Dukes Prevail over Coppin State in Overtime

Thursday, November 29

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

6-3

Coppin State

0-8

OT 1

Coppin State

James Madison

11/29/2018 11:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison forced overtime with five points in the final 19 seconds of regulation on Thursday night, then dominated the extra period on its way to an 81-71 win over Coppin State in non-conference men's basketball action at the JMU Convocation Center.

After trailing by as many as 10 in the second half and facing a 62-58 deficit with less than 20 seconds to play, sophomore Matt Lewis converted a tough three-point play in the lane to halve the deficit. After a quick foul and one of two free throws, Lewis again split two defenders and got a tough floater to roll home with 3.5 seconds left to force overtime for the third time in five games.

In the extra minutes, the Dukes (6-3) found their shooting stroke, hitting all three of their three-pointers, including a pair from sophomore Darius Banks, and nine of their 12 free throws to outrun Coppin State (0-8) by an 18-8 margin in just five minutes.

Five Dukes scored in double figures on the evening, with senior Stuckey Mosley and Banks leading the way with 19 and 18, respectively. Lewis racked up 16, all in the second half, while senior Develle Phillips went for 11 points and six rebounds and freshman Deshon Parker posted a career-high 10 points to go with six steals and a pair of assists in 34 turnover-free minutes.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"I'm lucky to be talking about a win. Lots of things for us to work on, but it's a win and we fought really hard. We know we have to get back to work right away and prepare for a really strong team on Saturday."

QUICK HITS
- The Dukes put five players in double-figure scoring for the first time since a Jan. 18, 2018 victory over Elon, which was also JMU's last overtime win.
- Sophomore Matt Lewis' 16 points gave him the 30th double-digit scoring performance of his career, which spans just 41 total contests.
- JMU ripped 14 steals on Thursday evening, marking the third time this year that the Dukes have reached that number, just one shy of the program's Division I record.
- Senior guard Stuckey Mosley played 44 minutes on the evening, the most of his career.
- Sophomore forward Zach Jacobs blocked three shots across 27 minutes, matching his career best for the third time in the last seven games.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will hit the road immediately, heading to in-state and former league foe Old Dominion on Saturday, Dec. 1 for a 7 p.m. matchup in Norfolk, Va. The two teams have split the last four contests between the schools.