Marshall Thundering Herd (23-6, 12-4 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (20-9, 11-5 Sun Belt)
Harrisonburg, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Marshall faces the James Madison Dukes after Andrew Taylor scored 27 points in Marshall's 88-78 win against the Troy Trojans.
The Dukes have gone 10-2 in home games. James Madison leads the Sun Belt with 37.9 points in the paint led by Mezie Offurum averaging 6.0.
The Thundering Herd are 12-4 in Sun Belt play. Marshall has a 1-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
TOP PERFORMERS: Offurum is averaging 10.8 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Dukes. Terrence Edwards is averaging 11.8 points over the last 10 games for James Madison.
Taevion Kinsey is shooting 55.1% and averaging 21.9 points for the Thundering Herd. Kamdyn Curfman is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Marshall.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dukes: 8-2, averaging 72.9 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.
Thundering Herd: 8-2, averaging 83.8 points, 30.4 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
