Final
for this game
Evans has 28 points, leads James Madison to win
Dec 31, 2009 - 2:42 AM HARRISONBURG, Va.(AP) -- Dawn Evans scored 28 points and nine assists to lead No. 25 James Madison to a 74-65 win over Western Michigan in the championship game of the JMU Invitational on Wednesday night.Evans was 6 of 10 from 3-point range for the Dukes (10-1), who also got 21 points from Lauren Jimenez and 11 from Tarik Hislop.
Miame Giden led the Broncos (5-8) with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Ebony Cleary added 14 points.
After James Madison stretched its lead to 23 with a 15-5 run midway through the second half, Western Michigan cut the lead to eight with 3:13 to play. The Dukes, however, responded with a 9-2 run to close out the win.
- WESTERN MICHIGAN: 65
JAMES MADISON: 74
Final
Dec 30 9:34 PM - WESTERN MICHIGAN: 22
JAMES MADISON: 37
Halftime
Dec 30 8:19 PM
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