JMU Travels to Marshall

It took them a little bit long than expected to get to Marshall, because the bus caught some low flames, but the Dukes will start a home and home game against Marshall tonight, the first being in Huntington, WV. The Dukes will look to bounce back from a buzzer beating loss to CAA opponent Georgia State. The Dukes had their longest winning streak since 1993-94 snapped at six games, but will look to rebuild tonight. Tip-off at 7 p.m.
Here are some team previews:

The Dukes are led by senior forward Denzel Bowles, who posted his fifth double-double in six games in the Georgia State loss.  He is averaging 18.4 points, and 9.0 rebounds per game and is shooting a team high 67.5% from the field, which ranks eighth nationally in NCAA Division I.  Junior forward Rayshawn Goins is averaging 14.9 points, and 8.0 rebounds per game. Redshirt sophomore Devon Moore leads the team in assists with 3.6 per game, and also contributes 11.9 points per game.


The Herd is led by redshirt freshman guard DeAndre Kane, who is averaging 17.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.  Senior forward Tirrell Baines is cleaning up the boards with a team high 7.6 rebounds per game, while also contributing 12.9 points per game.  Junior guard Shaquille Johnson rounds out the backcourt for the Herd.  He is averaging 11.4 points per game and has also tallied 12 steals on the season.  Junior swingman Dago Pena is a player to watch who leads the team in three-point percentage, shooting 45.9% from behind the arc and recording 11.0 points per game.




-MO