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Edwards puts up 18 as James Madison defeats Marshall 81-64 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 09, 2024

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Terrence Edwards scored 18 points to lead James Madison to an 81-64 victory against Marshall on Saturday night in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

No. 2 seed James Madison (29-3) will face No. 11 seed Texas State (17-17) in a semifinal on Sunday.

Edwards had seven rebounds and six assists for the Dukes. Noah Freidel and Michael Green III scored 12 points apiece. The Dukes extended their winning streak to 10 games.

Obinna Anochili-Killen led the Thundering Herd (13-20) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Nate Martin added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Marshall. Kevon Voyles also had 12 points and three steals. The Thundering Herd extended their losing streak to seven in a row.

James Madison took the lead with 15:41 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 44-29 at halftime, with Green racking up 10 points.

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

1st Half
MRSH
Thundering Herd
29
JMU
Dukes
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nate Martin vs. Julien Wooden (Thundering Herd gains possession)
19:38	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point jump shot (Kamdyn Curfman assists)	2-0
19:24	+3	Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (Xavier Brown assists)	2-3
19:06		Kevon Voyles misses two point jump shot
19:04		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
18:48		Julien Wooden turnover (bad pass) (Obinna Anochili-Killen steals)
18:40	+3	Kamdyn Curfman makes three point jump shot (Kevon Voyles assists)	5-3
18:16	+2	Julien Wooden makes two point layup	5-5
18:16		Jacob Conner shooting foul (Julien Wooden draws the foul)
18:16		Julien Wooden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:16		Thundering Herd defensive rebound
17:47	+2	Jacob Conner makes two point jump shot	7-5
17:13		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
17:11		Thundering Herd defensive rebound
16:57		Noah Freidel blocks Kamdyn Curfman's three point jump shot
16:55		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
16:49		Xavier Brown misses two point layup
16:47		Nate Martin defensive rebound
16:39		Kevon Voyles misses two point layup
16:37		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
16:27	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup	7-7
16:03		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
16:01		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
15:46		Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot
15:44		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
15:41		Jacob Conner shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
15:41		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:41		Cameron Crawford defensive rebound
15:30		Kevon Voyles turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Brown steals)
15:24		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
15:22		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
15:15		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:13		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
15:13		Raekwon Horton turnover (out of bounds)
14:57		Cameron Crawford misses two point jump shot
14:55		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Xavier Brown makes two point jump shot	7-10
14:15		Kamdyn Curfman misses three point jump shot
14:13		Obinna Anochili-Killen offensive rebound
14:04		Cameron Crawford misses three point jump shot
14:02		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
13:54	+3	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot	7-13
13:43		Cameron Crawford offensive foul
13:43		Cameron Crawford turnover (offensive foul)
13:30		Bryant Randleman misses two point jump shot
13:28		Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound
13:19	+3	Cameron Crawford makes three point jump shot (Kamdyn Curfman assists)	10-13
13:05	+2	Michael Green III makes two point layup	10-15
12:50		Raekwon Horton shooting foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
12:50	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
12:39	+3	Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (Bryant Randleman assists)	12-18
12:10		Kamdyn Curfman turnover (bad pass) (Bryant Randleman steals)
12:02		Nate Martin blocks Jaylen Carey's two point jump shot
12:00		Dukes offensive rebound
12:00	+3	Michael Green III makes three point jump shot (Raekwon Horton assists)	12-21
11:47		Cameron Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Raekwon Horton steals)
11:43		Raekwon Horton offensive foul
11:43		Raekwon Horton turnover (offensive foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:29		Nate Martin turnover (lost ball) (Michael Green III steals)
11:22		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
11:20		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
11:18		Jaylen Carey misses two point jump shot
11:16		Michael Green III offensive rebound
11:09	+3	Julien Wooden makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	12-24
11:01		Julien Wooden blocks Wyatt Fricks's two point layup
10:59		Thundering Herd offensive rebound
10:59		Kamdyn Curfman turnover (bad pass)
10:32	+2	Michael Green III makes two point layup (Jaylen Carey assists)	12-26
10:14		Ryan Nutter misses three point jump shot
10:12		Julien Wooden defensive rebound
10:02	+3	Michael Green III makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	12-29
9:56		Thundering Herd 30 second timeout
9:42	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point jump shot	14-29
9:23	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	14-31
9:12		Obinna Anochili-Killen misses two point jump shot
9:10		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
8:59		Wyatt Fricks shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
8:59		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:59	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-32
8:33		Xavier Brown personal foul
8:31	+2	Kevon Voyles makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nutter assists)	16-32
8:17		Kevon Voyles personal foul
8:00		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:58		Noah Freidel offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Noah Freidel makes two point layup	16-34
7:41		Kamdyn Curfman misses two point jump shot
7:39		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
7:31		Ryan Nutter shooting foul (Xavier Brown draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-35
7:31	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-36
7:16		Kevon Voyles misses two point jump shot
7:14		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Bryant Randleman makes two point layup (Xavier Brown assists)	16-38
6:46		Kevon Voyles misses three point jump shot
6:44		Nate Martin offensive rebound
6:32		Kevon Voyles turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Brown steals)
6:07		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
6:05		Nate Martin defensive rebound
5:46		Noah Freidel shooting foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-38
5:46		Obinna Anochili-Killen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:46		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
5:36		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:34		Wyatt Fricks defensive rebound
5:10		Kamdyn Curfman misses three point jump shot
5:08		Thundering Herd offensive rebound
5:08		Bryant Randleman personal foul
5:04	+3	Wyatt Fricks makes three point jump shot (Obinna Anochili-Killen assists)	20-38
4:41		Wyatt Fricks personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
4:41	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-39
4:41	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-40
4:23		Jacob Conner misses two point jump shot
4:21		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
4:11		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:09		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
3:55		Kamdyn Curfman misses two point jump shot
3:53		Michael Green III defensive rebound
3:37		Michael Green III misses three point jump shot
3:35		Wyatt Fricks defensive rebound
3:24	+3	Jacob Conner makes three point jump shot (Obinna Anochili-Killen assists)	23-40
2:57	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	23-42
2:45	+2	Nate Martin makes two point layup	25-42
2:19		Bryant Randleman misses two point jump shot
2:17		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
2:05	+2	Nate Martin makes two point jump shot (Obinna Anochili-Killen assists)	27-42
1:46		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:44		Kamdyn Curfman defensive rebound
1:28		Kamdyn Curfman misses two point jump shot
1:26		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
1:20		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
1:18		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
1:13		Wyatt Fricks misses two point layup
1:11		Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
1:07		Raekwon Horton turnover (traveling)
1:07		TV timeout
0:37		Kevon Voyles misses three point jump shot
0:35		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
0:11		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
0:07		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	27-44
0:02		Thundering Herd 30 second timeout
0:01	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point jump shot	29-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MRSH
Thundering Herd
35
JMU
Dukes
37

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Xavier Brown misses two point layup
19:48		Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound
19:33		Kevon Voyles misses two point layup
19:31		Nate Martin offensive rebound
19:23	+2	Nate Martin makes two point layup	31-44
19:08	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	31-46
18:51	+2	Nate Martin makes two point layup (Kamdyn Curfman assists)	33-46
18:34		Nate Martin shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
18:34	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-47
18:34	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-48
18:19		Kevon Voyles misses three point jump shot
18:17		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
17:58		Obinna Anochili-Killen blocks Noah Freidel's two point jump shot
17:56		Julien Wooden offensive rebound
17:47		Julien Wooden misses two point layup
17:45		Kamdyn Curfman defensive rebound
17:41		Kamdyn Curfman misses two point jump shot
17:39		Noah Freidel defensive rebound
17:32		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
17:13	+2	Kevon Voyles makes two point jump shot	35-48
16:53		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
16:51		Nate Martin defensive rebound
16:48		Nate Martin turnover (bad pass)
16:40		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:38		Noah Freidel offensive rebound
16:27	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Noah Freidel assists)	35-51
16:12		Kevon Voyles misses two point jump shot
16:10		Kevon Voyles offensive rebound
16:04		Nate Martin misses two point jump shot
16:02		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Noah Freidel makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	35-53
15:59		Kevon Voyles shooting foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59		Noah Freidel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:59		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
15:42		Kamdyn Curfman misses two point jump shot
15:40		Julien Wooden defensive rebound
15:28		Xavier Brown misses two point layup
15:26		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
15:21		Raekwon Horton misses two point layup
15:21		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
15:21	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup	35-55
15:00		Xavier Brown shooting foul (Kamdyn Curfman draws the foul)
15:00		Kamdyn Curfman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:00	+1	Kamdyn Curfman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-55
14:44		Julien Wooden turnover (bad pass) (Kevon Voyles steals)
14:37	+3	Jacob Conner makes three point jump shot (Kevon Voyles assists)	39-55
14:23		Michael Green III misses two point jump shot
14:21		Wyatt Fricks defensive rebound
14:12		Kevon Voyles misses two point jump shot
14:10		Julien Wooden defensive rebound
13:51		Michael Green III turnover (bad pass)
13:28		Nate Martin misses two point jump shot
13:26		Thundering Herd offensive rebound
13:26	+3	Kevon Voyles makes three point jump shot	42-55
13:05	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (Michael Green III assists)	42-57
13:05		Wyatt Fricks shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-58
12:47		Julien Wooden personal foul
12:36		Obinna Anochili-Killen turnover (bad pass)
12:19		Obinna Anochili-Killen personal foul
12:10		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:08		Nate Martin defensive rebound
11:57		Kevon Voyles misses three point jump shot
11:55		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Michael Green III makes two point jump shot	42-60
11:28		Jaylen Carey shooting foul (Nate Martin draws the foul)
11:28		TV timeout
11:28	+1	Nate Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-60
11:28		Nate Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:28		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
11:13		Ryan Nutter shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
11:13	+1	Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-61
11:13		Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:13		Ryan Nutter defensive rebound
10:58		Wyatt Fricks misses three point jump shot
10:56		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
10:40		Michael Green III misses three point jump shot
10:38		Thundering Herd defensive rebound
10:22		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
10:20		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
10:05	+2	Noah Freidel makes two point jump shot	43-63
9:53	+2	Nate Martin makes two point jump shot	45-63
9:31		Xavier Brown turnover (bad pass) (Kevon Voyles steals)
9:26		Kevon Voyles misses two point layup
9:24		Wyatt Fricks offensive rebound
9:21	+2	Wyatt Fricks makes two point dunk	47-63
9:10		Raekwon Horton misses two point jump shot
9:08		Jacob Conner defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point dunk (Jacob Conner assists)	49-63
9:00		Dukes 30 second timeout
9:00		TV timeout
8:49		Jacob Conner blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup
8:47		Kevon Voyles defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Wyatt Fricks makes two point layup (Nate Martin assists)	51-63
8:35		Julien Wooden shooting foul (Wyatt Fricks draws the foul)
8:35		Wyatt Fricks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:35		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
8:10	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	51-65
7:48		Obinna Anochili-Killen turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Edwards Jr. steals)
7:18	+2	Julien Wooden makes two point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	51-67
6:58	+2	Wyatt Fricks makes two point layup (Jacob Conner assists)	53-67
6:32		Nate Martin personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
6:32		TV timeout
6:32		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:32		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:32		Nate Martin defensive rebound
6:18		Kevon Voyles misses two point layup
6:16		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Julien Wooden makes two point jump shot	53-69
5:38		Kevon Voyles turnover (bad pass)
5:17		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
5:15		Kamdyn Curfman defensive rebound
5:07		Julien Wooden shooting foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-69
5:07	+1	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-69
4:50		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
4:48		Julien Wooden offensive rebound
4:43	+2	Julien Wooden makes two point jump shot	55-71
4:32	+3	Kevon Voyles makes three point jump shot (Kamdyn Curfman assists)	58-71
4:29		Thundering Herd 30 second timeout
4:29		TV timeout
4:11		Michael Green III misses three point jump shot
4:09		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
3:53		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point jump shot
3:51		Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound
3:48		T.J. Bickerstaff personal foul
3:40	+2	Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point jump shot	60-71
3:29		Michael Green III turnover (lost ball) (Kevon Voyles steals)
3:21		Kevon Voyles misses three point jump shot
3:19		Noah Freidel defensive rebound
2:59	+3	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot (Noah Freidel assists)	60-74
2:43		Kevon Voyles misses three point jump shot
2:41		Michael Green III defensive rebound
2:10		Michael Green III misses two point jump shot
2:08		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
2:06		Nate Martin shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
2:06		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:06	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-75
1:57		Obinna Anochili-Killen turnover (lost ball) (T.J. Bickerstaff steals)
1:35		Xavier Brown misses two point layup
1:33		Nate Martin defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Kevon Voyles makes two point layup	62-75
1:26		Thundering Herd 60 second timeout
1:26		Dukes 30 second timeout
1:23		Nate Martin personal foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-76
1:23	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-77
1:16		Jacob Conner misses two point jump shot
1:14		Kamdyn Curfman offensive rebound
1:10		Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
1:08		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
1:06		Jacob Conner personal foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
1:06		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:06		Nate Martin defensive rebound
0:58		Jacob Conner misses two point layup
0:56		Nate Martin offensive rebound
0:55	+2	Nate Martin makes two point layup	64-77
0:54		Kamdyn Curfman personal foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-78
0:54	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-79
0:46		Kamdyn Curfman turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Bickerstaff steals)
0:38	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point dunk (Noah Freidel assists)	64-81
0:28		Nate Martin misses two point layup
0:26		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound