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Thursday, February 14
Harrisonburg, Va.
7 p.m.
James Madison University
vs
Drexel
2/13/2019 7:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| James Madison vs. Drexel JMU Convocation Center Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 - 7 p.m. |
 10-15 (3-9 CAA) @JMUMBasketball | #GoDukes JMUSports.com | Game Notes |
 12-14 (6-7 CAA) @DrexelMBB drexeldragons.com |
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QUICK HITS
- James Madison will return to its home court and the JMU Convocation Center for the first time in nearly three weeks on Thursday evening when it welcomes Drexel to Harrisonburg for a 7 p.m. tip.
- The Dukes dropped to 10-15 (3-9 CAA) on the year last Saturday evening, dropping a 65-59 decision on the road to Towson to remain in 10th place in the league standings with three weekends remaining in the regular season.
- JMU had won six of its eight games in Harrisonburg on the season before dropping a pair of contests to league leaders Hofstra and Northeastern three weeks ago to fall to 6-4 at the Convo in 2018-19.
- Earlier this year, Drexel erased a 15-point first-half deficit to pick up a 73-68 win over the Dukes in Philadelphia, pushing its lead over JMU in the all-time series to 21-14, including a 12-4 advantage on the Dragons' home court.
- Three JMU players pace the Dukes in scoring in 2018-19, all averaging at least 12 points per contest. Senior guard Stuckey Mosley leads the way with 17.4, while sophomores Matt Lewis and Darius Banks average 15.7 and 12.9, respectively.
- Drexel split a pair of home contests last week, besting UNCW in a 69-57 decision on Thursday before dropping an 86-84 heartbreaker to College of Charleston to fall to 12-14 (6-7 CAA) on the year. The Dragons are 4-9 in true road games this season, having dropped three of their last four coming into this Thursday's matchup in Harrisonburg.
- Senior guard Troy Harper continues to lead the powerful Dragons' offense in scoring, racking up 16.1 points per contest to pace five Drexel players who score in double digits and seven players who average at least nine points per game.
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