STATESBORO, Ga. (WHSV) - Ro Scott provided 17 points off the bench, Ashanti Barnes and Peyton McDaniel each had double-doubles, and James Madison stayed perfect in Sun Belt Conference play, defeating Georgia Southern 77-60.

Peyton McDaniel knows about popular. The redshirt junior earned Sun Belt Player of the Week honors for a second-consecutive week and the third time this season. McDaniel averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds in wins against Southern Miss and Coastal Carolina.

Mark Freeman scored 29 points as James Madison dealt Coastal Carolina its eighth straight loss, 73-64 on Thursday night. Freeman shot 10 of 17 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Dukes (13-9,

ODU sharpshooter Robert Davis Jr. is averaging 16 points per game, the third-best mark in the league. He’s one of six players in the top 10 in scoring in the league who didn’t receive any

James Madison makes 44.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.0 percentage points higher than Coastal Carolina has allowed to its opponents (42.6%). Coastal Carolina averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than James Madison gives up.

The James Madison Dukes (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) face the Old Dominion Monarchs (9-12, 6-4 Sun Belt) in a matchup of Sun Belt squads at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday. The game will be available on ESPN+.Buy

James Madison had started to get used to dominating in Sun Belt play, but Sunday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center against Coastal Carolina, the Dukes got to be

In a transition season under first-year coach Alyson Habetz and major turnover with the roster, the UL Ragin’ Cajuns still got the most first-place votes but were predicted to finish

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-13, 1-8 Sun Belt) will try to stop a five-game road losing streak when they take on the James Madison Dukes (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) on Thursday, January 30, 2025

BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State visits James Madison after CJ Huntley scored 26 points in Appalachian State’s 62-43 victory against the Old Dominion Monarchs.

Coastal Carolina comes into the matchup with James Madison as losers of six straight games. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the two teams.

Thursday’s Sun Belt schedule includes the James Madison Dukes (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) facing the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-13, 1-8 Sun Belt) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for James