The Marshall men’s basketball team nearly overcame a 14-point halftime deficit on Thursday night, but fell in another close matchup with James Madison, 67-64, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Marshall head coach Cornelius Jackson won’t have to work up a new scouting report for the Thundering Herd’s next opponent. Instead, Jackson can reference the one used last Thursday. Marshall (10-8, 3-2) takes on James Madison (9-8,

The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (10-9, 3-3 SBC) saw a double-digit comeback effort come up just short in a 67-64 loss to the James Madison

Marshall Thundering Herd (10-8, 3-2 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (9-8, 2-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -5.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM LINE: Marshall visits James Madison after Mikal Dawson scored 21 points in Marshall's 81-69 victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles.

That describes Marshall University’s women’s basketball team. The Thundering Herd (5-11 overall, 0-5 Sun Belt Conference) battled the flu and Old Dominion Saturday, falling 80-75 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Marshall Thundering Herd (10-8, 3-2 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (9-8, 2-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall visits James Madison after Mikal Dawson scored 21 points in Marshall's 81-69 win against the Georgia Southern Eagles.

Marshall Thundering Herd (5-9, 0-3 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (11-4, 3-0 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: JMU faces Marshall after Peyton McDaniel scored ...

The defending Sun Belt Conference champion Thundering Herd (5-9, 0-3 SBC) visits the Dukes (11-4, 3-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in a rematch of the 2024 conference tournament title game. Marshall won that contest 95-92 in overtime to advance to the NCAA tournament.

Recently hired Marshall football coach Tony Gibson has announced more additions to his first coaching staff. The latest staff announcement includes veteran coaches making returns to the Marshall program and West Virginia natives returning home to help Gibson build his first Thundering Herd team.

Marshall Thundering Herd (5-9, 0-3 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (11-4, 3-0 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: JMU takes on Marshall after Peyton McDaniel score ...

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