<em>College Basketball:</em> James Madison Defeats Drexel, 60-52
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) -- Denzel Bowles scored 19 points as James Madison defeated Drexel University, 60-52, on Wednesday night.
The Dukes (16-6, 6-4 Colonial Athletic Association), who snapped a three-game skid, led 22-21 at halftime before scoring 20 of their 38 second-half points in the paint and scoring all 10 of their points off turnovers in the second half.
Drexel led 39-36 with 7:01 to play, before James Madison scored eight straight. Bowles' dunk put the Dukes on top, 44-39, with 4:10 remaining.
Julius Wells added 13 points for James Madison, which had just nine turnovers, compared to 14 by Drexel (13-7, 5-5).
The Dukes missed all nine of their three-pointers, but shot 90 percent from the free-throw line (18 of 20). The Dragons shot 35.8 percent from the floor (19 of 53) and were just 9 of 13 from the line (69.2 percent).
Gerald Colds scored 16 points and Samme Givens had 12 rebounds for Drexel.
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