BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – James Madison constructed an early double-digit lead and by no means trailed, repeatedly forcing turnovers and scoring clutch buckets in knocking off Wisconsin 72-61 within the First Spherical of the 2024 NCAA Championship on Friday night time at Barclays Middle.
JMU, the No. 12 seed within the South Area, improved to 32-3 and advances to face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. on CBS. No. 5 Wisconsin, the highest-seeded staff ever defeated by JMU within the NCAA Event, dropped to 22-14 to conclude its season.
The Dukes pressured the Badgers from begin to end, forcing JMU postseason information of 14 steals and 19 opponent turnovers, additionally a Wisconsin season excessive for a staff that averaged 9.7 all season. JMU posted a 27-10 benefit in factors off turnovers.
James Madison improved to 5-5 all time in NCAA postseason video games, profitable within the spherical of 64 for the primary time since 1983. The 11-point margin of victory was the primary double-digit win ever by a Solar Belt Convention member for the reason that match expanded to 64 groups. It was additionally the primary SBC NCAA win since No. 12 Little Rock topped No. 5 Purdue in 2016.
JMU used balancing scoring with 4 gamers in double figures within the NCAA Event for the primary time in program historical past, led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 14 factors. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Picket every had 12, with Bickerstaff including 9 defensive rebounds, whereas Bronx native Michael Inexperienced III added 11.
With the victory, JMU rejoined match No. 1 seed UConn with one of the best profitable share and most wins in all of Division I. The Dukes improved the nation’s longest lively profitable streak to 14 video games, matching their 14-0 begin to the season for longest streaks in program historical past. The final JMU loss got here on Jan. 27.
Max Klesmit led Wisconsin with 18 factors and led the hassle to maintain the Badgers in it, going 5-for-9 from the arc. AJ Storr tallied 13 factors and Steven Crowl contributed 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- JMU constructed a 33-20 lead on the half and led by as many as 17 within the opening stanza at 33-16 with 1:07 remaining.
- Noah Friedel opened with a 3-pointer on JMU’s first possession because the Dukes vaulted out to a 9-2 early edge, forcing 5 turnovers.
- James Madison constructed a lead as giant as 13 at 18-5 midway by way of the primary half on the 10:21 mark on a Picket made three.
- The Badgers closed to as shut as 5 factors at 21-16 on a three-point play with 7:03 remaining within the half.
- That three-point play was the ultimate subject purpose of the half for Wisconsin, which missed its closing 9 subject objectives of the half.
- JMU responded with a 12-0 run to maneuver forward 33-16 with 55.8 seconds remaining within the half earlier than UW had 4 free throws within the closing minute.
- The Dukes compelled 13 Badgers’ turnovers, main 20-4 in factors off turnovers within the half and registering 10 steals. Wisconsin entered the sport averaging simply 9.7 turnovers per recreation.
- The 20 factors for the half had been the fewest scored by Wisconsin this season.
- JMU had balanced first-half scoring led by Edwards with eight adopted by Bickerstaff and Inexperienced with six and Picket with 5.
- JMU held Wisconsin to 26% capturing within the interval, together with 17% (1-6) on 3-pointers.
- It was JMU’s largest lead ever in a NCAA Championship first half as JMU led Florida by 4 in 1994.
Second Half
- Wisconsin used a pair of 3-pointers early within the second half to chop inside 36-28 within the opening minutes.
- JMU responded with a fast 6-0 burst on a pair of Xavier Brown jumpers and an Edwards layup to not let the Badgers acquire momentum.
- Wisconsin chipped away on the JMU lead and reduce it to inside six at 52-46 earlier than an enormous Friedel trey in transition put it again to 9 factors, 55-46, with 7:49 remaining.
- Raekwon Horton was fouled on a 3-point attempt to transformed all three to increase the result in 63-49 with 5:24 remaining.
- Wisconsin obtained no nearer than 9 the remainder of the way in which as JMU transformed key alternatives to squash any comeback. A trey on the 4:44 mark made it 63-54 however Inexperienced responded with a 3 and a Bickerstaff putback shortly pushed the benefit again to 68-54.
- Wisconsin didn’t convert a subject purpose for a key four-minute stretch from 8:58 to 4:44 remaining earlier than the made three.
GAME NOTES
- This was JMU’s first recreation within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Championship 11 years to the day when it performed top-seeded Indiana on March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.
- It was JMU’s first NCAA win for the reason that First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in a 16-seeded matchup in 2013 and first win within the spherical of 64 since a win over No. 7 seed West Virginia, 57-50, on March 17, 1983 in Greensboro, N.C.
- The 72 factors had been probably the most scored by JMU in a NCAA Championship recreation whereas the 11-point margin of victory was second, trailing the 68-55 First 4 win over LIU-Brooklyn in 2013.
- JMU improved to 27-0 when main on the half this season whereas Wisconsin dropped to 1-12 when trailing on the break.
- James Madison earned two ranked wins in the identical season for the primary time in program historical past, having opened the season over No. 4 Michigan State to associate with topping AP No. 23 Wisconsin.
- The wins over Michigan State and Wisconsin additionally upped JMU’s mark to 2-0 this season towards Large Ten squads. The Dukes additionally improved to 2-1 all-time towards Large Ten groups within the NCAA Championship, falling to Indiana in Dayton in 2013 and topping Ohio State 55-48 in 1982 in Charlotte.
- JMU Head Coach Mark Byington earned his first profession NCAA win in his match debut.
- The Dukes will face Duke on Sunday for the primary time in program historical past.
- Edwards broke the single-season JMU report for made free throws with 163, topping Steve Stielper with 162 in 1978-79.
- Bickerstaff’s 9 rebounds moved him into first in season-season program historical past with 297, topping the 290 by Denzel Bowles in 2010-11.
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE