No. 8 JMU Faces No. 9 Towson to Open CAA Championship

Saturday, March 9

North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, S.C.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

Towson

3/8/2019 7:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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No. 8 James Madison vs No. 9 Towson
North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, S.C.
Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 4 p.m.

13-18 (6-12 CAA)
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10-21 (6-12 CAA)
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Eighth-seeded James Madison will open its 2019 CAA Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday afternoon, taking on No. 9 Towson in a 4 p.m. bout for the right to take on top-seeded Hofstra in Sunday's CAA Quarterfinals.
The Dukes fell to 13-18 (6-12 CAA) last Saturday, dropping a 70-66 decision to William & Mary in a matchup that dropped JMU into a tie for eighth, where the Dukes claimed the No. 8 seed by virtue of their win over No. 1 Hofstra earlier this year.
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 17.0, while sophomores Matt Lewis and Darius Banks average 15.9 and 12.5, respectively.
Mosley and Lewis were each named to CAA All-Conference teams on Friday afternoon, with Mosley earning Second Team honors while Lewis was selected to the Third Team, while freshman Deshon Parker was named CAA All-Rookie.
The ninth-seeded Tigers enter Saturday's first-round matchup having lost four straight, tied for the longest streak in the league. The run has dropped them to 10-21 (6-12 CAA) on the season with just a 1-5 mark in neutral site games, all of which came during a 4-9 non-conference slate earlier in the season.
Junior Brian Fobbs continues to lead the way for Towson, having averaged 17.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest on his way to Second Team All-CAA honors on Friday. Junior forward Dennis Tunstall was also tabbed to the CAA All-Defensive Team.
The Dukes and Tigers split their two contests during the 2018-19 regular season, with each team winning on its home floor to push the all-time series between the teams to 34-17 in JMU's favor.
Though the Dukes have dominated on their home court by a 21-4 margin, the teams have split the only two neutral-site matchups they have played. The most recent of those was played in Baltimore during the 2014 CAA Tournament: an 80-71 Towson victory.