James Madison Dukes at William & Mary Tribe
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 79
Pierces leads W&M past James Madison 79-74 in CAA opener
The Tribe (5-8) made 5 of its last 7 shots while the Dukes (7-7) missed their last nine.
After Stuckey Mosley's jumper tied the game at 70, James Madison never made another field goal. The Tribe scored five straight to take a 75-70 lead into the final minute. Matt Lewis made four free throws for the Dukes but Nathan Knight made a pair of free throws with 26 seconds and after James Madison missed a potential tying 3-pointer at 14 seconds, L.J. Owens capped a 3-on-1 runout with a dunk to seal it with 10 seconds to go.
Chase Audige had 19 points for Williams & Mary with Knight adding 17 plus eight rebounds, six blocks and four assists.
Lewis paced the Dukes with a season-high 26 points, hitting five 3-pointers and all nine of his free throws. Mosley had 16 with a career-high six assists.
There were 14 ties and seven lead changes. James Madison had a 12-point lead with 7:22 to go in the first half but Williams & Mary rallied for a 37-36 lead at the break.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Stuckey Mosley Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Matt Lewis missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | L.J. Owens made Dunk. Assisted by Chase Audige. | 74 - 79 |
Statistics
 JMU |
 W&M |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 30-61 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 16-19 | FT | 7-15 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Attendance: 3,690 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
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| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
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