James Madison 78-73 Georgia Southern (Feb 22, 2025) Play-by-Play

Georgia Southern Eagles

14-15, 6-10 Sun Belt

	1	2	T
GASO	37	36	73
JMU	37	41	78

TIME	GASO	JMU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Georgia Southern	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by James Madison	0	0
19:46	Tyson Brown Turnover.	0	0
19:23	Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Layup. Assisted by Mark Freeman.	0	2
19:00	Eren Banks Turnover.	0	2
19:00	Noah Williams Steal.	0	2
18:40	AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:36	Tyson Brown Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:06	Adante' Holiman made Layup.	2	2
17:49	Noah Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.	2	5
17:27	Adante' Holiman missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:24	Noah Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:21	Foul on Eren Banks.	2	5
17:21	Noah Williams made Free Throw.	2	6
17:21	Nate Brafford subbing out for Georgia Southern	2	6
17:21	Bradley Douglas subbing in for Georgia Southern	2	6
17:21	Noah Williams made Free Throw.	2	7
16:56	Bradley Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eren Banks.	5	7
16:32	Elijah Hutchins-Everett Turnover.	5	7
16:11	Bradley Douglas missed Jumper.	5	7
16:06	Elijah Hutchins-Everett Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:00	Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
15:57	Adante' Holiman Defensive Rebound.	5	7
15:44	Adante' Holiman made Jumper.	7	7
15:24	Noah Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	7	7
15:21	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	7	7
15:19	AJ Smith missed Layup.	7	7
15:16	Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.	7	7
15:04	Foul on AJ Smith.	7	7
15:04	Official TV Timeout	7	7
15:04	Noah Williams subbing out for James Madison	7	7
15:04	AJ Smith subbing out for James Madison	7	7
15:04	Xavier Brown subbing in for James Madison	7	7
15:04	Eddie Ricks III subbing in for James Madison	7	7
15:04	Eugene Brown III subbing out for Georgia Southern	7	7
15:04	Tyson Brown subbing out for Georgia Southern	7	7
15:04	Nakavieon White subbing in for Georgia Southern	7	7
15:04	Collin Kuhl subbing in for Georgia Southern	7	7
15:04	Eren Banks made Free Throw.	8	7
15:04	Eren Banks made Free Throw.	9	7
14:48	Eddie Ricks III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.	9	10
14:17	Nakavieon White made Layup.	11	10
14:03	Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
13:57	Bradley Douglas Defensive Rebound.	11	10
13:50	Bradley Douglas missed Jumper.	11	10
13:47	Bradley Douglas Offensive Rebound.	11	10
13:45	Bradley Douglas missed Layup.	11	10
13:45	Elijah Hutchins-Everett Block.	11	10
13:39	Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.	11	10
13:38	Mark Freeman Turnover.	11	10
13:38	Nakavieon White Steal.	11	10
13:28	Eren Banks made Layup. Assisted by Nakavieon White.	13	10
13:10	Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	13	10
13:05	Nakavieon White Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:59	Nakavieon White missed Jumper.	13	10
12:55	Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:53	Bryce Lindsay made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Brown.	13	12
12:34	Adante' Holiman missed Three Point Jumper.	13	12
12:28	Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.	13	12
12:24	Mark Freeman made Jumper.	13	14
11:52	Nakavieon White Turnover.	13	14
11:52	Eddie Ricks III Steal.	13	14
11:45	Bryce Lindsay made Layup.	13	16
11:19	Collin Kuhl missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
11:15	Elijah Hutchins-Everett Defensive Rebound.	13	16
11:00	Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
10:56	Elijah Hutchins-Everett Offensive Rebound.	13	16
10:55	Foul on Collin Kuhl.	13	16
10:55	Official TV Timeout	13	16
10:55	Bryce Lindsay subbing out for James Madison	13	16
10:55	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing out for James Madison	13	16
10:55	Ebenezer Dowuona subbing in for James Madison	13	16
10:55	Noah Williams subbing in for James Madison	13	16
10:55	Adante' Holiman subbing out for Georgia Southern	13	16
10:55	Eren Banks subbing out for Georgia Southern	13	16
10:55	Collin Kuhl subbing out for Georgia Southern	13	16
10:55	Braylhan Thomas subbing in for Georgia Southern	13	16
10:55	Eugene Brown III subbing in for Georgia Southern	13	16
10:55	Tyson Brown subbing in for Georgia Southern	13	16
10:55	Eddie Ricks III made Free Throw.	13	17
10:55	Eddie Ricks III made Free Throw.	13	18
10:42	Nakavieon White missed Layup.	13	18
10:37	Georgia Southern Offensive Rebound.	13	18
10:27	Bradley Douglas missed Layup.	13	18
10:24	Noah Williams Defensive Rebound.	13	18
10:20	Foul on Tyson Brown.	13	18
10:20	Noah Williams made Free Throw.	13	19
10:20	Eddie Ricks III subbing out for James Madison	13	19
10:20	AJ Smith subbing in for James Madison	13	19
10:20	Nakavieon White subbing out for Georgia Southern	13	19
10:20	Adante' Holiman subbing in for Georgia Southern	13	19
10:20	Noah Williams missed Free Throw.	13	19
10:19	Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.	13	19
9:55	Adante' Holiman made Three Point Jumper.	16	19
9:32	Noah Williams missed Jumper.	16	19
9:29	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	16	19
9:28	AJ Smith missed Layup.	16	19
9:25	Braylhan Thomas Defensive Rebound.	16	19
9:20	Adante' Holiman missed Three Point Jumper.	16	19
9:18	AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.	16	19
8:54	AJ Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Brown.	16	22
8:26	Braylhan Thomas missed Jumper.	16	22
8:26	Tyson Brown Offensive Rebound.	16	22
8:26	Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.	16	22
8:26	Mark Freeman subbing out for James Madison	16	22
8:26	Ebenezer Dowuona subbing out for James Madison	16	22
8:26	Eddie Ricks III subbing in for James Madison	16	22
8:26	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing in for James Madison	16	22
8:26	Bryce Lindsay subbing in for James Madison	16	22
8:26	Noah Williams subbing out for James Madison	16	22
8:17	Tyson Brown Turnover.	16	22
8:17	Elijah Hutchins-Everett Steal.	16	22
8:03	Bryce Lindsay made Layup.	16	24
7:57	Braylhan Thomas Turnover.	16	24
7:57	Official TV Timeout	16	24
7:57	Eddie Ricks III subbing out for James Madison	16	24
7:57	Noah Williams subbing in for James Madison	16	24
7:57	Braylhan Thomas subbing out for Georgia Southern	16	24
7:57	Eren Banks subbing in for Georgia Southern	16	24
7:45	Noah Williams made Layup.	16	26
7:28	Eren Banks Turnover.	16	26
7:28	Xavier Brown Steal.	16	26
7:20	AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	16	26
7:16	Noah Williams Offensive Rebound.	16	26
7:13	Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.	16	26
7:09	Adante' Holiman Defensive Rebound.	16	26
7:05	Eren Banks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adante' Holiman.	19	26
6:39	Noah Williams missed Layup.	19	26
6:37	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	19	26
6:29	Noah Williams missed Jumper.	19	26
6:28	James Madison Offensive Rebound.	19	26
6:28	Noah Williams subbing out for James Madison	19	26
6:28	AJ Smith subbing out for James Madison	19	26
6:28	Mark Freeman subbing in for James Madison	19	26
6:28	Eddie Ricks III subbing in for James Madison	19	26
6:13	Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Layup. Assisted by Mark Freeman.	19	28
6:02	Foul on Tyson Brown.	19	28
6:02	Tyson Brown Turnover.	19	28
6:02	Tyson Brown subbing out for Georgia Southern	19	28
6:02	Collin Kuhl subbing in for Georgia Southern	19	28
5:44	Xavier Brown missed Jumper.	19	28
5:42	Bradley Douglas Defensive Rebound.	19	28
5:36	Bradley Douglas subbing out for Georgia Southern	19	28
5:36	Nakavieon White subbing in for Georgia Southern	19	28
5:34	Adante' Holiman missed Three Point Jumper.	19	28
5:30	Nakavieon White Offensive Rebound.	19	28
5:29	Nakavieon White made Layup.	21	28
5:11	Bryce Lindsay Turnover.	21	28
5:11	Adante' Holiman Steal.	21	28
4:58	Eren Banks made Layup. Assisted by Collin Kuhl.	23	28
4:35	Foul on Collin Kuhl.	23	28
4:35	Xavier Brown made Free Throw.	23	29
4:35	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing out for James Madison	23	29
4:35	Ebenezer Dowuona subbing in for James Madison	23	29
4:35	Xavier Brown missed Free Throw.	23	29
4:29	Georgia Southern Deadball Team Rebound.	23	29
4:28	Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.	23	29
4:18	Collin Kuhl missed Layup.	23	29
4:18	Ebenezer Dowuona Block.	23	29
4:13	Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.	23	29
3:57	Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.	23	32
3:28	Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.	23	32
3:28	Official TV Timeout	23	32
3:28	Xavier Brown subbing out for James Madison	23	32
3:28	Ebenezer Dowuona subbing out for James Madison	23	32
3:28	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing in for James Madison	23	32
3:28	AJ Smith subbing in for James Madison	23	32
3:28	Eren Banks subbing out for Georgia Southern	23	32
3:28	Bradley Douglas subbing in for Georgia Southern	23	32
3:28	Eugene Brown III made Free Throw.	24	32
3:28	Eugene Brown III made Free Throw.	25	32
3:08	Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Smith.	25	35
2:50	Nakavieon White made Layup.	27	35
2:27	Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.	27	35
2:24	Nakavieon White Defensive Rebound.	27	35
2:11	Nakavieon White made Layup.	29	35
2:11	Foul on Elijah Hutchins-Everett.	29	35
2:11	AJ Smith subbing out for James Madison	29	35
2:11	Xavier Brown subbing in for James Madison	29	35
2:11	Nakavieon White missed Free Throw.	29	35
2:09	Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.	29	35
1:55	Elijah Hutchins-Everett missed Three Point Jumper.	29	35
1:50	Nakavieon White Defensive Rebound.	29	35
1:46	Nakavieon White made Three Point Jumper.	32	35
1:21	Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	32	35
1:21	Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.	32	35
1:12	Adante' Holiman Turnover.	32	35
0:57	Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.	32	35
0:52	Bradley Douglas Defensive Rebound.	32	35
0:45	Nakavieon White made Layup.	34	35
0:14	Mark Freeman made Layup.	34	37
0:00	Adante' Holiman made Three Point Jumper.	37	37
0:00	End of 1st half	37	37

AJ Smith with the massive swat at the rim

0:22

Xavier Brown gets the and-1 to fall

0:19

Elijah Hutchins-Everett gets the hoop and the harm

0:21

Atlantic Union Bank Center

4:00 PM, February 22, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Harrisonburg, VA

Line: JMU -8.5

Over/Under: 147.5

Attendance: 6,428

Referees:
Glenn Tuitt
R.B. Clyburn
Dan Powers

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Arkansas State	13-5	-	25-11
Troy	13-5	-	23-11
South Alabama	13-5	-	21-11
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Marshall	12-6	1	20-13
App State	10-8	3	17-14
Texas State	9-9	4	16-16
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Old Dominion	8-10	5	15-20
Georgia State	8-10	5	14-19
Louisiana	8-10	5	12-21
Southern Miss	5-13	8	11-22
Coastal Carolina	3-15	10	10-22
UL Monroe	3-15	10	7-25

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