Brooklyn, NY – Jared McCain set a Duke program record with eight 3-pointers in an NCAA postseason game as James Madison lost 93-55 in the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball championship at Barclays Center on Sunday evening.
No. 4 seed Duke improved to 26-8 and advanced past Dallas for the South Region semifinals to face the winner of No. 1 Houston vs. No. 9 Texas A&M on Sunday night in Memphis. No. 12 seed JMU finished its historic season with a school record for wins at 32–4, reaching the NCAA second round for the fourth time in program history.
McCain’s 30 points against JMU were the most in an NCAA game. He went 8 of 11 from beyond the arc, including making his first six attempts in the first half. His eight treys were the second-most by a freshman in NCAA history. As a team, Duke posted a season high by making 14 threes on 52 percent shooting from outside.
led jmu Terrence Edwards Jr. With 13 points while TJ Bickerstaff added 11 and five rebounds.
Duke shot 52% for the game compared to 38% for JMU. The Blue Devils made 10 more 3-pointers than JMU (14-4) and had a 24-4 advantage on points off turnovers.
How did this happen
first half
- Duke used long-range shooting and rebounds and second-chance points to take a 47–25 lead at halftime.
- Jared McCann was 6-for-6 from long range until his first miss, with 14 seconds left in the period. He scored 22 points in the half for the Blue Devils, the most in the first half by any player so far in the NCAA Championships.
- TJ Bickerstaff had seven points to lead JMU in the first half.
- Overall, Duke was 8-for-18 on 3-pointers, while JMU was 1-for-6, a 21-point advantage.
- Duke took a 21-13 lead on the glass with seven offensive boards in the opening period, leading to a 13-3 advantage on second-chance points.
- Terrence Edwards, Jr. committed two fouls in quick succession in the first two minutes and Duke took the momentum, taking a 15–5 lead as McCain made three treys in the first five minutes.
- The Blue Devils continued to build on the lead, forcing JMU to take a timeout after hitting 6 of 10 treys to go up 24–9 at the 11:46 mark.
Second quarter
- Edwards scored a quick eight points in the first five and a half minutes of the second half in an effort to give JMU the lead.
- JMU cut the deficit to 22 points on a few occasions but was never able to gain a significant lead.
- The final margin of 38 points was the Dukes’ largest lead of the game.
game notes
- JMU went 5–6 all-time in the NCAA Championships.
- JMU and Duke met for the first time in men’s basketball.
- This was JMU’s third NCAA game against an ACC opponent, following losses to UNC in 1982 and 1983.
- JMU snapped the nation’s longest winning streak at 14 games as the Dukes had not lost since January 27. It was the second 14-game winning streak of the season for the Dukes, matching the school record.
- it was 1,600th Games in JMU men’s basketball history.
- The 14 3-pointers made by Duke were the most by a JMU opponent this season with the previous high being 11 in the second game of the season at Kent State.
- McCain’s 30 points were the most ever scored against JMU in an NCAA Tournament game, topping Eric Floyd’s 22 points for Georgetown in 1981. McCain equaled that figure with 22 in the first half.
- JMU entered the game ranked No. 2 nationally in 3-point percentage defense before Duke hit 50% (14-for-28).
- Two days after turnovers were key in a win over Wisconsin with 19 forced turnovers, Duke had just six against JMU.
- Edwards reached par after scoring 10 runsth Leads JMU’s all-time scoring list with 1,414, matching Julius Wells (2008–12).
- noah friedel JMU climbed to eighth in postseason history with 81 made 3-pointers.
- With three free throws, Edwards added to his JMU season record, finishing with 166.
- Bickerstaff became the first JMU player to surpass 300 rebounds in a season, finishing with 302.
- Edwards, Friedel, and julian wood Each tied Pierre Curtis’ school record with 36 games started in a season. Eight players also walked into the tie, tying Curtis and Wells for most games played in school history.
