Richmond, VA (Sports Network) – A.J. Davis scored 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting and James Madison moved on to the NCAA Tournament after defeating top-seeded Northeastern, 70-57, in the finals of the CAA Tournament.<\/p>\n
Rayshawn Goins had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds and Andre Nation added 10 points for the Dukes (20-14), who will compete in their fifth NCAA Tournament and first since 1994.<\/p>\n
James Madison, which earned the third seed in the tourney, defeated William & Mary, 72-67, on Saturday and took down second-seeded Delaware, 58-57, on Sunday to make it to the title game.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Lee had 14 points while David Walker and Marco Banegas-Flores scored 10 points apiece for the Huskies (20-12), who have not made an NCAA Tournament appearance since 1991.<\/p>\n
“I know our locker room is extremely disappointed…felt like we let an opportunity slip away,” Northeastern coach Bill Coen said. “I just thought James Madison played a terrific basketball game today and we got beaten by a better club.”<\/p>\n
At halftime, James Madison had a 40-18 advantage but Northeastern, which shot just 20.8 percent in the first half, made 50 percent of its shots in the second half.<\/p>\n
The Huskies got within eight, 51-43, with 8:23 remaining in regulation, but it was as close as they could get.<\/p>\n
James Madison outscored Northeastern, 19-8, over the next five-plus minutes to build a comfortable 70-51 cushion before the Huskies scored the final six points of the contest to account for the final margin.<\/p>\n
James Madison shot 51.6 percent in the first half, as its started the game on a 26-6 run. After a layup by the Huskies’ Reggie Spencer with 18:22 to play in the half, the Dukes did not allow a single field goal for the next 13 minutes.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know that we could have played a better first half,” James Madison coach Matt Brady remarked. “We had to be in a mindset where we were going to attack Northeastern at both ends of the court.”<\/p>\n
Game Notes<\/p>\n
Northeastern shot 3-of-17 from three-point range … James Madison lost its only regular-season matchup against Northeastern, 66-64, on Feb. 20 … For the first time since 1998, the CAA crowned a team other than Virginia Commonwealth, Old Dominion, George Mason or North Carolina-Wilmington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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