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Elon upsets top-seed JMU 72-71 in CAA Tournament Quarterfinals Justin Amadi scored 21 points for JMU (Source: wvir) By Mike Shiers | March 7, 2021 at 8:04 PM EST - Updated March 7 at 8:04 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The top-seed James Madison menâs basketball team was upset 72-71 against 8-seed Elon on Sunday in the CAA Tournament Quarterfinals in Harrisonburg.
The Dukes led by as many as 15 points in the 2nd half (54-39), but the Phoenix overcame the deficit with the help of thirteen 3-pointers.
Justin Amadi and Vado Morse each scored 21 points for JMU.
The Dukes were playing the game without leading scorer Matt Lewis, who was ruled out for the remainder of the season, after suffering a leg injury in mid-February,
Wynter, Drexel visit JMU
Atlantic Union Bank Center, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two junior guards will be on display as Camren Wynter and Drexel will go up against Vado Morse and James Madison. Wynter has scored 25 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 19.2 over his last five games. Morse is averaging 14 points over the last five games.
VARYING EXPERIENCE: Drexel has been fueled by senior leadership while James Madison has relied on freshmen this year. For the Dragons, seniors Wynter, James Butler and Zach Walton have collectively accounted for 58 percent of the team’s total scoring. On the other bench, freshmen Justin Amadi, Terell Strickland and Terrence Edwards have combined to score 25 percent of James Madison’s points this season, including 25 percent of the team’s points over its last five games.