Brown scores 18, James Madison downs Jacksonville State 71-65

AP
Nov 23, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Xavier Brown had 18 points in James Madison's 71-65 win against Jacksonville State on Saturday.

Brown had four steals for the Dukes (4-3). Elijah Hutchins-Everett scored 17 points while going 8 of 15 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds. Mark Freeman shot 6 for 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.

The Gamecocks (4-3) were led by Jaron Pierre Jr., who recorded 24 points, seven assists and two steals. Mason Nicholson added 15 points and eight rebounds for Jacksonville State.

James Madison went into halftime leading Jacksonville State 40-29. Brown scored 14 points in the half. James Madison used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 12-point lead at 52-40.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
JMU
Dukes
40
JVST
Gamecocks
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mark Freeman vs. Mason Nicholson (Gamecocks gains possession)
19:44	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	0-2
19:23		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
19:21		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
19:17		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:15		Mark Freeman defensive rebound
18:59		Mark Freeman misses two point jump shot
18:57		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
18:37		Elijah Hutchins-Everett shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:37	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
18:14		Xavier Brown misses two point layup
18:12		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
17:46		Jamar Franklin offensive foul
17:46		Jamar Franklin turnover (offensive foul)
17:24		Xavier Brown misses two point jump shot
17:22		Eddie Ricks III offensive rebound
17:14		Mason Nicholson personal foul
16:55	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point jump shot (Mark Freeman assists)	2-4
16:41	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup (Jao Ituka assists)	2-6
16:23	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hutchins-Everett assists)	5-6
16:05		Michael Houge misses two point layup
16:03		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
15:58		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
15:56		Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound
15:38		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Brown steals)
15:31	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point layup (Xavier Brown assists)	7-6
15:00		Iaroslav Niagu misses three point jump shot
14:58		AJ Smith defensive rebound
14:42		AJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Koree Cotton steals)
14:42		Koree Cotton turnover (lost ball) (AJ Smith steals)
14:31	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists)	10-6
14:08		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Brown steals)
13:45		Bryce Lindsay turnover (traveling)
13:25		TV timeout
13:25		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:23		AJ Smith defensive rebound
13:18		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive foul
13:18		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover (offensive foul)
13:01		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Jaron Pierre Jr.'s two point layup
12:59		Gamecocks offensive rebound
12:50	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	10-8
12:30	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Ebenezer Dowuona assists)	13-8
12:11	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	13-10
11:53		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive foul
11:53		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover (offensive foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:42		Noah Williams shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
11:42		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:42	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	13-11
11:13		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
11:11		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
10:56		Michael Houge turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hutchins-Everett steals)
10:48	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Mark Freeman assists)	16-11
10:28	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)	16-13
10:11		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point layup
10:09		Michael Houge defensive rebound
9:57		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
9:55		Elijah Hutchins-Everett defensive rebound
9:47		Eddie Ricks III misses three point jump shot
9:45		Elijah Hutchins-Everett offensive rebound
9:45		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul
9:39		Michael Houge blocks Bryce Lindsay's two point layup
9:37		AJ Smith offensive rebound
9:26		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point layup
9:24		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
9:21		Koree Cotton misses two point layup
9:19		Elijah Hutchins-Everett defensive rebound
9:13	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot	19-13
8:47	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point jump shot	19-15
8:31		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point jump shot
8:29		AJ Smith offensive rebound
8:27		Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
8:25		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
8:10		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
8:08		AJ Smith defensive rebound
7:46		Xavier Brown turnover (out of bounds)
7:45		TV timeout
7:27		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:10		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Xavier Brown draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-15
7:10	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
6:47		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:45		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
6:42	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	21-18
6:24		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
6:22		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
6:05		Xavier Brown personal foul
6:02	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point layup (Jao Ituka assists)	21-20
5:39	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point jump shot	23-20
5:15		Jamar Franklin turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Brown steals)
5:14		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Eddie Ricks III draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Eddie Ricks III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-20
5:14	+1	Eddie Ricks III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-20
4:54		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:52		Mark Freeman defensive rebound
4:43		Eddie Ricks III misses two point jump shot
4:41		Elijah Hutchins-Everett offensive rebound
4:40	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point layup	27-20
4:23	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	27-23
4:04		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses three point jump shot
4:02		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup	27-25
3:26	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point dunk (Eddie Ricks III assists)	29-25
3:01		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:59		Elijah Hutchins-Everett defensive rebound
2:52	+3	Mark Freeman makes three point jump shot	32-25
2:48		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:48		TV timeout
2:27		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
2:25		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
2:11	+3	Mark Freeman makes three point jump shot (Ebenezer Dowuona assists)	35-25
1:52	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	35-28
1:25	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point layup	37-28
1:05		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
1:03		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
0:34		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point layup
0:32		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
0:03		Justin Taylor shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
0:03		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
0:03		Dukes 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Xavier Brown assists)	40-29
0:00		End of period

Brown scores 18, James Madison downs Jacksonville State 71-65

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1st Half
JMU
Dukes
40
JVST
Gamecocks
29