East Carolina Pirates at James Madison Dukes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 67
61 - 67
James Madison beats East Carolina 67-61
Shakir Brown scored 13 with a career-high four assists, Dimitrije Cabarkapa added 11 points, and the Dukes (9-3) outscored the Pirates 34-14 in the paint in a game that featured 13 lead changes and eight ties.
Trailing by one at halftime, East Carolina led 42-41 after Caleb White's back-to-back 3s, but JMU led 53-51 with 7:37 left after Cabarkapa scored seven straight points. B.J. Tyson's two free throws put East Carolina on top 61-60 with 2:48 left, but Curry hit a go-ahead 3 and Tom Vodanovich made a jumper for a 65-61 JMU lead with 29 seconds left. Brown iced it with two free throws.
The teams combined to make 18 of 65 3-pointers.
White scored 20 with six 3-pointers, and Kanu Aja added 12 points for the Pirates (7-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Ron Curry Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:06 | B.J. Tyson missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Shakir Brown made Free Throw. | 61 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Shakir Brown made Free Throw. | 61 - 66 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 JMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-61 | FG | 26-56 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 11-37 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 8-10 | FT | 6-8 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: JMU Convocation Center
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Attendance: 2,510 | Capacity:
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Attendance: 2,510 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |