Scores

Final

W Michigan 65

(5-8, 2-4 away)

(25) James Madison 74

(10-1, 6-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, December 30, 2009

1 2 T
WMU 22 4365
#25JMU 37 3774

Top Performers

Western Michigan: M. Giden 24 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

James Madison: D. Evans 28 Pts, 4 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl

James Madison uses 15-5 run to hold off Western Michigan

Associated Press

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Dawn Evans scored 28 points and had nine assists to lead No. 25 James Madison to a 74-65 win over Western Michigan in the championship game of the JMU Invitational on Wednesday night.

Evans was 6 of 10 from 3-point range for the Dukes (10-1), who also got 21 points from Lauren Jimenez and 11 from Tarik Hislop.

Miame Giden led the Broncos (5-8) with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Ebony Cleary added 14 points.

After James Madison stretched its lead to 23 with a 15-5 run midway through the second half, Western Michigan cut the lead to eight with 3:13 to play. The Dukes, however, responded with a 9-2 run to close out the win.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WMU
JMU
Points 65 74
FG Made-Attempted 17-60 (.283) 27-66 (.409)
3P Made-Attempted 5-24 (.208) 7-19 (.368)
FT Made-Attempted 26-33 (.788) 13-18 (.722)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 25 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 23

Game Leaders

 
WMU
JMU
PointsM. Giden 24D. Evans 28
ReboundsM. Giden 11S. Williams 8
AssistsD. Goss 3D. Evans 9
StealsK. Dominique 3N. Newman 4
BlocksK. Dominique 2L. Jimenez 3

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 30, 2009 @JMU 74, WMU 65Recap | Box Score

Next 5 Games

WMU
JMU
01/06 @BALL 7:00pm
01/09 EMU 2:00pm
01/12 @NIU 8:00pm
01/16 @CMU 4:00pm
01/20 TOL 7:00pm
 01/03 @DREX 1:00pm
01/07 GAST 7:00pm
01/10 GMU 2:00pm
01/14 @TOWS 7:00pm
01/17 ODU 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Western Michigan | James Madison