App State Takes Down James Madison, 71-62

HARRISONBURG, Va. – CJ Huntley finished his stellar birthday weekend by leading the App State men's basketball team to its second straight Sun Belt victory, a 71-62 finish at James Madison.

App State never trailed after the first two in a half minutes, and led by as many as 20 thanks to a fierce defensive effort that caused multiple scoring droughts for the No. 1 scoring team in the country (88.0 ppg).

The Mountaineers (9-8, 2-2 SBC) held the Dukes (11-6, 2-2 SBC) to no field goals from the 16:42 mark of the first half to the 8:02 mark, where App State led 25-14. They did it again from the 3:27 timestamp all the way through the first three minutes and 15 seconds of the second half, jumping…