App State Mountaineers at James Madison Dukes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tate scores 15 as Appalachian State knocks off James Madison 59-55
Tate also contributed four steals for the Mountaineers (13-4, 4-1 Sun Belt Conference). Justin Abson scored 12 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field, and added eight rebounds and four blocks. Tre'Von Spillers shot 4 of 8 from the field to finish with eight points, while adding 10 rebounds.
Terrence Edwards led the Dukes (15-2, 4-2) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, four assists and four steals. Xavier Brown added 10 points and five steals for James Madison. In addition, T.J. Bickerstaff had six points, seven rebounds and two steals.
Tate scored seven points in the first half for Appalachian State, who led 30-25 at the break. Appalachian State turned a three-point second-half lead into a 10-point advantage with a 7-0 run to make it a 39-29 lead with 17:01 left in the half. Tate scored eight second-half points in the win.
Appalachian State's next game is Wednesday against Georgia State at home, and James Madison hosts UL Monroe on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Abson Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:09 | James Madison Timeout | 59 - 55 |
Statistics
 APP |
 JMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 23-64 |
| 46.3 | Field Goal % | 35.9 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 17.6 |
| 5-9 | FT | 6-7 |
| 55.6 | Free Throw % | 85.7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 17 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Attendance: 7,761 | Capacity:
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 13-5 | - | 25-11 |
| Troy | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| South Alabama | 13-5 | - | 21-11 |
| James Madison | 13-5 | - | 20-12 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| App State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Texas State | 9-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Old Dominion | 8-10 | 5 | 15-20 |
| Georgia State | 8-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Louisiana | 8-10 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Southern Miss | 5-13 | 8 | 11-22 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 3-15 | 10 | 7-25 |