JMU and Arkansas State play for Sun Belt Championship
Arkansas State Red Wolves (20-10, 16-3 Sun Belt) vs. James Madison Dukes (28-4, 19-0 Sun Belt)
Pensacola, Florida; Monday, 2 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: JMU squares off against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Championship.
The Dukes' record in Sun Belt games is 19-0, and their record is 9-4 in non-conference games. JMU is third in the Sun Belt scoring 73.4 points while shooting 43.1% from the field.
The Red Wolves are 16-3 against Sun Belt teams.
JMU makes 43.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than Arkansas State has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Arkansas State averages 10.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.4 more made shots on average than the 6.1 per game JMU allows.
The teams did not meet in the regular season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Peyton McDaniel is scoring 16.0 points per game with 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Dukes. Kseniia Kozlova is averaging 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds while shooting 53.1% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dukes: 10-0, averaging 77.5 points, 39.1 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.4 points per game.
Red Wolves: 7-3, averaging 76.9 points, 38.0 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 11.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 38.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
James Madison | 18-0 | - | 28-4 |
Arkansas State | 15-3 | 3 | 20-10 |
Troy | 13-5 | 5 | 20-13 |
Coastal Carolina | 12-6 | 6 | 23-8 |
Old Dominion | 9-9 | 9 | 17-15 |
Louisiana | 9-9 | 9 | 13-16 |
App State | 9-9 | 9 | 13-17 |
Georgia State | 8-10 | 10 | 17-16 |
Texas State | 7-11 | 11 | 13-17 |
UL Monroe | 7-11 | 11 | 11-19 |
Georgia Southern | 6-12 | 12 | 16-18 |
Marshall | 6-12 | 12 | 15-20 |
Southern Miss | 5-13 | 13 | 10-21 |
South Alabama | 2-16 | 16 | 6-24 |