JMU (85) vs UL Monroe (79) · Feb 25, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 25, 2025

Game Recap

James Madison defeats UL Monroe 85-79 to clinch share of Sun Belt regular-season crown. Mark Freeman scored 27 points and James Madison beat UL Monroe 85-79 on Tuesday night to clinch a share of Sun Belt regular-season crown.

Box Score

	1	2	T
JMU	47	38	85
ULM	35	44	79

JAMES MADISON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Eddie Ricks III	30	3-9	1-5	1-2	8	1	0	2	0	3	8
4Elijah Hutchins-Everett	29	3-6	1-3	2-2	2	0	1	0	2	3	9
2Bryce Lindsay	34	7-16	6-11	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	5	20
21AJ Smith	32	2-8	0-1	5-5	7	4	1	1	0	2	9
1Xavier Brown	20	1-6	1-4	1-2	2	2	1	0	1	3	4
8Will Lovings-Watts	4	1-2	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
5Justin Taylor	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2
0Mark Freeman	29	7-15	3-7	10-10	2	4	2	0	1	1	27
13Noah Williams	12	1-1	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	0	3	3
TOTAL	-	26-6440.6%	12-3138.7%	21-2487.5%	32	15	7	5	6	20	85

UL MONROE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Jerry Ngopot	33	4-8	1-2	3-4	12	0	0	0	0	2	12
13Makai Willis	39	4-11	1-1	5-5	16	0	1	0	3	2	14
10Tyreese Watson	36	8-15	0-1	10-11	4	3	1	0	2	4	26
5Jalen Bolden	40	7-19	1-5	3-4	5	1	1	0	1	3	18
24Coltie Young	38	2-10	1-5	2-2	3	1	1	1	3	1	7
34AD Diedhiou	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Micah Caster	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2


TOTAL	-	26-6738.8%	4-1526.7%	23-2688.5%	45	5	4	1	10	15	79

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfjmuulm

(20:00) Start game
(19:57) Jump Ball won by UL Monroe
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by James Madison
(19:48) Coltie Young Turnover.
(19:48) AJ Smith Steal.
+2 (19:41) Eddie Ricks III made Dunk. Assisted by AJ Smith.
20
(19:27) Coltie Young Turnover.
(19:27) Xavier Brown Steal.
(19:22) Xavier Brown missed Jumper.
(19:20) Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:00) Jalen Bolden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coltie Young.
23
(18:42) Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:25) Xavier Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
53
+3 (18:09) Jerry Ngopot made Three Point Jumper.
56
(17:44) Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:42) Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Foul on Elijah Hutchins-Everett.
(17:17) Makai Willis Turnover.
(17:04) Elijah Hutchins-Everett missed Jumper.
(17:02) Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.
(16:50) Foul on Xavier Brown.
+1 (16:50) Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.
57
(16:50) Xavier Brown subbing out for James Madison
(16:50) Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing out for James Madison
(16:50) Mark Freeman subbing in for James Madison
(16:50) Justin Taylor subbing in for James Madison
+1 (16:50) Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.
58
(16:39) Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:36) Tyreese Watson Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Coltie Young Turnover.
(16:23) Mark Freeman Steal.
(16:17) Bryce Lindsay Turnover.
(16:17) Coltie Young subbing out for UL Monroe
(16:17) Micah Caster subbing in for UL Monroe
(15:57) Makai Willis Turnover.
(15:57) Bryce Lindsay Steal.
(15:53) Bryce Lindsay missed Layup.
(15:50) AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
(15:50) AJ Smith missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(15:50) AJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
(15:50) Foul on Micah Caster.
(15:50) Official TV Timeout
+1 (15:50) AJ Smith made Free Throw.
68
+1 (15:49) AJ Smith made Free Throw.
78
(15:37) Makai Willis missed Jumper.
(15:34) AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:30) Eddie Ricks III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
108
(15:05) Tyreese Watson missed Jumper.
(15:01) Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.
(15:01) Makai Willis missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(15:00) Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:00) Makai Willis made Two Point Tip Shot.
1010
+3 (14:49) Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
1310
(14:25) Jalen Bolden missed Jumper.
(14:18) Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.
(14:18) Makai Willis missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(14:18) Eddie Ricks III Block.
(14:14) Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.
(14:14) Makai Willis missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(14:14) Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(14:14) Micah Caster subbing out for UL Monroe
(14:14) Jerry Ngopot subbing out for UL Monroe
(14:14) Coltie Young subbing in for UL Monroe
(14:14) AD Diedhiou subbing in for UL Monroe
(14:14) Bryce Lindsay subbing out for James Madison
(14:14) Justin Taylor subbing out for James Madison
(14:14) AJ Smith subbing out for James Madison
(14:14) Xavier Brown subbing in for James Madison
(14:14) Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing in for James Madison
(14:14) Noah Williams subbing in for James Madison
+3 (13:56) Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper.
1610
+2 (13:34) Tyreese Watson made Jumper.
1612
(13:14) Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:09) Noah Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:03) Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Layup. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
1812
(12:46) Tyreese Watson missed Jumper.
(12:43) AD Diedhiou Offensive Rebound.
(12:42) AD Diedhiou missed Jumper.
(12:38) Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Xavier Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:28) AD Diedhiou Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Coltie Young missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:12) Xavier Brown Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Mark Freeman missed Jumper.
(12:04) AD Diedhiou Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) Jalen Bolden missed Jumper.
(11:52) AD Diedhiou Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:41) Tyreese Watson made Jumper.
1814
+3 (11:20) Mark Freeman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Brown.
2114
(11:03) Coltie Young missed Jumper.
(10:59) Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Mark Freeman made Layup.
2314
(10:49) Foul on Jalen Bolden.
(10:49) Official TV Timeout
(10:49) Tyreese Watson subbing out for UL Monroe
(10:49) Micah Caster subbing in for UL Monroe
(10:49) Xavier Brown subbing out for James Madison
(10:49) Eddie Ricks III subbing out for James Madison
(10:49) Bryce Lindsay subbing in for James Madison
(10:49) AJ Smith subbing in for James Madison
+1 (10:49) Mark Freeman made Free Throw.
2414
(10:38) Makai Willis Turnover.
(10:38) Mark Freeman Steal.
(10:33) Mark Freeman missed Layup.
(10:30) Noah Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:30) Noah Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.
2614
(10:10) Jalen Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:06) Mark Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:01) Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
2914
(9:59) UL Monroe Timeout
(9:59) Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing out for James Madison
(9:59) Justin Taylor subbing in for James Madison
+2 (9:45) Micah Caster made Layup.
2916
(9:28) Bryce Lindsay missed Jumper.
(9:25) Bryce Lindsay Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Mark Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:20) Makai Willis Defensive Rebound.
(9:09) Coltie Young missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:06) James Madison Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:06) Foul on AD Diedhiou.
(9:06) Micah Caster subbing out for UL Monroe
(9:06) Tyreese Watson subbing in for UL Monroe
+3 (8:56) Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper.
3216
+2 (8:37) Jalen Bolden made Layup.
3218
+2 (8:21) Justin Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
3418
(8:01) Tyreese Watson Turnover.
(8:01) Justin Taylor Steal.
+2 (7:57) Mark Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Justin Taylor.
3618
(7:41) Jalen Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:37) Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:37) Makai Willis made Layup.
3620
(7:37) Foul on Noah Williams.
(7:37) Official TV Timeout
(7:37) AD Diedhiou subbing out for UL Monroe
(7:37) Jerry Ngopot subbing in for UL Monroe
(7:37) Justin Taylor subbing out for James Madison
(7:37) Noah Williams subbing out for James Madison
(7:37) Eddie Ricks III subbing in for James Madison
(7:37) Elijah Hutchins-Everett subbing in for James Madison
+1 (7:37) Makai Willis made Free Throw.
3621
(7:37) Makai Willis subbing out for UL Monroe
(7:37) Micah Caster subbing in for UL Monroe
+2 (7:25) Bryce Lindsay made Layup.
3821
(7:05) Micah Caster missed Jumper.
(7:02) Micah Caster Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) Micah Caster Turnover.
(6:50) Mark Freeman missed Jumper.
(6:46) Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Jalen Bolden missed Layup.
(6:28) Jerry Ngopot Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:28) Jerry Ngopot made Two Point Tip Shot.
3823
(6:28) Tyreese Watson subbing out for UL Monroe
(6:28) Makai Willis subbing in for UL Monroe
(6:28) AJ Smith subbing out for James Madison
(6:28) Xavier Brown subbing in for James Madison
(6:12) Elijah Hutchins-Everett Turnover.
(5:54) Foul on Mark Freeman.
+1 (5:54) Jerry Ngopot made Free Throw.
3824
+1 (5:54) Jerry Ngopot made Free Throw.
3825
(5:42) Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:38) Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.
(5:27) Jalen Bolden missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:21) Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:07) Coltie Young made Jumper.
3827
+3 (4:54) Elijah Hutchins-Everett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Freeman.
4127
(4:38) Jerry Ngopot missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:35) Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:19) Jalen Bolden Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Micah Caster missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:59) Makai Willis Offensive Rebound.
(3:58) Official TV Timeout
(3:58) Micah Caster subbing out for UL Monroe
(3:58) Tyreese Watson subbing in for UL Monroe
(3:58) Mark Freeman subbing out for James Madison
(3:58) Noah Williams subbing in for James Madison
(3:58) Foul on Noah Williams.
(3:45) Foul on Noah Williams.
+1 (3:45) Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.
4128
(3:45) Noah Williams subbing out for James Madison
(3:45) Will Lovings-Watts subbing in for James Madison
+1 (3:45) Tyreese Watson made Free Throw.
4129
(3:15) Xavier Brown missed Jumper.
(3:11) Tyreese Watson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:05) Tyreese Watson made Layup.
4131
(3:05) Foul on Eddie Ricks III.
(3:05) Tyreese Watson missed Free Throw.
(3:03) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) Eddie Ricks III missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:40) Jerry Ngopot Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Jerry Ngopot missed Jumper.
(2:23) Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:17) Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper.
4431
(1:56) Xavier Brown subbing out for James Madison
(1:56) Mark Freeman subbing in for James Madison
(1:56) Eddie Ricks III subbing out for James Madison
(1:56) AJ Smith subbing in for James Madison
(1:49) Jalen Bolden missed Layup.
(1:46) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(1:42) AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:39) Will Lovings-Watts Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:38) Will Lovings-Watts made Layup.
4631
(1:38) Foul on Jalen Bolden.
+1 (1:38) Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.
4731
+2 (1:21) Makai Willis made Layup. Assisted by Tyreese Watson.
4733
(1:01) Bryce Lindsay missed Layup.
(1:01) Coltie Young Block.
(0:58) Makai Willis Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Tyreese Watson missed Jumper.
(0:48) Jerry Ngopot Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:46) Jerry Ngopot made Jumper.
4735
(0:04) Will Lovings-Watts missed Jumper.
(0:01) Makai Willis Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

JMU

ULM

85Points79

26-64(40.6%)Field Goal(%)26-67(38.8%)

12-31(38.7%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)

21-24(87.5%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)

33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)47(22)

15Assists5

7Steals4

5Blocks1

6Turnovers10

20(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

18Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Fant-Ewing Coliseum · Monroe, LA

attendance: 1,483 (20.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: JMU -12.5

over/under: 138.5