Appalachian State 58, at James Madison 69

HARRISONBURG, Va. (Interstat) — In a grinding Sun Belt Conference clash defined by defense and decisive runs, the James Madison Dukes avenged an earlier loss by pulling away from the Appalachian State Mountaineers for a 69-58 victory on Saturday afternoon at a raucous JMU Convocation Center. The game’s pivotal sequence arrived early in the second half, transforming a narrow contest into a comfortable James Madison lead. After Appalachian State’s Luke Wilson hit a pair of free throws to open the half, cutting the Dukes’ lead to 29-26, James Madison unleashed a 14-3 surge over the next four minutes. The run… Read more...