James Madison Dukes at UC San Diego Tritons
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Tait-Jones scores 21 as UC San Diego defeats James Madison 73-67
Tait-Jones also contributed six rebounds for the Tritons (4-2). Hayden Gray scored 16 points and added four steals. Nordin Kapic went 5 of 8 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.
Bryce Lindsay led the way for the Dukes (3-3) with 17 points. James Madison also got 13 points and four assists from Xavier Brown.
UCSD went into halftime ahead of James Madison 34-28. Tait-Jones scored 14 points in the half. UCSD took the lead for good with 5:46 left in the second half on a free throw from Tait-Jones to make it a 58-57 game.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Justin Rochelin Block. | 67 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Xavier Brown missed Layup. | 67 - 73 |
Statistics
 JMU |
 UCSD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-56 | FG | 24-48 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 8-8 | FT | 18-26 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Ocean Center
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
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Location: Daytona Beach, FL
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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 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |