James Madison Dukes (24-4, 15-0 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (13-13, 9-6 Sun Belt)
Boone, North Carolina; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: JMU will try to earn its 25th victory of the season when the Dukes face the Appalachian State.
The Mountaineers have gone 8-5 in home games. Appalachian State is 5-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 16.3 turnovers per game.
The Dukes are 15-0 in conference games. JMU is fourth in the Sun Belt scoring 72.1 points per game and is shooting 42.2%.
Appalachian State scores 66.4 points per game, 4.3 more points than the 62.1 JMU gives up. JMU has shot at a 42.2% rate from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points higher than the 39.6% shooting opponents of Appalachian State have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zada Porter is scoring 10.5 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Mara Neira is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Peyton McDaniel is averaging 16.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals for the Dukes. Ashanti Barnes-Williams is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 62.2 points, 28.8 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.
Dukes: 10-0, averaging 73.3 points, 41.7 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.7 points.
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