James Madison-Belmont: Dukes Take Down Bruins

Boxscore James Madison bounced back on Tuesday night by beating the Belmont Bruins 81-64 in the consolation game of the Cable Car Classic. In the opening round game against UTEP, the Dukes struggled to match the three-point shooting of the Miners. Randy Culpepper set a school record with eight daggers from downtown and paced UTEP with 30 points. JMU, on the other hand, shot only 4 of 16 from long range. The Miners went on to beat JMU 79-66. It was a different story last night, as the Dukes shot 10 of 20 from deep and dominated the second half on their way to a very convincing win. Kyle Swanston shook off a poor performance against UTEP and scored 23 points while Pierre Curtis ended his early season slump with his best game of the season, scoring 16 points. Curtis scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half to keep the Dukes close in a period that was often sloppy and turnover-plagued. JMU had 14 turnovers and the Bruins turned the ball over 11 times. Belmont also controlled the ... (link)