James Madison 85-79 UL Monroe (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

James Madison Dukes

20-10, 13-4 Sun Belt

	1	2	T
JMU	47	38	85
ULM	35	44	79

TIME	JMU	ULM
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball won by UL Monroe	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball lost by James Madison	0	0
19:48	Coltie Young Turnover.	0	0
19:48	AJ Smith Steal.	0	0
19:41	Eddie Ricks III made Dunk. Assisted by AJ Smith.	2	0
19:27	Coltie Young Turnover.	2	0
19:27	Xavier Brown Steal.	2	0
19:22	Xavier Brown missed Jumper.	2	0
19:20	Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:00	Jalen Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coltie Young.	2	3
18:42	Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
18:39	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	2	3
18:25	Xavier Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.	5	3
18:09	Jerry Ngopot made Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:44	Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:42	Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:30	Foul on Elijah Hutchins-Everett.	5	6
17:17	Makai Willis Turnover.	5	6
17:04	Elijah Hutchins-Everett missed Jumper.	5	6
17:02	Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.	5	6
16:50	Foul on Xavier Brown.	5	6
16:50	Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.	5	7
16:50	Xavier Brown subbing out for James Madison	5	7
16:50	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing out for James Madison	5	7
16:50	Mark Freeman subbing in for James Madison	5	7
16:50	Justin Taylor subbing in for James Madison	5	7
16:50	Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.	5	8
16:39	Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
16:36	Tyreese Watson Defensive Rebound.	5	8
16:23	Coltie Young Turnover.	5	8
16:23	Mark Freeman Steal.	5	8
16:17	Bryce Lindsay Turnover.	5	8
16:17	Coltie Young subbing out for UL Monroe	5	8
16:17	Micah Caster subbing in for UL Monroe	5	8
15:57	Makai Willis Turnover.	5	8
15:57	Bryce Lindsay Steal.	5	8
15:53	Bryce Lindsay missed Layup.	5	8
15:50	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	5	8
15:50	AJ Smith missed Two Point Tip Shot.	5	8
15:50	AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.	5	8
15:50	Foul on Micah Caster.	5	8
15:50	Official TV Timeout	5	8
15:50	AJ Smith made Free Throw.	6	8
15:49	AJ Smith made Free Throw.	7	8
15:37	Makai Willis missed Jumper.	7	8
15:34	AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:30	Eddie Ricks III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.	10	8
15:05	Tyreese Watson missed Jumper.	10	8
15:01	Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.	10	8
15:01	Makai Willis missed Two Point Tip Shot.	10	8
15:00	Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.	10	8
15:00	Makai Willis made Two Point Tip Shot.	10	10
14:49	Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.	13	10
14:25	Jalen Bolden missed Jumper.	13	10
14:18	Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.	13	10
14:18	Makai Willis missed Two Point Tip Shot.	13	10
14:18	Eddie Ricks III Block.	13	10
14:14	Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.	13	10
14:14	Makai Willis missed Two Point Tip Shot.	13	10
14:14	Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.	13	10
14:14	Micah Caster subbing out for UL Monroe	13	10
14:14	Jerry Ngopot subbing out for UL Monroe	13	10
14:14	Coltie Young subbing in for UL Monroe	13	10
14:14	AD Diedhiou subbing in for UL Monroe	13	10
14:14	Bryce Lindsay subbing out for James Madison	13	10
14:14	Justin Taylor subbing out for James Madison	13	10
14:14	AJ Smith subbing out for James Madison	13	10
14:14	Xavier Brown subbing in for James Madison	13	10
14:14	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing in for James Madison	13	10
14:14	Noah Williams subbing in for James Madison	13	10
13:56	Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper.	16	10
13:34	Tyreese Watson made Jumper.	16	12
13:14	Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.	16	12
13:09	Noah Williams Offensive Rebound.	16	12
13:03	Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Layup. Assisted by Mark Freeman.	18	12
12:46	Tyreese Watson missed Jumper.	18	12
12:43	AD Diedhiou Offensive Rebound.	18	12
12:42	AD Diedhiou missed Jumper.	18	12
12:38	Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.	18	12
12:30	Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	18	12
12:28	AD Diedhiou Defensive Rebound.	18	12
12:15	Coltie Young missed Three Point Jumper.	18	12
12:12	Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.	18	12
12:06	Mark Freeman missed Jumper.	18	12
12:04	AD Diedhiou Defensive Rebound.	18	12
11:56	Jalen Bolden missed Jumper.	18	12
11:52	AD Diedhiou Offensive Rebound.	18	12
11:41	Tyreese Watson made Jumper.	18	14
11:20	Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Brown.	21	14
11:03	Coltie Young missed Jumper.	21	14
10:59	Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.	21	14
10:49	Mark Freeman made Layup.	23	14
10:49	Foul on Jalen Bolden.	23	14
10:49	Official TV Timeout	23	14
10:49	Tyreese Watson subbing out for UL Monroe	23	14
10:49	Micah Caster subbing in for UL Monroe	23	14
10:49	Xavier Brown subbing out for James Madison	23	14
10:49	Eddie Ricks III subbing out for James Madison	23	14
10:49	Bryce Lindsay subbing in for James Madison	23	14
10:49	AJ Smith subbing in for James Madison	23	14
10:49	Mark Freeman made Free Throw.	24	14
10:38	Makai Willis Turnover.	24	14
10:38	Mark Freeman Steal.	24	14
10:33	Mark Freeman missed Layup.	24	14
10:30	Noah Williams Offensive Rebound.	24	14
10:30	Noah Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.	26	14
10:10	Jalen Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.	26	14
10:06	Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.	26	14
10:01	Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.	29	14
9:59	UL Monroe Timeout	29	14
9:59	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing out for James Madison	29	14
9:59	Justin Taylor subbing in for James Madison	29	14
9:45	Micah Caster made Layup.	29	16
9:28	Bryce Lindsay missed Jumper.	29	16
9:25	Bryce Lindsay Offensive Rebound.	29	16
9:24	Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.	29	16
9:20	Makai Willis Defensive Rebound.	29	16
9:09	Coltie Young missed Three Point Jumper.	29	16
9:06	James Madison Deadball Team Rebound.	29	16
9:06	Foul on AD Diedhiou.	29	16
9:06	Micah Caster subbing out for UL Monroe	29	16
9:06	Tyreese Watson subbing in for UL Monroe	29	16
8:56	Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper.	32	16
8:37	Jalen Bolden made Layup.	32	18
8:21	Justin Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.	34	18
8:01	Tyreese Watson Turnover.	34	18
8:01	Justin Taylor Steal.	34	18
7:57	Mark Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Justin Taylor.	36	18
7:41	Jalen Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.	36	18
7:37	Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.	36	18
7:37	Makai Willis made Layup.	36	20
7:37	Foul on Noah Williams.	36	20
7:37	Official TV Timeout	36	20
7:37	AD Diedhiou subbing out for UL Monroe	36	20
7:37	Jerry Ngopot subbing in for UL Monroe	36	20
7:37	Justin Taylor subbing out for James Madison	36	20
7:37	Noah Williams subbing out for James Madison	36	20
7:37	Eddie Ricks III subbing in for James Madison	36	20
7:37	Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing in for James Madison	36	20
7:37	Makai Willis made Free Throw.	36	21
7:37	Makai Willis subbing out for UL Monroe	36	21
7:37	Micah Caster subbing in for UL Monroe	36	21
7:25	Bryce Lindsay made Layup.	38	21
7:05	Micah Caster missed Jumper.	38	21
7:02	Micah Caster Offensive Rebound.	38	21
7:02	Micah Caster Turnover.	38	21
6:50	Mark Freeman missed Jumper.	38	21
6:46	Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.	38	21
6:30	Jalen Bolden missed Layup.	38	21
6:28	Jerry Ngopot Offensive Rebound.	38	21
6:28	Jerry Ngopot made Two Point Tip Shot.	38	23
6:28	Tyreese Watson subbing out for UL Monroe	38	23
6:28	Makai Willis subbing in for UL Monroe	38	23
6:28	AJ Smith subbing out for James Madison	38	23
6:28	Xavier Brown subbing in for James Madison	38	23
6:12	Elijah Hutchins-Everett Turnover.	38	23
5:54	Foul on Mark Freeman.	38	23
5:54	Jerry Ngopot made Free Throw.	38	24
5:54	Jerry Ngopot made Free Throw.	38	25
5:42	Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.	38	25
5:38	Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.	38	25
5:27	Jalen Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.	38	25
5:21	Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.	38	25
5:07	Coltie Young made Jumper.	38	27
4:54	Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.	41	27
4:38	Jerry Ngopot missed Three Point Jumper.	41	27
4:35	Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.	41	27
4:21	Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.	41	27
4:19	Jalen Bolden Defensive Rebound.	41	27
4:02	Micah Caster missed Three Point Jumper.	41	27
3:59	Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.	41	27
3:58	Official TV Timeout	41	27
3:58	Micah Caster subbing out for UL Monroe	41	27
3:58	Tyreese Watson subbing in for UL Monroe	41	27
3:58	Mark Freeman subbing out for James Madison	41	27
3:58	Noah Williams subbing in for James Madison	41	27
3:58	Foul on Noah Williams.	41	27
3:45	Foul on Noah Williams.	41	27
3:45	Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.	41	28
3:45	Noah Williams subbing out for James Madison	41	28
3:45	Will Lovings-Watts subbing in for James Madison	41	28
3:45	Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.	41	29
3:15	Xavier Brown missed Jumper.	41	29
3:11	Tyreese Watson Defensive Rebound.	41	29
3:05	Tyreese Watson made Layup.	41	31
3:05	Foul on Eddie Ricks III.	41	31
3:05	Tyreese Watson missed Free Throw.	41	31
3:03	Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.	41	31
2:43	Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.	41	31
2:40	Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.	41	31
2:28	Jerry Ngopot missed Jumper.	41	31
2:23	Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.	41	31
2:17	Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper.	44	31
1:56	Xavier Brown subbing out for James Madison	44	31
1:56	Mark Freeman subbing in for James Madison	44	31
1:56	Eddie Ricks III subbing out for James Madison	44	31
1:56	AJ Smith subbing in for James Madison	44	31
1:49	Jalen Bolden missed Layup.	44	31
1:46	Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.	44	31
1:42	AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	44	31
1:39	Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound.	44	31
1:38	Will Lovings-Watts made Layup.	46	31
1:38	Foul on Jalen Bolden.	46	31
1:38	Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.	47	31
1:21	Makai Willis made Layup. Assisted by Tyreese Watson.	47	33
1:01	Bryce Lindsay missed Layup.	47	33
1:01	Coltie Young Block.	47	33
0:58	Makai Willis Defensive Rebound.	47	33
0:52	Tyreese Watson missed Jumper.	47	33
0:48	Jerry Ngopot Offensive Rebound.	47	33
0:46	Jerry Ngopot made Jumper.	47	35
0:04	Will Lovings-Watts missed Jumper.	47	35
0:01	Makai Willis Defensive Rebound.	47	35
0:00	End of 1st half	47	35

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Fant-Ewing Coliseum

7:30 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Monroe, LA

Line: JMU -12.5

Over/Under: 138.5

Attendance: 1,483

Referees:
Byron Jarrett
Garrick Shannon
Steve Orkus

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