Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Divisional Round
On Saturday, the James Madison Dukes (13-7, 4-3 Sun Belt) are on the road for a Sun Belt conference game at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (16-4, 5-2 Sun Belt) James Madison defeated the Troy Trojans 89-87 in overtime on Thursday night with Vado Morse scoring 25 points. The Dukes have won two straight. Southern Miss defeated South Alabama 76-72 on Thursday behind 25 points from Austin Crowley. Southern Miss has won two straight and three of the last four. James Madison does not have any players on its injury report, while Southern Miss will play without Cobie Montgomery and Neftali Alvarez .
The James Madison Dukes are third in the nation in scoring with an average of 85.2 points per game. James Madison is shooting 48.6% (23rd) overall and 35.7% (95th) from behind the three-point line. The James Madison defense is allowing an average of only 66.7 (110th) points per game and is holding opponents to a field goal shooting percentage of 41.0% (66th) and a 3-point shooting percentage 30.0% (41st).
Vado Morse is leading James Madison in scoring with an average of 13.6 points per game. Morse is shooting 39.2% overall and 39.3% from long distance. The next three leading scorers are averaging between 11.9 and 10.6 points per game and are shooting between 42.1% and 63.3%, while from three point land, the three are shooting between 30.2% and 42.9%. Morse is also the leader in assists with an average of 2.4 dishes per contest. James Madison averages 39.0 rebounds per game with Mezie Offurum the king of the boards for the Dukes with an average of 5.4 rebounds per game. Takal Molson is the leader in steals when average at 1.7 per game and Alonzo Sule is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 0.8 swats per game.