McDaniel leads JMU against Appalachian State after 29-point game

James Madison Dukes (18-8, 9-4 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (10-13, 3-9 Sun Belt)

Boone, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: JMU visits Appalachian State after Peyton McDaniel scored 29 points in JMU's 71-57 win against the UMass Minutewomen.

The Mountaineers are 7-4 in home games. Appalachian State is 1-0 in one-possession games.

The Dukes are 9-4 against Sun Belt opponents. JMU ranks second in the Sun Belt with 37.9 rebounds per game led by Ashanti Barnes-Williams averaging 9.1.

Appalachian State makes 43.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.7 percentage points higher than JMU has allowed to its opponents (38.4%). JMU has shot at a 44.5% rate from the field this season, 6.0 percentage points above the 38.5% shooting opponents of Appalachian State have averaged.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

McDaniel is averaging 18.9 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Dukes. Barnes-Williams is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 3-7, averaging 61.5 points, 31.0 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.5 points per game.

Dukes: 7-3, averaging 76.4 points, 37.4 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 9.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.1 points.

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