Oral Roberts Downs Dukes, 74-64

Saturday, November 21

Harrisonburg, Va.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

2-2

Oral Roberts

3-1

Oral Roberts

James Madison

11/21/2015 8:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison was unable to overcome an 11-point halftime deficit on Saturday evening, dropping a 74-64 decision to Oral Roberts in non-conference men's basketball action as part of the Men Against Breast Cancer Classic at the JMU Convocation Center.

The Dukes, who shot 53.3 percent (16-for-30) from the field in the second half, fell to 2-2 with the loss. Oral Roberts moved to 3-1 with the victory.

JMU improved its shooting drastically after the break following a 33.3-percent shooting performance (10-for-30) from the field in the opening period. The Golden Eagles took advantage, opening a lead of as much as 13 in the first half.

The second half saw the Dukes make multiple attempts at a comeback, cutting the lead to five with 12:54 to play and staying within single digits much of the way, but the Golden Eagles' own second-half shooting (10-for-17) held JMU at bay.

Junior forward Yohanny Dalembert provided the biggest spark for the Dukes, scoring all 17 of his points after the break and pulling down six rebounds.

For the eighth straight contest, senior guard Ron Curry notched double-digit points, racking up 16 on the evening while grabbing a pair of rebounds. Junior forward Dimitrije Cabarkapa joined the pair with 10 points of his own on 4-for-7 shooting, including making both of his three-pointer attempts, and tallied five boards.

QUOTING COACH BRADY
"That's why we play these in-season tournaments: to figure ourselves out. I'm disappointed that we didn't perform better; I'm disappointed that we didn't share the ball as freely in the first half. I thought we made some mistakes and, for every mistake we made, they capitalized. That's a really good basketball team."

TWEET OF THE GAME

Doesn't get much better than @JMUFootball and @JMUMBasketball in the same day! DUUUUUUUKES!!!!
— Justin Collins (@FlowGator15) November 21, 2015

PHOTO OF THE GAME - COMPLETE PHOTO GALLERY

Junior guard Jackson Kent drains the Dukes' first basket of the game: a three-pointer from the left wing after a long series of JMU passes.

POWER OF THE PAINT
The Dukes outscored Oral Roberts by a 38-22 margin in the paint, including a 28-6 mark in the second half, picking their shots well and working the ball inside. After the break, JMU attempted just five three-pointers across its 30 shots after taking 15 treys in 30 first-half shots.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will be back in action on Sunday afternoon for the conclusion of the Men Against Breast Cancer Classic. JMU will face UT Martin at 3:30 p.m. at the Convo, immediately following a contest between Oral Roberts and FIU, whom JMU defeated on Friday evening, 64-61.