Dragons Pick Up Road Win at JMU, 78-71

Saturday, January 11

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

Drexel University

10-8,3-2CAA

James Madison

8-9,1-5CAA

Drexel

James Madison

Photo by: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

1/11/2020 5:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, VA. – Camren Wynter scored all 17 of his points in the second half and made seven of his eight free throws in the final 28 seconds as Drexel defeated James Madison, 78-71. Wynter finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Dragons moved to 3-2 in Colonial Athletic Association play and 10-8 overall. Drexel won for the first time in the JMU Convocation Center since the 2011-12 season.

Drexel led the entire way, but the lead was never more than nine points. JMU (8-9, 1-5 CAA) got the deficit down to two points on four occasions in the final four minutes, but each time, Drexel had an answer. Deshon Parker scored in the lane for the Dukes with 1:38 to go to make it a 69-67 game. Wynter responded by making a jumper to extend Drexel's lead to four. The Dragons then got two straight stops, one on a missed jumper and the other on a turnover, and Wynter finished the Dukes off at the line. The sophomore scored the last nine points of the game.

Wynter wasn't the only story, as the Dragons had a balanced offensive effort all night. Four players scored in double figures and eight players came up with at least two buckets. Mate Okros scored 12 points, all of them coming on three-pointers in the first half. Matey Juric added 11, while James Butler had his 11^th double-double of the year with 10 points and 13 rebounds. He also added to his league leading block total with three.

The teams played an exciting first half with back-and-forth action each way. The Dragons jumped out to an early 8-0 lead as Okros knocked down two early three-pointers. The Dukes answered with a barrage of three-pointers of their own and tied it at 22-22 on a Matt Lewis three. The Dragons countered with a 7-0 run, propelled by four points by T.J. Bickerstaff. JMU tied it up in the closing seconds, but Drexel took a two-point lead to the half after Zach Walton scored on a put-back at the buzzer. The teams combined for 13 three-pointers in the half.

The Dragons defense held the Dukes to just 36 percent shooting from the floor. After making six three-pointers in the first half, the Dukes were held to just 2-for-9 over the final 20 minutes. Drexel shot 45 percent from the field and made 11 three-pointers, just one shy of its season high.

Lewis led JMU with 24 points and had four three-pointers. Darius Banks added 13, while Michael Christmas scored 12 points.

The Dragons will return home for a pair of games next week. Elon begins the homestand when it visits the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Thursday for a 7 p.m. tip.