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Stith with 23 leads Old Dominion over James Madison 62-55

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 12:11 p.m. ET

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Brandon Stith scored 23 points as Old Dominion beat James Madison 62-55 in a season opener for both teams on Friday night.

Stith was 10 of 13 from the field including three 3-pointers and led the Monarchs with 11 rebounds. Jordan Baker added 21 points with four rebounds, two assists and three steals.

Stith opened the second half with a jumper to put the Monarchs up 32-31 after being down by one at halftime. They never trailed after that. James Madison got as close as 60-54 with 36 seconds left to play but Baker sank two free throws in the final 13 seconds to keep the Monarchs on top.

James Madison took a 26-24 lead on a jumper by Joey McLean late in the first half and the Dukes led 31-30 at the break.

Shakir Brown led the Dukes with 16 points. McLean added 10 points.

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