JONESBORO, Ark. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison led Arkansas State by as much as 18 (31-13) halfway through the second quarter, but the Red Wolves outscored the Dukes 65-44 over the final three periods for a 74-67 win in Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball action on Sunday afternoon at First National Bank Arena.
A-State’s (18-4, 9-1 Sun Belt) comeback was aided by Crislyn Rose’s 22-point second half, with the team shooting 16-of-27 (.593) from the field and a perfect 14-of-15 (.933) from the line. Meanwhile, JMU (14-8, 6-4 Sun Belt) committed 16 turnovers in the final 20 minutes, which the Red Wolves turned into 21 points.
Peyton McDaniel led the Dukes’ offense with 21 points, knocking down 5-of-11 (.455) from three-point range. Ashanti Barnes finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season. Bree Robinson scored 14 points, recorded a career high in steals (7), and tied her career high in rebounds (6). Grace McDonough chipped in with six points and tied her career high with five boards.
Rose scored a game-high 28 points on 9-of-14 (.643) from the field and tallied eight assists. Zyion Shannon was the only other Red Wolf in double figures, finishing with 15 boards to go along with five rebounds.
How It Happened
First Quarter – JMU 23, A-State 9
• The Dukes forced A-State to commit five turnovers by the first media timeout for a 9-4 edge early.
• Robinson came away with four steals and tied McDaniel with the team lead in points with six as the Dukes went on a late 12-0 run in the opening period.
• JMU shot 10-of-18 (.556) from the floor, going 3-of-4 (.750) from behind the line.
Second Quarter – JMU 35, A-State 25
• A-State was held to zero points for over three minutes as the Dukes went ahead 31-13 at the media timeout.
• Six Red Wolves scored in the second, with Rose dishing out four assists to cut the deficit to 10 (35-25) at the intermission.
Third Quarter – JMU 46, A-State 41
• A-State trimmed the Dukes’ advantage to six (41-35) following a 6-0 run, forcing a JMU timeout.
• Rose outscored the Dukes 12-11 as the Red Wolves made four of their last five heading into the fourth.
Fourth Quarter – A-State 74, JMU 67
• Arkansas State scored two quick baskets to tie the game at 46-46 at the 9:32 mark.
• Shannon (12) and Rose (10) combined for 22 of the Red Wolves’ 33 points in the fourth quarter. A-State managed to pull away by hitting 10-of-15 (.667) from the floor and 10-of-11 (.909) from the charity stripe.
Game Notes
• Arkansas State’s 33 fourth-quarter points are the most by a JMU opponent in any quarter this season.
• Robinson notched her sixth career game with five-plus steals and has come away with at least five steals in the last two games. Additionally, her seven steals are tied for the second-most by a Duke in program history behind nine by Jess Cichowicz against Charlotte on Dec. 21, 2002.
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