James Madison beats Charlotte 64-59; best start since 81-82
Charlotte 49ers, N.C. (AP) Darius Banks scored 21 points, Dwight Wilson tied a career-high with 12 rebounds and undefeated James Madison Dukes held on to beat Charlotte 64-59 on Friday.
James Madison is 4-0 for the first time in 37 years.
Deshon Parker made back-to-back 3-pointers and the Dukes led 55-37 with 5:53 left. But Brandon Younger responded with a pair of 3s wrapped around a Jailan Haslem layup to start a 15-2 run that pulled the 49ers within 57-52 with 85 seconds left. Younger's 3 with 66 seconds remaining made it 59-55, but James Madison (4-0) made 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in the last minute to secure the win. The Dukes were 13 of 16 from the foul line in the second half.
Jon Davis led Charlotte (1-2) with 20 points and Milos Supica scored 10. Younger scored a career-high nine.
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| Team Stats | ||
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| James Madison 4-0 | 70.4 PPG | 36.4 RPG | 12.2 APG |
| Charlotte 1-2 | 61.2 PPG | 33.6 RPG | 9.9 APG |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |