Dukes Drop 99 Points in Win Over Towson
The Dukes absolutely destroyed the Towson Tigers by the score of 99-68 in the Convo tonight. JMU started off slow with a couple early turnovers and sloppy mistakes. Fortunately Andrey Semenov sparked a run and the Dukes never looked back. The starters built up a lead and then the back-ups came in and picked up where the regulars left off.
What a difference a year makes, huh? Last year, heck for most of the past decade, JMU fans clung to moral victories and praised the Dukes for keeping it close in CAA play. The Dukes entered tonight 11-3 and yet lots of fans were still waiting to see this team wake up and play up to its potential. Well, this victory probably gave those fans a little bit of what they were looking for. It also might raise expectations even higher.
Towson is by no means a power program, but JMU just blew their doors off. About the only disappointment tonight, was the fact that the Dukes fell 1 point shy of the century mark and thus denied fans in attendance free ice cream from Klines. How dominant were the Dukes? Well, the team shot 66% for the game, shot 85% from the line, hit 12 threes, every player on the roster scored including Freshman walk-on Andre Pierce, and the team had 26 assists. It was really just a total beat down.
So this was an outstanding result, but there is a lot of basketball to play. The win puts the Dukes at 12-3 (2-1) and tied with a whole mess of teams a game behind George Mason in the CAA standings. The league is as good as it’s been in years and could earn multiple bids. No reason to think that the Dukes couldn’t earn one if they play up to their potential.
Great win by the Dukes!!!
Actually, you get Kline’s at 79! Get nothing for 100, except for the visible sign to the opponent, that yeah, we just really kicked your ass.
Great use of the term…. “just a total beat down”
Kind of like the Caps v Penguins the other night. boom
I realize this is totally un-related, but I did an analysis on all the D-1 football programs in Virginia versus in-state competition (to settle an arguement with a Hokie fan), and guess who came out #1???
(e-mail me if you want the info for a blog post.)
yeah, i was sweating that one. we dont even sell ice cream.