It’s unequivocal: James Madison is the most entertaining team of the first week of the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season.
The Dukes pulled a massive upset with a 79-76 victory at Michigan State on Monday and squeaked out a 113-108 double-overtime win at Kent State on Thursday after an incredible effort by Noah Freidel at the end of regulation.
Kent State’s Chris Payton Jr. made two free throws with 3.8 seconds left in the second half to give the Golden Flashes an 89-84 lead. After Payton’s second free throw, Julien Wooden threw the inbounds pass down the court to Freidel and Freidel hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to two with 1.