James Madison Dukes at Montana State Bobcats
· HARDWOOD SHOWCASE
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73 - 80
73 - 80
Hall leads Montana St. to 80-73 win over James Madison
Montana State (3-1) dropped its opening game to Washington State 69-65 before getting three consecutive wins.
Harald Frey had 14 points and three assists for the Bobcats, who made 23 of 32 free throw attempts. James Madison was 29 of 38 from the line as the teams were whistled for 56 total fouls. Hall made 6 of 7 free throws, his first miss of the season after making 32 straight.
The Bobcats held a 39-32 advantage at the break. The Dukes (0-3) closed to 75-70 with 42 seconds left when Joey McLean nailed a 3-pointer, but the Bobcats made five free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
McLean and Shakir Brown had 15 point apiece for James Madison. Brown also grabbed eight rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Shakir Brown made Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Quinton Everett made Free Throw. | 70 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Quinton Everett made Free Throw. | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Jackson Kent. | 70 - 78 |
Statistics
 JMU |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-56 | FG | 25-59 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-36 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 29-38 | FT | 23-32 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 29 | Fouls | 27 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Worthington Arena
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 2,539 | Capacity:
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 2,539 | Capacity:
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