Hall's Record 46 Points Powers JMU to 82-76 Double OT Win at Rutgers

Monday, December 5

New Brunswick, N.J.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

5-3

Rutgers

2-7

Team	1	2	3	4	OT 1	OT 2	F
James Madison	10	21	12	17	11	11	82
Rutgers	13	7	19	21	11	5	76

Game Notes

Photo by: Ben Solomon

12/5/2016 10:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Redshirt senior guard Precious Hall poured in a school-record 46 points to power James Madison women's basketball to a thrilling 82-76 double overtime victory at Rutgers on Monday night.

Two buzzer-beaters sent the game to double overtime, where JMU (5-3) outscored Rutgers (2-7) 11-5 to come away with the victory. This marked the Dukes' first double OT game since a 68-64 win at American on Nov. 13, 2011.

Hall finished the night shooting 15-for-29 from the floor and 10-for-13 from the free throw line, scoring 16 of her 46 points in extra time and now holds the second-highest point total nationally for a game this season. Freshman guard Lexie Barrier joined her in double figures with a career-high 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

Three Scarlet Knights ended in double figures as Rutgers led the shooting game 48.3 percent to 41.0 percent. JMU made 34 trips to the free throw line, sinking 24, while Rutgers went just 20 times and converted 12 attempts.

HOW WE GOT HERE:
With the game tied 60-60, Hall drove in for the step-back jumper to put the Dukes ahead by two before Rutgers' Kandiss Barber got the buzzer beater to go and send the game into the first overtime stanza.

After early back-and-forth scoring in the first overtime, JMU led by three with 17 seconds left thanks to a made free throw by sophomore guard Logan Reynolds. Regaining possession, Rutgers used its extra timeout to advance the ball to half court. JMU kept the defensive pressure high, but Shrita Parker threw up a contested 3-pointer that found the net to tie it again and send the game to a second overtime.

After trading 3-pointers to start the second extra frame, Hall scored the next six points to give JMU the lead for good. Reynolds sank two additional free throws with just 11 seconds on the clock and made the game-clinching steal to secure the victory.

Take a bow Precious Hall! The @JMUWBasketball senior scores 46 points in a BIG win over Rutgers pic.twitter.com/Xb8M7ecFwf
— CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) December 6, 2016

A GAME OF RUNS
Regulation play was a game of runs, seeing both JMU and Rutgers overcome deficits. Rutgers led 9-0 late into the first quarter as JMU opened 0-for-8 from the floor. The Dukes, however, settled in and five quick points by Hall forced the Scarlet Knights to use a second early timeout.

After trading baskets to bridge the first and second quarters, JMU outscored Rutgers 21-7 in the second quarter to take a 31-20 lead into halftime. The Dukes held the Scarlet Knights without a field goal for the final nine minutes of the quarter, limiting them to 10.0-percent shooting (1-10) while firing off a 46.7-percent shooting performance (7-15) themselves.

Rutgers closed the gap on a 19-3 run in the third quarter. JMU pushed back out to an 8-point lead in the fourth quarter before the Scarlet Knights closed it to a 58-all tie with 28 seconds left in regulation.

POINTS ON POINTS ON POINTS
Precious Hall set a school record for single-game points at 46, passing Dawn Evans' mark of 42 points set against Virginia in overtime on Dec. 20, 2010. She also broke the RAC women's basketball scoring record, previously held at 40 points by Tara Mitchem (Missouri State), set in the NCAA Tournament First Round on March 17, 2001.

The performance pushed Hall over the 1,700-point mark for her career. She sits in fifth place on JMU's career scoring chart at 1,707 career points. Fourth place is held by Meredith Alexis ('03-07) at 1,760 career points.

Dawn Evans. "Incredible.. didn't hold on to that one for too long... I don't mind it.. keep it coming, you're making us proud! Go Dukes"
— Curt Dudley (@CurtDudley) December 6, 2016

NO BARRIERS
Lexie Barrier scored a career-best 12 points on 50 percent shooting (5-for-10), marking her second double-digit scoring effort. She also added career highs in assists (2) and steals (4).

DISH AND SWISH
Senior forward Da'Lishia Griffin had her third double-digit rebounding performance of the season with a game-high 11 boards, including seven on the offensive end. She also dished out a career-high five assists to tie for game-high honors.

AWESOME game tonight @JMUWBasketball !!! #OnceADukeAlwaysADuke @JMUSports @CurtDudley pic.twitter.com/04256eP9IQ
— Kelsey Solan (@KelseySolan) December 6, 2016

AGAINST THE B1G:
This marked JMU's first win over a B1G team since the 2008 WNIT. The Dukes won 86-81 at Indiana in overtime.

My girls @JMUWBasketball beat @cappa23 girls ?? #JMU Know
— Tamera Young (@tyoung11) December 6, 2016

UP NEXT
JMU takes a 16-day break in between games that includes finals week. The Dukes are next in action on Wed, Dec. 21 at St. John's with tipoff set for 11 a.m. as part of an Education Day promotion.