James Madison Dukes (10-4, 1-0 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (12-2, 1-0 Sun Belt)
Huntington, West Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Vado Morse and the James Madison Dukes take on Taevion Kinsey and the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday.
The Thundering Herd have gone 9-0 in home games. Marshall averages 83.3 points while outscoring opponents by 15.0 points per game.
The Dukes are 1-0 in conference games. James Madison is second in the Sun Belt with 37.6 rebounds per game led by Mezie Offurum averaging 5.2.
The Thundering Herd and Dukes face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kamdyn Curfman is shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc with 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Thundering Herd, while averaging 11.9 points and 3.1 assists. Kinsey is averaging 20.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals over the last 10 games for Marshall.
Morse is shooting 39.9% and averaging 13.2 points for the Dukes. Takal Molson is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games for James Madison.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thundering Herd: 9-1, averaging 81.2 points, 39.0 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 7.8 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points per game.
Dukes: 6-4, averaging 85.3 points, 35.9 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 11.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
