Brown, James Madison Dukes take on the Marshall Thundering Herd

Jan 8, 2025, 08:54 am

James Madison Dukes (9-6, 2-1 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (8-8, 1-2 Sun Belt)

Huntington, West Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: James Madison visits Marshall in Sun Belt action Thursday.

The Thundering Herd are 8-2 in home games. Marshall averages 74.9 points while outscoring opponents by 3.6 points per game.

The Dukes are 2-1 against Sun Belt opponents. James Madison ranks second in the Sun Belt shooting 35.9% from 3-point range.

Marshall scores 74.9 points, 5.8 more per game than the 69.1 James Madison gives up. James Madison has shot at a 45.0% clip from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 44.0% shooting opponents of Marshall have averaged.

The Thundering Herd and Dukes face off Thursday for the first time in Sun Belt play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Obinna Anochili-Killen is averaging 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks for the Thundering Herd.

Bryce Lindsay is shooting 46.6% and averaging 13.0 points for the Dukes.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thundering Herd: 4-6, averaging 74.1 points, 31.1 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points per game.

Dukes: 6-4, averaging 70.1 points, 32.7 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.