HARRISONBURG, Va. (Interstat) — James Madison used a strong second half to defeat Georgia Southern 82-66 in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at JMU Convocation Center.

The Dukes, who led 38-37 at halftime, outscored the Eagles 44-29 after intermission. Cliff Davis scored 24 points and Preston Fowler added 20 for James Madison, which improved to 17-13. The Dukes shot 54.2% from the field and made 9 of 18 3-pointers.

Tyren Moore led Georgia Southern with 20 points. The Eagles shot just 37.7% overall and 21.9% from 3-point range, falling to 15-15. James Madison capitalized on its free throws, making 21 of 26, while Georgia Southern went 13 of 18.

An attendance of 3,136 watched the Dukes sweep the regular-season series after the Eagles won the first meeting in overtime in December.