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Brown scores 18, James Madison downs Jacksonville State 71-65

AP
Nov 23, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Xavier Brown had 18 points in James Madison's 71-65 win against Jacksonville State on Saturday.

Brown had four steals for the Dukes (4-3). Elijah Hutchins-Everett scored 17 points while going 8 of 15 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds. Mark Freeman shot 6 for 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points.

The Gamecocks (4-3) were led by Jaron Pierre Jr., who recorded 24 points, seven assists and two steals. Mason Nicholson added 15 points and eight rebounds for Jacksonville State.

James Madison went into halftime leading Jacksonville State 40-29. Brown scored 14 points in the half. James Madison used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 12-point lead at 52-40.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
JMU
Dukes
40
JVST
Gamecocks
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mark Freeman vs. Mason Nicholson (Gamecocks gains possession)
19:44	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	0-2
19:23		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
19:21		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
19:17		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:15		Mark Freeman defensive rebound
18:59		Mark Freeman misses two point jump shot
18:57		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
18:37		Elijah Hutchins-Everett shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:37	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
18:14		Xavier Brown misses two point layup
18:12		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
17:46		Jamar Franklin offensive foul
17:46		Jamar Franklin turnover (offensive foul)
17:24		Xavier Brown misses two point jump shot
17:22		Eddie Ricks III offensive rebound
17:14		Mason Nicholson personal foul
16:55	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point jump shot (Mark Freeman assists)	2-4
16:41	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup (Jao Ituka assists)	2-6
16:23	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hutchins-Everett assists)	5-6
16:05		Michael Houge misses two point layup
16:03		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
15:58		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
15:56		Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound
15:38		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Brown steals)
15:31	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point layup (Xavier Brown assists)	7-6
15:00		Iaroslav Niagu misses three point jump shot
14:58		AJ Smith defensive rebound
14:42		AJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Koree Cotton steals)
14:42		Koree Cotton turnover (lost ball) (AJ Smith steals)
14:31	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists)	10-6
14:08		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Brown steals)
13:45		Bryce Lindsay turnover (traveling)
13:25		TV timeout
13:25		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:23		AJ Smith defensive rebound
13:18		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive foul
13:18		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover (offensive foul)
13:01		Ebenezer Dowuona blocks Jaron Pierre Jr.'s two point layup
12:59		Gamecocks offensive rebound
12:50	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	10-8
12:30	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Ebenezer Dowuona assists)	13-8
12:11	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	13-10
11:53		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive foul
11:53		Ebenezer Dowuona turnover (offensive foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:42		Noah Williams shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
11:42		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:42	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	13-11
11:13		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
11:11		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
10:56		Michael Houge turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hutchins-Everett steals)
10:48	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Mark Freeman assists)	16-11
10:28	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)	16-13
10:11		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point layup
10:09		Michael Houge defensive rebound
9:57		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
9:55		Elijah Hutchins-Everett defensive rebound
9:47		Eddie Ricks III misses three point jump shot
9:45		Elijah Hutchins-Everett offensive rebound
9:45		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul
9:39		Michael Houge blocks Bryce Lindsay's two point layup
9:37		AJ Smith offensive rebound
9:26		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point layup
9:24		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
9:21		Koree Cotton misses two point layup
9:19		Elijah Hutchins-Everett defensive rebound
9:13	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot	19-13
8:47	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point jump shot	19-15
8:31		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point jump shot
8:29		AJ Smith offensive rebound
8:27		Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
8:25		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
8:10		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
8:08		AJ Smith defensive rebound
7:46		Xavier Brown turnover (out of bounds)
7:45		TV timeout
7:27		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:10		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Xavier Brown draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-15
7:10	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
6:47		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:45		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
6:42	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	21-18
6:24		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
6:22		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
6:05		Xavier Brown personal foul
6:02	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point layup (Jao Ituka assists)	21-20
5:39	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point jump shot	23-20
5:15		Jamar Franklin turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Brown steals)
5:14		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Eddie Ricks III draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Eddie Ricks III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-20
5:14	+1	Eddie Ricks III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-20
4:54		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:52		Mark Freeman defensive rebound
4:43		Eddie Ricks III misses two point jump shot
4:41		Elijah Hutchins-Everett offensive rebound
4:40	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point layup	27-20
4:23	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	27-23
4:04		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses three point jump shot
4:02		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup	27-25
3:26	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point dunk (Eddie Ricks III assists)	29-25
3:01		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:59		Elijah Hutchins-Everett defensive rebound
2:52	+3	Mark Freeman makes three point jump shot	32-25
2:48		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:48		TV timeout
2:27		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
2:25		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
2:11	+3	Mark Freeman makes three point jump shot (Ebenezer Dowuona assists)	35-25
1:52	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	35-28
1:25	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point layup	37-28
1:05		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
1:03		Justin Taylor defensive rebound
0:34		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point layup
0:32		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
0:03		Justin Taylor shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
0:03		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
0:03		Dukes 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Xavier Brown assists)	40-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JMU
Dukes
31
JVST
Gamecocks
36

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mason Nicholson assists)	40-32
19:19		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
19:17		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
19:00	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	40-34
18:26		Eddie Ricks III misses three point jump shot
18:24		Gamecocks defensive rebound
18:03		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:01		Elijah Hutchins-Everett defensive rebound
17:56		Mark Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals)
17:46		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Eddie Ricks III steals)
17:43	+2	Eddie Ricks III makes two point dunk	42-34
17:27	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	42-36
17:14	+3	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes three point jump shot (Xavier Brown assists)	45-36
16:48	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	45-38
16:26		Mark Freeman misses two point jump shot
16:24		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
16:00	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	45-40
15:38		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point jump shot
15:36		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
15:09		AJ Smith blocks Mason Nicholson's two point dunk
15:07		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
14:59		Elijah Hutchins-Everett turnover (lost ball) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals)
14:43		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:41		Dukes defensive rebound
14:40		TV timeout
14:27		Mark Freeman misses three point jump shot
14:25		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
14:06		Michael Houge turnover (lost ball) (Eddie Ricks III steals)
13:56		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
13:56	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-40
13:56	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-40
13:51		Eddie Ricks III shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
13:51		Koree Cotton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:51		Koree Cotton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:51		Bryce Lindsay defensive rebound
13:24		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Bryce Lindsay draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Bryce Lindsay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-40
13:24	+1	Bryce Lindsay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-40
13:04		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
13:02		Noah Williams defensive rebound
12:37		Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
12:35		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
12:29		Koree Cotton offensive foul
12:29		Koree Cotton turnover (offensive foul)
12:16	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Noah Williams assists)	52-40
11:53	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	52-42
11:35	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists)	54-42
11:19	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	54-44
10:47		Mason Nicholson blocks Xavier Brown's two point jump shot
10:45		Dukes offensive rebound
10:45		TV timeout
10:40		Dukes turnover (shot clock violation)
10:30		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:28		AJ Smith defensive rebound
10:10		Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
10:08		Michael Houge defensive rebound
9:56		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Brown steals)
9:56		Dukes 30 second timeout
9:56		TV timeout
9:31	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point layup	56-44
9:03	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	56-46
8:42		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
8:40		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
8:18	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	56-48
8:18		Noah Williams shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
8:18	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-49
7:53		Michael Houge shooting foul (Xavier Brown draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-49
7:53		Xavier Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:53		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
7:36		Mason Nicholson misses two point jump shot
7:34		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
7:15		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses two point jump shot
7:13		Mark Freeman offensive rebound
6:58	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point layup (Mark Freeman assists)	59-49
6:35		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:33		Michael Houge offensive rebound
6:28	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Michael Houge assists)	59-51
6:04		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
6:02		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
5:46		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
5:44		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
5:39		Elijah Hutchins-Everett blocks Mason Nicholson's two point layup
5:37		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
5:13		Mark Freeman misses two point jump shot
5:11		Michael Houge defensive rebound
4:56		AJ Smith shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-52
4:56	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
4:26		Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
4:24		Noah Williams offensive rebound
4:02		Noah Williams misses two point jump shot
4:00		Eddie Ricks III offensive rebound
3:43	+2	Mark Freeman makes two point jump shot	61-53
3:22		Mark Freeman personal foul
3:22		TV timeout
3:19	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)	61-55
3:19		Xavier Brown shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-56
2:51	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot	64-56
2:35		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:33		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
2:29	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup	64-58
2:29		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:06	+2	Elijah Hutchins-Everett makes two point jump shot (AJ Smith assists)	66-58
1:54		Elijah Hutchins-Everett shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
1:54		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:54		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54		AJ Smith defensive rebound
1:39	+2	AJ Smith makes two point dunk (Xavier Brown assists)	68-58
1:29		Xavier Brown shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-59
1:29	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-60
1:27		Koree Cotton personal foul
1:07		Elijah Hutchins-Everett misses three point jump shot
1:05		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
0:55		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:53		AJ Smith defensive rebound
0:43		Koree Cotton personal foul
0:38		Koree Cotton personal foul (Mark Freeman draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Mark Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-60
0:38	+1	Mark Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-60
0:38		Dukes 30 second timeout
0:34	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point dunk	70-62
0:34		Jamar Franklin personal foul (Mark Freeman draws the foul)
0:31		Mark Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:31		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
0:22		Xavier Brown shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
0:22		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-63
0:21		Jamar Franklin personal foul (Bryce Lindsay draws the foul)
0:21		Bryce Lindsay misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:21		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
0:13	+2	Michael Houge makes two point dunk (Koree Cotton assists)	70-65
0:11		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:11		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
0:11		AJ Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-65
0:07		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
0:05		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
0:03		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		AJ Smith defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

AJ Smith defensive rebound