Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Richmond (Exh.) on October 25, 2025 at TBD
MBB
TBD
James Madison
at Richmond (Exh.)
James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Thursday, February 13
Statesboro, Ga.
7 p.m.
James Madison University
at
Georgia Southern
Dukes Return to Sun Belt Play Thursday at Georgia Southern
2/11/2025 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
James Madison Dukes (15-10, 8-4 SBC) at Georgia Southern Eagles (13-12, 5-7 SBC)
Feb. 13, 2025 – 7 p.m. ET
Statesboro, Ga. - Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center
Game Links
Live Stats · Audio Broadcast · ESPN+ · JMU Game Notes
JMUSports.com · @JMUMBasketball · #GoDukes
Dukes Return to Sun Belt Play Thursday at Georgia Southern
- Following a 72-69 setback at Toledo on Saturday in the second leg of the MAC-SBC Challenge, James Madison men's basketball returns to the hardwood to face Georgia Southern on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. ET.Â
- The Dukes sit at 15-10 and 8-4 in Sun Belt play, recently defeating Troy 64-61 last Wednesday to move into a tie for second in the Sun Belt standings.Â
- Georgia Southern has won two games in a row and five of its past seven games overall. The Eagles are 5-7 in Sun Belt action but are 5-3 in their past eight games overall.Â
- The game will be on ESPN+ with Danny Waugh (PxP), Hunter Mosely (analyst), and Whitney Haworth (sideline). Dave Riggert will broadcast the game on WSVA 92.1 FM | 550 AM and the Varsity Network App, with coverage beginning 30 minutes before tip in Statesboro.
Inside the Matchup
- JMU and Georgia Southern have met four times, with the Dukes holding a 3-1 advantage in the series. Each of the four matchups have occurred since JMU joined the Sun Belt in 2022-23.Â
- The last time the two teams met, JMU overcame a 19-point deficit to down Georgia Southern, 80-74, on Feb. 24, 2024. Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 20 points to lead the Dukes.
- The win marks the Dukes' only win in Statesboro - the other meeting took place on Feb. 9, 2023 - a 76-73 Georgia Southern win.Â
- JMU is 2-0 against the Eagles in Harrisonburg. The Dukes will welcome Georgia Southern on Feb. 22 to close their regular season.Â
- While at Morehead State, JMU Head Coach Preston Spradlin played Georgia Southern on Dec. 1, 2021. National Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome scored 16 points to lead Morehead State, who took down Georgia Southern 59-51 in Statesboro.Â
- Georgia Southern is 8-2 at home this season, while JMU is just 2-7 on the road.Â
About Georgia Southern
- Georgia Southern holds a 13-12 record, including a 5-7 record in Sun Belt play. The Eagles are coming off of an 83-57 MAC-SBC Challenge victory over Western Michigan in Kalamazoo on Saturday. Georgia Southern recorded 26 assists on 32 made field goals against the Broncos, its most in a game vs. a Division I opponent since 2010.Â
- Adante' Holiman leads the Eagles in scoring with 16.6 points per game, tied with Denijay Harris for the most points per game in the Sun Belt. In conference play, Holiman has produced 17.7 points per game, including four games with 24 points or more.Â
- Eren Banks is scoring 9.2 points per game while shooting 40% from beyond the arc. Overall, Georgia Southern is fifth in the Sun Belt in scoring offense (74.1 ppg) while yielding the second-most points per game (76.7) in the league.Â
- Georgia Southern is led by Head Coach Charlie Henry who is in his second season in Statesboro. Last season, the Eagles finished 9-24 but 8-10 in conference games. In his season plus, Henry has a record of 22-36 (.379). The 2009 graduate of Madonna College spent the previous four seasons (2019-23) as an assistant coach at Alabama under Nate Oats. He also spent two years as the head coach of the Windy City Bulls (2017-19) and was previously an assistant for the Chicago Bulls from 2015-17 under current Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg.Â
Magic Number: 70
- Through 25 games of the season, JMU is averaging 72.6 points per game and is 11-1 when scoring 70 or more this season, its lone loss coming to Marshall (80-78) on Jan. 9.Â
- On the flip side, JMU is just 4-9 when scoring less than 70 points.. JMU's 64-61 win over Troy was the least amount of points scored in a win this season. The Dukes also defeated Arkansas State 67-62 and Marshall 67-64 on for their other two wins when scoring less than 70.Â
- Defensively, JMU is 12-3 this season when holding opponents under 70 points - its losses coming to Towson (67-63), George Mason (66-61), and App State (58-50).Â
- JMU is 4-7 when their opponents score over 70, with wins coming against Ohio (88-78), UIC (99-81), Southern Miss (83-72), and Georgia State (86-79).
- Redshirt freshman guard Bryce Lindsay - who came off the bench for the first 18 games of the season - has started the past six games for James Madison.Â
- Lindsay currently leads the Sun Belt in three-point percentage (.429) while ranking third in made threes (66) fourth in threes per game (2.8).
- Among freshmen in JMU history, Lindsay ranks sixth in points per game (12.4) while currently third in made threes (66) by a freshman or redshirt freshman behind Julius Wells (78) and Kent Culuko (80).
- He ranks second on JMU in points per game (12.4) behind Mark Freeman (14.0) and is third in minutes (27.8). He has scored 10 or more points in seven of his last eight games and has scored in double figures 15 times this season.
- Lindsay has also notched a pair of 20-point games - a career-high 28 points against UIC on Nov. 21, a game which saw him finish 10-of-11 from the field.
- His performance against the Flames was just the 25th time (based on available records) a player has recorded 25 points, 10 made field goals (at >90%), five made threes, and five rebounds in a single game, according to BasketballReference.Â
- Lindsay averages nearly three points more than any other freshman or redshirt freshman in the Sun Belt, the next closest being Georgia State's redshirt freshman Jelani Hamilton, who is averaging 9.7 points per game.
Players Mentioned
G/F
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's BasketballJMU Athletics | The Energy of March
Saturday, March 08
JMU Men’s Basketball | Coach Spradlin Postgame Press Conference Feb. 20
Friday, February 21
JMU Men's Basketball | Coach Spradlin Press Conference | Monday, February 17
Tuesday, February 18
JMU Men's Basketball | Player Postgame Press Conference Dec. 7
Tuesday, December 10
