Dukes Fall to UNCW in Double Overtime

Thursday, January 3

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

7-9, 0-3CAA

UNCW

5-10, 1-1CAA

OT 1

OT 2

UNCW

James Madison

1/3/2019 11:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - UNCW scored the final seven points of the game on Thursday night, handing James Madison a tough 86-83 double-overtime loss in Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball at the JMU Convocation Center.

The Dukes (7-9, 0-3 CAA) erased a five-point halftime deficit with a flurry of three-pointers, hitting five of six from behind the arc to open the second half, eventually leading by as many as eight before UNCW (5-10, 1-1 CAA) scored 10 straight points to take a 61-59 lead.

With 13 seconds left in regulation, the Seahawks took a 67-64 lead with a pair of free throws, but sophomore guard Darius Banks drilled a three-pointer from the right wing with five seconds left to force overtime. Five minutes later, UNCW would respond with a game-tying tip-in just before the overtime buzzer to force a second extra period.

JMU would take a four-point lead with two free throws from sophomore guard Matt Lewis with 3:03 to play, but UNCW would score seven unanswered points the rest of the way, using a three-pointer, a layup and a pair of game-sealing foul shots to close out the win.

Lewis would lead the Dukes on the evening, racking up 22 points to go with a career-high six assists, while senior guard Stuckey Mosley tallied 21 and Banks added 20 with the help of a career-high four three-pointers, along with seven rebounds.

UNCW got 18 points and 19 rebounds from senior forward Devontae Cacok and won the rebounding battle, 53-32, while pulling down 20 offensive boards as a team.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"I'm gutted for our guys tonight. They battled all the way through and UNCW just made one or two more plays than us at the right times. We know we have to be better on the glass and we know we have to be cleaner at the end of games. We have a tough one coming to town on Saturday, so we need to get rested and get ready for a battle."

QUICK HITS
- Senior Stuckey Mosley and sophomore Matt Lewis each played a career-high 50 minutes in the loss.
- Thursday night's contest marked the Dukes' first double-overtime since a 105-99 2OT victory over Appalachian State on Nov. 22, 2017. That win also marked the last time JMU had three players score at least 20 points.
- Senior Stuckey Mosley tallied five three-pointers on Thursday, giving him at least one in all 16 games this year and in 19 straight contests dating back to last season.

UP NEXT
The Dukes are back in action at home over the weekend, welcoming defending CAA champion College of Charleston to the Convocation Center at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5. On Thursday, the Cougars picked up a 67-55 win at Towson, their 10th victory in a row, to improve to 13-2 (2-0 CAA) on the year.