HARRISONBURG, Va. – Eastern Kentucky is set to play at James Madison on Friday.
 
The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will air live on ESPN+.  The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  JMU leads the series between the two teams 2-1.  Each team has won on the other's home court.  The Colonels and Dukes first met on Nov. 28, 2006.  EKU won 70-66 in Harrisonburg.  Exactly one year later, on Nov. 28, 2007, JMU won 82-71 in Richmond. 
 
-  Eastern Kentucky dropped a 79-78 decision to James Madison in the final seconds on Nov. 16, 2021 in Richmond.  Jannson Williams led all scorers with 21 points, going 5-of-7 from behind the arc.  Curt Lewis netted 15 points in the game, while Devontae Blanton added 14 points and led the Colonels with nine rebounds and four assists.
 
THE COLONELS
-  The Colonels moved to 4-3 this season with a 122-84 win over Brescia on Nov. 23.
 
-  Devontae Blanton led EKU with 25 points against Brescia.  Blanton is third in the ASUN in scoring (17.86 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (50.5 percent), 13th in assists (3.29 apg), and tied for 17th in rebounding (5.86 rpg).
 
-  EKU leads the ASUN in scoring (84 ppg), rebounding (41.57 rpg), blocks (5.14 bpg) and steals (9.86 spg).
 
-  In the last three games, Eastern Kentucky has made 79 percent (38-of-48) of its free throws.
 
-  Freshman point guard Tayshawn Comer posted his first career double-double against Brescia, finishing with 13 points and 10 assists to go along with five steals.
 
-  Jackson Holt hit 5-of-8 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points against Brescia.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  James Madison is off to a 6-2 start to the season.  One of the Dukes' two losses was a 16-point defeat at No. 1 North Carolina on Nov. 20.   
 
-  The JMU offense has been firing on all cylinders early in the season.  The Dukes are shooting 52 percent from the field, 43 percent from behind the 3-point line and averaging 93 points per game.
 
-  Takal Molson, a 6-foot-4 guard who played at Seton Hall, is the team's top scorer at 14.4 points per game.  Vado Morse, a 6-foot senior guard, is second in scoring (12.4 ppg) and tied for the team lead with 2.6 assists per game.  Mezie Offurum, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, is JMU's top rebounder at 5.5 boards per game.
 
-  As a team, James Madison is averaging 11.4 steals per game and forcing its opponents into 21 turnovers per game.  The Dukes average 6.8 fewer turnovers than their opponents.
 
-  In an overtime loss to Valparaiso on Sunday, Terrence Edwards led the team with 21 points and six rebounds.  The Dukes forced Valpo into 19 turnovers.