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Scoreboard

Dimitirus black unis
71
Winner James Madison JMU 15-11,6-9 CAA
63
Col. of Charleston CC 14-11,6-7 CAA
Winner
James Madison JMU
15-11,6-9 CAA
71
Final
63
Col. of Charleston CC
14-11,6-7 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
James Madison JMU 34 37 71
Col. of Charleston CC 28 35 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

James Madison Outlasts Charleston, 71-63

Dimitrius Underwood recorded his first Div. I double-double in the loss

CHARLESTON, S.C. – James Madison outlasted Charleston in a tight contest, 71-63, on Thursday night at TD Arena. The Cougars drop to 14-11 overall and 6-7 in league play with the loss.
 
The Cougars grabbed a season-high 24 offensive rebounds and outpaced the Dukes by six on the glass to stay in it, but a tough shooting night for CofC allowed JMU to polish off a victory. The Dukes scored 44 points in the paint and shot 44 percent to Charleston's 31 percent in the win.
 
Senior Dimitrius Underwood led CofC with 14 points and a season-high 12 rebounds as he secured his first career Div. I double-double. Freshman Ben Burnham added eight points and 10 rebounds in 21 strong minutes.
 
After James Madison pushed ahead early, it was Burnham who provided a spark for CofC, following an alley-oop slam with a put back bucket to pull the Cougars within four just before half. Charleston ended up holding the Dukes to just two points in the final three minutes of the opening frame but went into the locker room down 34-28.
 
James Madison once again used a quick burst out of the gate in the second half to push in front by 10. The Cougars closed within a possession multiple times on 3-pointers from Brenden Tucker, Reyne Smith, and Raekwon Horton.  Charleston was able to knot the score at 56-56 on a highlight reel finish at the rim from Tucker, but CofC never got over the hump to take the lead.
 
James Madison closed the door with tough buckets in the paint and free throws over the final four minutes.
 
Key Cougars
  • Dimitrius Underwood led CofC with his first Division I double-double, recording 14 points and a season-high 12 rebounds.
  • Ben Burnham chipped in eight points with 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals.
  • Raekwon Horton tallied eight points and eight rebounds.
  • Junior Brenden Tucker had 11 points and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line.
  • Junior Charles Lampten scored a season-high eight points and grabbed six rebounds.
 
Game Notes
  • Reyne Smith needs just six more threes to break CofC's all-time freshman single-season record for made 3-pointers with 68 and counting after knocking down three treys on Thursday night.
  • CofC outrebounded JMU 49-43 and still hasn't been outrebounded since CAA play began.
  • Charleston's bench has outscored opponents by 96 points combined over the last five games.
  • CofC's freshmen quartet of Smith, Burnham, Horton and Babacar Faye scored 27 of the Cougars' 63 points.
 
 
Up Next
The Cougars host Towson on Saturday for their final home game of the season at 4 p.m. ET. A pregame ceremony honoring the senior class of Jordan Sechan, John Meeks, Dimitrius Underwood and Osinachi Smart will begin at 3:45 p.m. 
 
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