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NEW YORK (AP) — James Madison announced itself by beating a Big Ten team to start this season. Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points and James Madison pulled off the first 12-5 upset of March Madness by beating Wisconsin 72-61 on Friday night. “Told the team, I’m proud of them, but not surprised,” James Madison coach Mark Byington said. James Madison opened the season with victory at Michigan State in November that moved the Dukes in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history. “And we knew we belonged.”Only defending national champion and top-seeded UConn has won as many games this season as James Madison.
Persons: — James Madison, Dukes, , ” Xavier Brown, Terrence Edwards Jr, James Madison, ” James Madison, Mark Byington, LIU, Max Klesmit, FanDuel, ” Byington, Klesmit, Noah Freidel, JMU, ” Friedel, ” Edwards, Greg Gard, Chucky Hepburn, ” Gard, Bickerstaff, Julien Wooden, ” Bickerstaff Organizations: Big, NCAA, Wisconsin, Badgers, Barclays Center, Atlantic Union Bank Center, Michigan State, Dukes, , UConn, Duke Locations: South Region, Brooklyn, Harrisonburg , Virginia, Atlanta, New York, ” Wisconsin, unfazed
22 James Madison keeps rolling along, extending its charmed run of improbable wins. In four of their five wins, James Madison (5-0) has rallied from a second-half deficit. After blowing a 16-point lead, James Madison found itself down 60-55 before employing its familiar formula. In the final five minutes, Noah Friedel and Raekwon Horton made critical 3-pointers as James Madison again showed its late-game poise. "The best thing is, we're having different guys have big moments," James Madison coach Mark Byington said.
Persons: James Madison, Dukes, Terrence Edwards Jr, Noah Friedel, Raekwon Horton, Mark Byington, Xavier Johnson, Bickerstaff, Byington, Isaiah Hill, Donavan Yap, Justin Hutson, Hill, We've, Yap, Hutson, we're Organizations: Fresno State, Riviera, Southern, Dukes, Michigan State, Kent State, New, New Mexico State, Bulldogs, Thomson Locations: Cancun, Mexico, Southern Illinois, New Mexico, Fresno
2 Purdue moved up a spot with two easy opening wins and received seven first-place votes. 24 James Madison moved into the poll for the first time ever after taking down Michigan State in overtime. 10 in the preseason poll after last year's surprising run to the Final Four. 25 Colorado in moving into the AP Top 25 this week. ___Get alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 basketball polls throughout the season.
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4 Michigan State, opened the season with a lot of swagger. “We’re not scared of names," T.J. Bickerstaff said after scoring 21 points, including a tying shot with 30 seconds left in regulation. Jaden Akins gave Michigan State its first lead with 15:16 remaining, making a shot after missing six attempts from the field. Michigan State missed 14 of 18 shots and 8 of 10 free throws to open the game. Michigan State: Host Southern Indiana on Thursday night.
Persons: — James Madison, Terrence Edwards, Raekwon Horton, “ We’re, Bickerstaff, ” James Madison, Mark Byington, ” Byington, Tyson Walker, Tom Izzo, Walker, Noah Freidel, Hoggard, Walker couldn't, ” Izzo, , Jaden Akins, Coen Carr, “ Tyson didn't, J.B, James Madison, Izzo Organizations: Michigan State, Dukes, Spartans, volleyball, The Spartans, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston College, Drexel, The Dukes, Tennessee, James Madison . Michigan State, James, Kent State, Michigan, Host, Host Southern Indiana, AP Locations: LANSING, Mich, California, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Michigan, Harrisonburg , Virginia, Host Southern
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