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Freidel's 28 lead James Madison past Texas State in Sun Belt Conference Tournament 73-68

AP
Mar 10, 2024

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Noah Freidel had 28 points in James Madison's 73-68 win over Texas State on Sunday night in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Second-seeded James Madison plays No. 4 seed Arkansas State in the championship game on Monday.

Freidel also contributed three blocks for the Dukes (30-3). Xavier Brown added 11 points while going 3 of 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) while they also had three steals. Terrence Edwards finished 4 of 11 from the field to finish with eight points, while adding six rebounds and six assists. The Dukes extended their winning streak to 10 games.

Brandon Love led the Bobcats (17-18) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and two steals. Dontae Horne added 15 points and four assists for Texas State. Davion Sykes also recorded 11 points.

James Madison went into the half ahead of Texas State 37-29. Brown put up nine points in the half. Freidel scored 20 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead James Madison to a five-point victory.

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1st Half
TXST
Bobcats
29
JMU
Dukes
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bobcats gains possession)
19:45	+2	Brandon Love makes two point dunk (Davion Sykes assists)	2-0
19:27		Xavier Brown turnover (bad pass)
19:06	+2	Dylan Dawson makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:47		Noah Freidel turnover (bad pass) (Christian Turner steals)
18:27	+2	Brandon Love makes two point jump shot	6-0
18:15		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:13		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
18:09		Noah Freidel misses two point jump shot
18:07		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
18:05	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	6-2
17:47		Christian Turner turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Brown steals)
17:40	+2	Julien Wooden makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	6-4
17:17		Christian Turner misses two point layup
17:15		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
16:56		Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot
16:54		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
16:42		Davion Sykes misses two point layup
16:40		Christian Turner offensive rebound
16:38	+2	Christian Turner makes two point jump shot	8-4
16:22	+3	Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (T.J. Bickerstaff assists)	8-7
15:59		T.J. Bickerstaff personal foul
15:59		TV timeout
15:54	+2	Brandon Love makes two point layup	10-7
15:34		Raekwon Horton turnover (bad pass)
15:25		Brandon Love offensive foul
15:25		Brandon Love turnover (offensive foul)
15:01		Christian Turner blocks Raekwon Horton's two point jump shot
14:59		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
14:39		Noah Freidel blocks Jordan Mason's two point jump shot
14:37		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
14:33		Dukes defensive rebound
14:35		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
14:16	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point dunk (Noah Freidel assists)	10-9
13:47	+2	Chris Nix makes two point layup	12-9
13:34		Jordan Mason personal foul
13:18		Noah Freidel misses two point layup
13:16		Dylan Dawson defensive rebound
13:11		Dylan Dawson misses three point jump shot
13:09		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
13:02		Dontae Horne personal foul
12:56	+3	Michael Green III makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Carey assists)	12-12
12:35		Michael Green III personal foul
12:17		Dontae Horne misses three point jump shot
12:15		Julien Wooden defensive rebound
12:10		Davion Sykes shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-13
12:10	+1	Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
11:59		Jaylen Carey personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:55	+2	Brandon Love makes two point layup (Joshua O'Garro assists)	14-14
11:42		Michael Green III turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Love steals)
11:24		Brandon Love turnover (bad pass) (Michael Green III steals)
11:14		Christian Turner shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
11:14		Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:14	+1	Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-15
10:58		Jordan Mason turnover (lost ball) (Bryant Randleman steals)
10:28		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point jump shot
10:26		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
10:22	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup	14-17
9:52		Joshua O'Garro turnover
9:28	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot	14-19
9:03		Xavier Brown shooting foul (Davion Sykes draws the foul)
9:03		Davion Sykes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:03	+1	Davion Sykes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-19
8:51		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
8:49		Brandon Love defensive rebound
8:39		Noah Freidel shooting foul (Brandon Love draws the foul)
8:39		Brandon Love misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:39		Brandon Love misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:39		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
8:22	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Noah Freidel assists)	15-22
7:59		Dylan Dawson misses three point jump shot
7:57		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
7:47	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup	15-24
7:47		Brandon Love shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:47		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
7:31		Dontae Horne misses three point jump shot
7:29		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
7:26		Chris Nix shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
7:26	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-25
7:26		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:26		Bobcats defensive rebound
7:07		Dylan Dawson turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Brown steals)
6:55		Dontae Horne personal foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
6:55	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-26
6:55		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:55		Christian Turner defensive rebound
6:41	+3	Coleton Benson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Mason assists)	18-26
6:10	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot	18-29
5:44		Jordan Mason misses three point jump shot
5:42		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
5:29		Coleton Benson blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point jump shot
5:27		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
5:24		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:22		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
5:18		Coleton Benson turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Brown steals)
5:13		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:11		Coleton Benson defensive rebound
5:05	+2	Jordan Mason makes two point layup	20-29
4:36		T.J. Bickerstaff turnover
4:23	+2	Davion Sykes makes two point layup (Coleton Benson assists)	22-29
4:07		Christian Turner personal foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-30
4:07	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
3:56		Jordan Mason misses two point layup
3:54		Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
3:38		Julien Wooden misses two point layup
3:36		Coleton Benson defensive rebound
3:35		Michael Green III personal foul
3:35		TV timeout
3:30		Coleton Benson misses three point jump shot
3:28		Julien Wooden defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Noah Freidel makes two point layup	22-33
3:05		Dylan Dawson shooting foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul)
3:05	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-34
2:34		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
2:32		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
2:26		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
2:24		Joshua O'Garro defensive rebound
2:11		Coleton Benson misses three point jump shot
2:09		Xavier Brown defensive rebound
1:54	+3	Xavier Brown makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	22-37
1:54		Bobcats 30 second timeout
1:38	+3	Coleton Benson makes three point jump shot (Christian Turner assists)	25-37
1:22		Jaylen Carey misses three point jump shot
1:20		Jordan Mason defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Davion Sykes makes two point jump shot	27-37
0:32		Xavier Brown misses two point jump shot
0:30		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
0:12		Xavier Brown shooting foul (Jordan Mason draws the foul)
0:12		Dukes 30 second timeout
0:12	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-37
0:12	+1	Jordan Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-37
0:01		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup
0:00		Dukes offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXST
Bobcats
39
JMU
Dukes
36

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Brandon Love makes two point layup (Dylan Dawson assists)	31-37
19:19		Xavier Brown turnover (lost ball)
18:57		T.J. Bickerstaff personal foul
18:51	+2	Brandon Love makes two point jump shot	33-37
18:51		Julien Wooden shooting foul (Brandon Love draws the foul)
18:51	+1	Brandon Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-37
18:34		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Christian Turner steals)
18:19		Brandon Love turnover (bad pass) (Julien Wooden steals)
18:14		Christian Turner blocks Julien Wooden's two point layup
18:12		Dylan Dawson defensive rebound
18:03		Davion Sykes misses two point layup
18:01		Julien Wooden defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot	34-40
17:31		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
17:29		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
17:27		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
17:25		Jordan Mason offensive rebound
17:25		Noah Freidel personal foul (Jordan Mason draws the foul)
17:22	+2	Davion Sykes makes two point layup (Jordan Mason assists)	36-40
17:01	+2	Noah Freidel makes two point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	36-42
16:41		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
16:39		Noah Freidel defensive rebound
16:30		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
16:28		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
16:18		Christian Turner blocks Julien Wooden's two point jump shot
16:16		Dukes offensive rebound
16:13		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
16:11		Dukes offensive rebound
16:05		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point jump shot
16:03		Julien Wooden offensive rebound
16:03		Julien Wooden misses two point layup
16:01		Bobcats defensive rebound
15:39		Brandon Love misses two point layup
15:37		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
15:15	+3	Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	36-45
15:15		Dontae Horne personal foul
15:15		TV timeout
15:09		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:07		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
14:54		Michael Green III shooting foul (Dontae Horne draws the foul)
14:54	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-45
14:54	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-45
14:34		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
14:32		Dylan Dawson defensive rebound
14:07	+3	Dylan Dawson makes three point jump shot (Dontae Horne assists)	41-45
13:45	+3	Michael Green III makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	41-48
13:27		Dontae Horne misses two point layup
13:25		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
13:11		Dylan Dawson shooting foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-49
13:11	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-50
12:55	+2	Davion Sykes makes two point layup (Dontae Horne assists)	43-50
12:34	+3	Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (Michael Green III assists)	43-53
12:16	+2	Davion Sykes makes two point jump shot	45-53
11:59		Davion Sykes blocks Jaylen Carey's two point layup
11:57		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
11:56		Brandon Love shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56		Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:56		Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:56		Dontae Horne defensive rebound
11:46		Coleton Benson misses three point jump shot
11:44		Noah Freidel defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (Michael Green III assists)	45-55
11:15	+2	Dontae Horne makes two point layup	47-55
11:02		Michael Green III turnover (bad pass) (Joshua O'Garro steals)
10:56		Raekwon Horton shooting foul (Dontae Horne draws the foul)
10:56	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
10:56	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
10:30		Xavier Brown misses two point jump shot
10:28		Dontae Horne defensive rebound
10:20		Davion Sykes misses two point layup
10:18		Brandon Love offensive rebound
10:17	+2	Brandon Love makes two point dunk	51-55
10:06		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
10:04		Brandon Love defensive rebound
10:04		T.J. Bickerstaff personal foul (Brandon Love draws the foul)
9:53	+2	Joshua O'Garro makes two point layup (Dontae Horne assists)	53-55
9:21		Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot
9:19		Dukes offensive rebound
9:19		Brandon Love personal foul
9:12		Raekwon Horton turnover (bad pass)
8:52	+2	Dontae Horne makes two point layup	55-55
8:15		Dukes turnover (shot clock violation)
8:15		Dukes 30 second timeout
8:15		TV timeout
8:05		Dontae Horne turnover (bad pass)
7:54		Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot
7:52		Christian Turner defensive rebound
7:26		T.J. Bickerstaff blocks Dontae Horne's two point jump shot
7:24		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
7:24		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover
7:24		TV timeout
7:06		Noah Freidel blocks Coleton Benson's two point jump shot
7:04		Bobcats offensive rebound
7:04		Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation)
6:46	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot	55-57
6:33		Davion Sykes turnover
6:10		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
6:08		Davion Sykes defensive rebound
6:00		Dontae Horne misses two point jump shot
5:58		Noah Freidel defensive rebound
5:39		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
5:37		Joshua O'Garro defensive rebound
5:14		Davion Sykes misses two point jump shot
5:12		Julien Wooden defensive rebound
4:58	+3	Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	55-60
4:33		Jordan Mason misses two point jump shot
4:31		Dukes defensive rebound
4:31		Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:10		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Love steals)
3:58	+2	Joshua O'Garro makes two point layup (Dontae Horne assists)	57-60
3:43		Joshua O'Garro blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point jump shot
3:41		Dukes offensive rebound
3:41		TV timeout
3:32		Xavier Brown misses two point layup
3:30		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
3:26	+2	T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point jump shot	57-62
3:16		Bobcats turnover (10-second violation)
2:58	+2	Julien Wooden makes two point dunk (Noah Freidel assists)	57-64
2:27		T.J. Bickerstaff shooting foul (Dontae Horne draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-64
2:27		Dontae Horne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:27		T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound
2:06		Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot
2:04		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
1:47		T.J. Bickerstaff turnover (traveling)
1:32		Dontae Horne misses two point jump shot
1:30		Brandon Love offensive rebound
1:27	+2	Brandon Love makes two point dunk	60-64
1:15		Dukes 30 second timeout
1:05		Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
1:03		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
1:03		T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point dunk
1:01		T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound
1:00		Dontae Horne shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul)
1:00		T.J. Bickerstaff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:00	+1	T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
0:48	+2	Dontae Horne makes two point layup	62-65
0:48		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:31	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	62-67
0:24	+2	Dontae Horne makes two point layup	64-67
0:24		Noah Freidel shooting foul (Dontae Horne draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-67
0:24		Dukes 60 second timeout
0:22		Davion Sykes personal foul
0:21		Christian Turner personal foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
0:21	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-69
0:17		Bobcats 60 second timeout
0:13		T.J. Bickerstaff shooting foul (Dontae Horne draws the foul)
0:13		Dontae Horne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13	+1	Dontae Horne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-69
0:12		Coleton Benson personal foul (Xavier Brown draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-70
0:12	+1	Xavier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-71
0:09		Raekwon Horton personal foul (Coleton Benson draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Coleton Benson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-71
0:09	+1	Coleton Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-71
0:08		Coleton Benson personal foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-72
0:08	+1	Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-73
0:02		Noah Freidel blocks Coleton Benson's three point jump shot
0:00		Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Raekwon Horton defensive rebound