Game 1- James Madison

[MDZip]

Look out Purdue. 😂🤣

[1981 grad]

Our offense was much better in the 2nd half in that we penetrated, shot the 3 ball well, and had some nice follow up baskets.  Lyles had a great game.  He has really improved the last 2 years at Akron.  

[MDZip]

Final 3 pt percentage was 37 for JMU to 32 for Akron so those coming closer together was big. 

[csims0917]

Classic turnaround second half 

[tpsjugglerdude]

Strong start for the MAC. As long as NIU doesn’t choke a 17 point second half lead, it looks like the MAC won the SBC challenge 9-4. 

[clarkwgriswold]

Hell of a second half.

 

Shammah just keeps getting better and better.

[kreed5120]

7 minutes ago, tpsjugglerdude said:

Strong start for the MAC. As long as NIU doesn’t choke a 17 point second half lead, it looks like the MAC won the SBC challenge 9-4. 

 

Last year the series was tied 12-12 with both conferences go 8-4 at home. The MAC will have to go 5-8 on the road to secure the win.

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

I mean they're shooting 43% from 3 on 14 attempts in the first half and only put up 39 pts. Good shooting masks a lot of problems. Let's see what they look like in the second half if we start making our shots. Chemistry is exposed under pressure. 

 

Spoiler alert: JMU cracked under pressure.  

[Illini Zip]

A good point made by our radio guys. Eric Mahaffey might be a redshirt freshman, but this was his very first college game ever. I will add that this was a high level game for a season opener and he looked quite comfortable out there. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

Just now, Illini Zip said:

A good point made by our radio guys. Eric Mahaffey might be a redshirt freshman, but this was his very first college game ever. I will add that this was a high level game for a season opener and he looked quite comfortable out there. 

 

He's incredibly gifted and still raw. He's going to create so many matchup problems as a guard with his length,  especially once he finds his footing as a scorer.  

[roopride]

Nice win.  This team is deep

[Let'sGoZips94]

3 minutes ago, roopride said:

Nice win.  This team is deep

 

Scary, huh? Barre, Brisco, and Head didn't even play haha. 

[csims0917]

https://csnbbs.com/thread-1019635.html

all time crash out from JMU fans

[Zippy87]

Some quick thoughts:

 

- Lyles was our best and most important player tonight, and may be the entire season. We were a different team when he was on/off the floor.

- I am surprised Barre only played 2 minutes against YSU and didn't play tonight. I expected him to be an important contributor behind Lyles. I hope he just needs more time to feel comfortable, because I think we will need him against teams with size. 

- Young is the heart of this team. He plays with such intensity...I absolutely love it. If he stays here his entire career, I think he's a MAC POY candidate by the time he's a senior. 

- Eric Mahaffey looked tentative in the first half and seemed to relax in the 2nd. You can tell the athleticism is off the charts. 

- Evan Mahaffey is an elite defender and excellent rebounder. Not much offensive game, though. At least I didn't see much tonight. 

- MMK played really well. He's undersized as a big, but makes up for it with his motor. 

- I think Stankovic becomes an important part of this offense by conference play. 

 

[Zips Win!]

Lets be clear here, we homered them! Somewhat blatant if you ask me...Just sayin...

[UAZipster0305]

1 hour ago, MDZip said:

Final 3 pt percentage was 37 for JMU to 32 for Akron so those coming closer together was big. 

19-9 in our favor on turnovers too. Combined with transition buckets, that right there is the game.

[NWAkron]

JMU is a football school.