James Madison Dukes vs. Marshall Thundering Herd

Jan 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
JMU	32	40	72
MRSH	36	41	77

Game Recap

Marshall earns 77-72 victory over James Madison. Jalen Speer scored 22 points as Marshall beat James Madison 77-72 on Saturday.

Player Stats

JAMES MADISON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Gabe Newhof	14	1-5	0-0	3-6	1	0	0	1	2	2	5
13Preston Fowler	27	3-5	2-3	0-2	10	3	1	1	1	4	8
21Justin McBride	20	3-10	0-2	3-4	1	1	0	0	2	3	9
12Kose Egbule	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0
10Cliff Davis	33	6-15	6-15	2-2	6	1	1	0	1	1	20
0Christian Brown	18	2-3	0-0	3-3	7	0	2	3	2	4	7
3Eddie Ricks III	30	2-5	0-0	2-3	7	1	2	0	1	1	6
25Eli Wilborn	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	5	2
2Bradley Douglas	31	6-15	3-8	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	1	15
23Ike Cornish	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0

TOTAL	-	24-6139.3%	11-2839.3%	13-2065.0%	33	13	7	6	13	25	72

MARSHALL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Wyatt Fricks	29	4-8	1-2	4-4	3	1	0	1	2	4	13
13Matt Van Komen	27	2-4	0-0	3-4	13	0	0	3	1	3	7
15Caleb Hollenbeck	18	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	6
5Noah Otshudi	32	4-13	0-2	9-10	6	1	1	0	2	2	17
50Jalen Speer	35	7-19	3-9	5-5	5	3	0	0	3	1	22
4Drew Fuquay	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11Erich Harding	11	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	1	5
9Shamarrie Hugie	12	1-2	0-1	1-2	4	1	0	0	1	1	3
8Bryce Slay	6	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
3Wilson Dubinsky	24	2-4	0-1	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	1	4
0Kai Spears	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0
TOTAL	-	24-5940.7%	6-2030.0%	23-2882.1%	41	10	3	6	11	18	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfJMUMRSH

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Marshall.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by James Madison.
(19:45) Foul on Kose Egbule.
+2 (19:40) Jalen Speer makes 21-foot jumper.
02
+2 (19:12) Gabe Newhof makes 5-foot jumper.
22
(18:59) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:54) Preston Fowler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:44) Justin McBride makes 5-foot jumper.
42
+3 (18:27) Jalen Speer makes 26-foot three point jumper.
45
(18:04) Foul on Gabe Newhof.
(18:04) Gabe Newhof turnover.
(17:45) Jalen Speer bad pass turnover.
(17:16) Gabe Newhof bad pass turnover.
(16:52) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (16:34) Bradley Douglas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cliff Davis assists).
75
(16:26) Noah Otshudi misses layup.
(16:24) Preston Fowler Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Cliff Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:16) Matt Van Komen Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Jalen Speer bad pass turnover.
(15:54) Eli Wilborn bad pass turnover.
(15:33) team shot clock turnover .
(15:15) Bradley Douglas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:09) Eli Wilborn Offensive Rebound.
(15:08) Eli Wilborn misses layup.
(15:05) James Madison Offensive Rebound.
(14:52) Eddie Ricks III misses layup.
(14:50) Jalen Speer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:43) Wyatt Fricks makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Speer assists).
78
(14:29) Foul on Justin McBride.
(14:29) Justin McBride turnover.
(14:21) Foul on Wyatt Fricks.
(14:21) Wyatt Fricks turnover.
(14:02) Ike Cornish bad pass turnover.
+2 (13:48) Wilson Dubinsky makes 9-foot jumper.
710
+2 (13:21) Bradley Douglas makes 8-foot jumper.
910
(12:59) Wyatt Fricks misses layup.
(12:59) Eli Wilborn Block.
(12:56) Wyatt Fricks Offensive Rebound.
(12:55) Jalen Speer misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:51) James Madison Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Gabe Newhof misses 2-foot jumper.
(12:37) Matt Van Komen Block.
(12:33) Wilson Dubinsky Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Wilson Dubinsky misses 17-foot jumper.
(12:27) Noah Otshudi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:26) Noah Otshudi makes layup.
912
(12:01) Bradley Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Kai Spears Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Noah Otshudi misses 12-foot jumper.
(11:37) Matt Van Komen Offensive Rebound.
(11:33) Matt Van Komen misses 2-foot jumper.
(11:28) Shamarrie Hugie Offensive Rebound.
(11:28) Kai Spears misses tip in layup.
(11:28) Preston Fowler Block.
(11:21) Noah Otshudi Offensive Rebound.
(11:20) Kai Spears bad pass turnover.
(11:20) Preston Fowler Steal.
(11:16) Gabe Newhof misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:14) Shamarrie Hugie Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Noah Otshudi misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:08) Kai Spears Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:56) Noah Otshudi makes layup.
914
(10:33) Foul on Kai Spears.
+2 (10:22) Eli Wilborn makes 2-foot dunk (Justin McBride assists).
1114
(10:02) Shamarrie Hugie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Matt Van Komen Offensive Rebound.
(9:57) Matt Van Komen bad pass turnover.
(9:57) Kose Egbule Steal.
+2 (9:54) Preston Fowler makes 5-foot dunk (Kose Egbule assists).
1314
+2 (9:35) Shamarrie Hugie makes layup (Kai Spears assists).
1316
(9:16) Foul on Kai Spears.
(9:14) Justin McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) Preston Fowler Offensive Rebound.
(9:08) Foul on Matt Van Komen.
(9:08) Preston Fowler misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:08) James Madison Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:08) Preston Fowler misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:07) Matt Van Komen Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Foul on Eli Wilborn.
(8:49) Foul on Eli Wilborn.
(8:49) Matt Van Komen misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:49) Marshall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:49) Matt Van Komen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1317
+2 (8:34) Eddie Ricks III makes layup (Preston Fowler assists).
1517
(8:29) Foul on Preston Fowler.
(8:16) Jalen Speer misses 17-foot jumper.
(8:16) Matt Van Komen Offensive Rebound.
(8:15) Matt Van Komen misses 13-foot jumper.
(8:13) Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
(8:05) Cliff Davis bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:52) Wyatt Fricks makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Speer assists).
1519
(7:36) Preston Fowler bad pass turnover.
(7:26) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Wyatt Fricks Offensive Rebound.
(7:10) Foul on Ike Cornish.
+1 (7:10) Matt Van Komen makes free throw 1 of 2.
1520
+1 (7:10) Matt Van Komen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1521
+3 (6:53) Bradley Douglas makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1821
+3 (6:38) Caleb Hollenbeck makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wyatt Fricks assists).
1824
+2 (6:17) Bradley Douglas makes layup.
2024
+3 (6:08) Jalen Speer makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2027
(5:46) Ike Cornish bad pass turnover.
(5:46) Bryce Slay Steal.
(5:46) Foul on Gabe Newhof.
(5:46) Bryce Slay misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:46) Cliff Davis Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Foul on Matt Van Komen.
+1 (5:21) Justin McBride makes free throw 1 of 2.
2127
+1 (5:21) Justin McBride makes free throw 2 of 2.
2227
(4:59) Foul on Ike Cornish.
+1 (4:59) Wyatt Fricks makes free throw 1 of 2.
2228
+1 (4:59) Wyatt Fricks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2229
+2 (4:37) Justin McBride makes layup (Bradley Douglas assists).
2429
(4:35) Foul on Drew Fuquay.
(4:35) Justin McBride misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:35) Christian Brown Offensive Rebound.
(4:22) Eddie Ricks III misses 17-foot jumper.
+2 (4:21) Justin McBride makes 14-foot jumper.
2629
(4:21) Foul on Drew Fuquay.
+1 (4:21) Justin McBride makes free throw 1 of 1.
2729
(4:20) Justin McBride Offensive Rebound.
(3:59) Noah Otshudi misses layup.
(3:59) Christian Brown Block.
(3:56) Cliff Davis Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Justin McBride misses 13-foot jumper.
+2 (3:44) Eddie Ricks III makes layup.
2929
(3:44) Foul on Noah Otshudi.
+1 (3:44) Eddie Ricks III makes free throw 1 of 1.
3029
(3:43) Eddie Ricks III Offensive Rebound.
(3:37) Wyatt Fricks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:33) Noah Otshudi Offensive Rebound.
(3:26) Noah Otshudi misses layup.
(3:26) Christian Brown Block.
(3:26) Marshall Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:24) Wyatt Fricks makes 5-foot dunk (Noah Otshudi assists).
3031
(3:15) Justin McBride misses layup.
(3:15) Wyatt Fricks Block.
(3:14) Marshall Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Wyatt Fricks misses layup.
(2:47) Erich Harding Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Jalen Speer misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:40) Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Bradley Douglas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:32) Jalen Speer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:13) Erich Harding makes layup (Wilson Dubinsky assists).
3033
(1:57) Cliff Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:54) Erich Harding Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Foul on Christian Brown.
+1 (1:54) Erich Harding makes free throw 1 of 2.
3034
(1:54) Erich Harding misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:53) Eddie Ricks III Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Christian Brown bad pass turnover.
(1:36) Wilson Dubinsky Steal.
(1:26) Jalen Speer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Christian Brown Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Bradley Douglas misses 8-foot jumper.
(0:52) Wilson Dubinsky Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:36) Wyatt Fricks makes layup (Wilson Dubinsky assists).
3036
(0:06) Foul on Wilson Dubinsky.
+1 (0:06) Christian Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
3136
+1 (0:06) Christian Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
3236
(0:00) Noah Otshudi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Marshall Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

JMU

MRSH

72Points77

24-61(39.3%)Field Goal(%)24-59(40.7%)

11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

13-20(65.0%)Free Throw(%)23-28(82.1%)

36(15)Rebounds(Offensive)45(18)

13Assists10

7Steals3

6Blocks6

14Turnovers13

25(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

10Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Cam Henderson Center · Huntington, WV

attendance: 4,336 (47.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MRSH -6.5

over/under: 149.5