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Trailing by as many as 19 (44-25) late in the first half, James Madison men’s basketball stormed back for a 70-69 win over the Old Dominion Monarchs on Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high 5,585 fans at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

Crystal Henderson drove and dished to Cheyenne Hollman who scored with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime to give Georgia State women’s basketball a 72-70 overtime victory over James Madison inside the GSU Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon.

Bridgewater College men’s basketball fell to nationally recognized Hampden-Sydney at home by a final score of 80-67 Saturday afternoon.

EMU Men’s Basketball earns first ODAC win at Randolph, 75-60

The Bridgewater College women’s basketball team overcame an 11-point deficit in the third quarter on the way to an 85-72 victory over Guilford on Saturday afternoon.

The EMU Women’s Basketball team made the roughly two-hour trip to Salem on Saturday to take on Roanoke College. Sadly, the Royals returned to Harrisonburg with a 70-48 loss to the Maroons.

Scores from boys and girls’ basketball games around the state.

Following a historic season, in which James Madison won its first Sun Belt Conference championship and earned a berth in the College Football Playoff, former head coach Bob Chesney was named a finalist for the 2025 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year.

James Madison trimmed a 13-point deficit to 64-62 with two minutes remaining, but could not complete the comeback, as the Dukes fell to Marshall, 66-64, at the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Wednesday night.

Bridgewater College men’s basketball secured the win in an ODAC matchup against Randolph by a final score of 87-76 Wednesday night at home.