James Madison Dukes @ Marshall Thundering Herd

78–80Final · Jan 9, 2025

JMU 78 MRSH 80 Final

	1	2	T
JMU9-7	34	44	78
MRSH9-8	32	48	80

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Mark Freeman made Jumper.
2–0
AJ Smith made Layup.
4–0
Nate Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo.
4–3
Nate Martin made Jumper.
4–5
Dezayne Mingo made Jumper.
4–7
Mark Freeman made Jumper.
6–7
Nate Martin made Free Throw.
6–8
Mikal Dawson made Jumper.
6–10
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
8–10
Obinna Anochili-Killen made Free Throw.
8–11
Eddie Ricks III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
11–11
Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Martin.
11–14
Mark Freeman made Layup.
13–14
Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo.
13–17
AJ Smith made Free Throw.
14–17
Mikal Dawson made Layup.
14–19
Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Obinna Anochili-Killen.
14–22
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw.
15–22
Mark Freeman made Jumper.
17–22
Eddie Ricks III made Layup.
19–22
Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo.
19–25
Will Lovings-Watts made Jumper.
21–25
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw.
22–25
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw.
23–25
AJ Smith made Layup.
25–25
Jalen Speer made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nutter.
25–27
Mark Freeman made Layup.
27–27
Cade Gibbs made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Speer.
27–29
Mark Freeman made Free Throw.
28–29
Mark Freeman made Free Throw.
29–29
Cade Gibbs made Layup. Assisted by Nate Martin.
29–31
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Jumper.
31–31
Nate Martin made Free Throw.
31–32
Xavier Brown made Three Point Jumper.
34–32
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw.
35–32
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw.
36–32
Dezayne Mingo made Jumper.
36–34
Obinna Anochili-Killen made Free Throw.
36–35
Obinna Anochili-Killen made Free Throw.
36–36
Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper.
36–39
Mark Freeman made Layup.
38–39
Cade Gibbs made Free Throw.
38–40
Cade Gibbs made Free Throw.
38–41
Xavier Brown made Jumper.
40–41
Xavier Brown made Free Throw.
41–41
Cade Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Speer.
41–44
Xavier Brown made Jumper.
43–44
Jalen Speer made Jumper.
43–46
Noah Williams made Jumper.
45–46
Cade Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wyatt Fricks.
45–49
Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Gibbs.
45–52
Mark Freeman made Layup.
47–52
Xavier Brown made Layup.
49–52
Mikal Dawson made Layup.
49–54
AJ Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
52–54
Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Gibbs.
52–57
Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper.
55–57
Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Jumper.
57–57
Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Martin.
57–60
Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper.
57–63
Bryce Lindsay made Layup.
59–63
Cade Gibbs made Layup. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo.
59–65
Cade Gibbs made Free Throw.
59–66
Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Brown.
62–66
Jalen Speer made Free Throw.
62–67
Jalen Speer made Free Throw.
62–68
Mark Freeman made Layup.
64–68
Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper.
64–71
Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Brown.
67–71
Bryce Lindsay made Layup.
69–71
Xavier Brown made Layup.
71–71
Mark Freeman made Layup.
73–71
Mikal Dawson made Jumper.
73–73
Mark Freeman made Free Throw.
74–73
Mark Freeman made Free Throw.
75–73
Dezayne Mingo made Jumper.
75–75
Dezayne Mingo made Free Throw.
75–76
Mark Freeman made Layup.
77–76
Dezayne Mingo made Jumper.
77–78
Mark Freeman made Free Throw.
78–78
Cade Gibbs made Free Throw.
78–79
Cade Gibbs made Free Throw.
78–80

Play-by-play

P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman made Jumper. 2–0
P1 Dezayne Mingo missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 AJ Smith made Layup. 4–0
P1 Nate Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo. 4–3
P1 Foul on Elijah Hutchins-Everett.
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Turnover.
P1 Jalen Speer missed Jumper.
P1 Marshall Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Martin made Jumper. 4–5
P1 Xavier Brown missed Layup.
P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen Block.
P1 Jalen Speer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ebenezer Dowuona Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen missed Jumper.
P1 Mikal Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Ebenezer Dowuona Block.
P1 Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Brown missed Jumper.
P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dezayne Mingo made Jumper. 4–7
P1 Mark Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Mark Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman made Jumper. 6–7
P1 Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.
P1 Nate Martin missed Free Throw.
P1 Marshall Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Martin made Free Throw. 6–8
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson made Jumper. 6–10
P1 Foul on AJ Smith.
P1 AJ Smith Turnover.
P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Noah Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ryan Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay. 8–10
P1 Foul on Xavier Brown.
P1 Mikal Dawson Turnover.
P1 Noah Williams Steal.
P1 Bryce Lindsay missed Jumper.
P1 Ryan Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Xavier Brown.
P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen missed Free Throw.
P1 Marshall Offensive Rebound.
P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen made Free Throw. 8–11
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Turnover.
P1 Dezayne Mingo Steal.
P1 Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Nate Martin Turnover.
P1 Mark Freeman missed Jumper.
P1 Wyatt Fricks Block.
P1 Wyatt Fricks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Speer missed Jumper.
P1 Eddie Ricks III Block.
P1 Marshall Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Martin missed Jumper.
P1 Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eddie Ricks III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman. 11–11
P1 Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Martin. 11–14
P1 Mark Freeman made Layup. 13–14
P1 Dezayne Mingo missed Jumper.
P1 Ebenezer Dowuona Block.
P1 Dezayne Mingo Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo. 13–17
P1 Foul on Obinna Anochili-Killen.
P1 AJ Smith missed Free Throw.
P1 James Madison Offensive Rebound.
P1 AJ Smith made Free Throw. 14–17
P1 Jalen Speer missed Jumper.
P1 Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mikal Dawson.
P1 Mark Freeman Turnover.
P1 Mikal Dawson Steal.
P1 Mikal Dawson made Layup. 14–19
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett missed Jumper.
P1 Nate Martin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Obinna Anochili-Killen. 14–22
P1 James Madison Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Mikal Dawson.
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett missed Free Throw.
P1 James Madison Offensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw. 15–22
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman missed Jumper.
P1 Ebenezer Dowuona Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jalen Speer.
P1 Mark Freeman made Jumper. 17–22
P1 Dezayne Mingo missed Layup.
P1 Ebenezer Dowuona Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eddie Ricks III made Layup. 19–22
P1 Jalen Speer missed Jumper.
P1 Eddie Ricks III Block.
P1 Jalen Speer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson Turnover.
P1 Eddie Ricks III Steal.
P1 Noah Williams missed Layup.
P1 Obinna Anochili-Killen Block.
P1 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mikal Dawson Turnover.
P1 Noah Williams Turnover.
P1 Mikal Dawson Steal.
P1 Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo. 19–25
P1 Noah Williams missed Layup.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts made Jumper. 21–25
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Jumper.
P1 Noah Williams Block.
P1 James Madison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman Turnover.
P1 Jalen Speer Steal.
P1 Dezayne Mingo missed Dunk.
P1 AJ Smith Block.
P1 James Madison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Obinna Anochili-Killen.
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw. 22–25
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw. 23–25
P1 Wyatt Fricks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Noah Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 AJ Smith made Layup. 25–25
P1 Foul on Noah Williams.
P1 Dezayne Mingo missed Free Throw.
P1 Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bryce Lindsay Turnover.
P1 Ryan Nutter Steal.
P1 Jalen Speer made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Nutter. 25–27
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Turnover.
P1 Ryan Nutter Steal.
P1 Foul on Elijah Hutchins-Everett.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Nate Martin missed Free Throw.
P1 Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman made Layup. 27–27
P1 Cade Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalen Speer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cade Gibbs made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Speer. 27–29
P1 Foul on Cade Gibbs.
P1 Mark Freeman made Free Throw. 28–29
P1 Mark Freeman made Free Throw. 29–29
P1 Cade Gibbs made Layup. Assisted by Nate Martin. 29–31
P1 Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Offensive Rebound.
P1 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Jumper. 31–31
P1 Dezayne Mingo missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nate Martin Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Martin missed Layup.
P1 Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Nate Martin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Elijah Hutchins-Everett.
P1 Nate Martin made Free Throw. 31–32
P1 Nate Martin missed Free Throw.
P1 Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mark Freeman Turnover.
P1 Ryan Nutter Steal.
P1 Ryan Nutter missed Layup.
P1 James Madison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Brown made Three Point Jumper. 34–32
P2 Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nate Martin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Obinna Anochili-Killen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mark Freeman missed Jumper.
P2 Jalen Speer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Obinna Anochili-Killen missed Jumper.
P2 Mikal Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Nate Martin.
P2 Nate Martin Turnover.
P2 Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Nate Martin.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw. 35–32
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Free Throw. 36–32
P2 Dezayne Mingo made Jumper. 36–34
P2 Mark Freeman missed Layup.
P2 Obinna Anochili-Killen Block.
P2 Dezayne Mingo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mikal Dawson missed Layup.
P2 Ebenezer Dowuona Block.
P2 Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marshall Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ebenezer Dowuona.
P2 Obinna Anochili-Killen made Free Throw. 36–35
P2 Obinna Anochili-Killen made Free Throw. 36–36
P2 Eddie Ricks III missed Layup.
P2 Obinna Anochili-Killen Block.
P2 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. 36–39
P2 Foul on Jalen Speer.
P2 Mark Freeman made Layup. 38–39
P2 Dezayne Mingo missed Jumper.
P2 Ebenezer Dowuona Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mikal Dawson Turnover.
P2 AJ Smith Steal.
P2 Foul on Cade Gibbs.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Noah Williams Turnover.
P2 Obinna Anochili-Killen Steal.
P2 Foul on Noah Williams.
P2 Cade Gibbs made Free Throw. 38–40
P2 Cade Gibbs made Free Throw. 38–41
P2 Xavier Brown made Jumper. 40–41
P2 Dezayne Mingo missed Jumper.
P2 Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ryan Nutter.
P2 Xavier Brown missed Free Throw.
P2 James Madison Offensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Brown made Free Throw. 41–41
P2 Cade Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Speer. 41–44
P2 Xavier Brown made Jumper. 43–44
P2 Jalen Speer made Jumper. 43–46
P2 Noah Williams made Jumper. 45–46
P2 Dezayne Mingo missed Jumper.
P2 Wyatt Fricks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Cade Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wyatt Fricks. 45–49
P2 Xavier Brown missed Layup.
P2 Cade Gibbs Block.
P2 James Madison Offensive Rebound.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dezayne Mingo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Gibbs. 45–52
P2 James Madison Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Noah Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Nate Martin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cade Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Noah Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Mark Freeman made Layup. 47–52
P2 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Brown made Layup. 49–52
P2 Dezayne Mingo missed Jumper.
P2 AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Brown Turnover.
P2 Mikal Dawson made Layup. 49–54
P2 AJ Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman. 52–54
P2 Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Gibbs. 52–57
P2 Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper. 55–57
P2 Nate Martin missed Layup.
P2 Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
P2 Xavier Brown missed Layup.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Offensive Rebound.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Jumper. 57–57
P2 Dezayne Mingo missed Jumper.
P2 Nate Martin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Cade Gibbs missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nate Martin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Martin. 57–60
P2 Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. 57–63
P2 Marshall Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Xavier Brown missed Layup.
P2 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ebenezer Dowuona Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jalen Speer.
P2 Bryce Lindsay made Layup. 59–63
P2 Mikal Dawson Turnover.
P2 AJ Smith Steal.
P2 Foul on Mikal Dawson.
P2 Mark Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mark Freeman missed Jumper.
P2 Cade Gibbs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cade Gibbs made Layup. Assisted by Dezayne Mingo. 59–65
P2 Foul on AJ Smith.
P2 Cade Gibbs made Free Throw. 59–66
P2 Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 James Madison Offensive Rebound.
P2 Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Brown. 62–66
P2 Foul on Mark Freeman.
P2 Jalen Speer made Free Throw. 62–67
P2 Jalen Speer made Free Throw. 62–68
P2 Mark Freeman made Layup. 64–68
P2 Jalen Speer made Three Point Jumper. 64–71
P2 Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Brown. 67–71
P2 Dezayne Mingo missed Layup.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bryce Lindsay made Layup. 69–71
P2 Mikal Dawson missed Jumper.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Xavier Brown made Layup. 71–71
P2 Foul on Xavier Brown.
P2 Mikal Dawson missed Jumper.
P2 Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Offensive Rebound.
P2 Elijah Hutchins-Everett Turnover.
P2 Nate Martin Steal.
P2 Dezayne Mingo Turnover.
P2 Bryce Lindsay Steal.
P2 Bryce Lindsay missed Layup.
P2 AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
P2 AJ Smith missed Layup.
P2 Nate Martin Block.
P2 Cade Gibbs Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marshall Timeout
P2 Mikal Dawson missed Jumper.
P2 Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mark Freeman made Layup. 73–71
P2 Mikal Dawson made Jumper. 73–73
P2 Foul on Nate Martin.
P2 Mark Freeman made Free Throw. 74–73
P2 Mark Freeman made Free Throw. 75–73
P2 Dezayne Mingo made Jumper. 75–75
P2 Foul on Xavier Brown.
P2 Dezayne Mingo made Free Throw. 75–76
P2 James Madison Timeout
P2 Mark Freeman made Layup. 77–76
P2 Dezayne Mingo made Jumper. 77–78
P2 Foul on Nate Martin.
P2 Mark Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 James Madison Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mark Freeman made Free Throw. 78–78
P2 Foul on AJ Smith.
P2 James Madison Timeout
P2 Cade Gibbs made Free Throw. 78–79
P2 Cade Gibbs made Free Throw. 78–80
P2 Eddie Ricks III Turnover.
P2 Dezayne Mingo Steal.

Box score

JMU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Eddie Ricks IIIF	23	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	1	2	0	3	0
AJ SmithF	32	8	3-5	1-2	1-2	5	0	1	2	1	3	2	3
Elijah Hutchins-EverettC	24	11	3-6	0-2	5-6	6	0	4	0	0	4	2	3
Xavier BrownG	28	12	5-11	1-2	1-2	7	2	1	0	0	0	7	4
Mark FreemanG	33	31	12-25	2-7	5-7	7	2	3	0	0	1	6	1
Ebenezer DowuonaF	16	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	3	2	3	2
Will Lovings-WattsG	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bryce LindsayG	21	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Justin TaylorG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah WilliamsG	17	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	1	1	0	3	2
Matt HainF
Jerrell Roberson IIF
Shane FedenF
Luke AndersonF
Aidan MckeonG
Jarrell PopeG
Redd Thompson Jr.G

MRSH

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Nate MartinF	33	7	2-6	1-2	2-5	7	3	2	1	1	3	4	4
Obinna Anochili-KillenF	18	3	0-5	0-3	3-4	1	1	0	1	4	0	1	2
Dezayne MingoG	40	9	4-15	0-1	1-2	3	4	1	2	0	1	2	0
Jalen SpeerG	36	27	9-13	7-7	2-2	4	2	0	1	0	2	2	3
Mikal DawsonG	33	17	7-16	3-5	0-0	8	0	5	2	0	2	6	3
Cade GibbsF	20	17	5-8	2-5	5-5	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	2
Wyatt FricksF	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
Ryan NutterG	11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	3	0	0	2	1
Erich HardingF
Jakob GibbsF
Grant MooreG
Will MooreG
Kaiden WhiteG
Kycen PruettG
Kai SpearsG
Creighton ThienemanG

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