dukes trimmed the result in 11 on a Douglas three-point play, however Longwood responded with 5 straight to increase the result in 71-55.
• A free-throw from Ricks III made the rating 75-68 with 1:26 left, however the Lancers held off the Dukes for the win.

 
Game Notes

• Longwood gained its first recreation in 4 tries towards JMU. The Dukes nonetheless lead the all-time collection 6-3.
• Douglas completed with 22 factors, the ninth time in his Division I profession with 20 or extra factors.
• The 36 free throws made by Longwood had been the second-most allowed in program historical past, solely trailing Towson’s 39 made free throws in 2014.
• Ricks III’s 12-rebound effort is a career-best, and the fourth time in his profession he has completed with 10 or extra rebounds.

 
Up Next
JMU stays on the street as it’ll tackle LIU on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m.