HARRISONBURG, Va. – The weekend for the Texas State men's basketball team (11-11, 4-6 Sun Belt) fell on Saturday afternoon to James Madison (10-11, 3-6 Sun Belt), 82-57, in the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
 
Mark Drone paced the Bobcats with 17 points. DJ Hall was the only other player in double-figures with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Adding nine points, four assists and four steals was Kaden Gumbs, who played all 40 minutes.
 
Coming off the bench, Robert Fields scored eight points as he made 3-of-4 field goal attempts and knocked down both of his free throw attempts. The freshman also grabbed a team-high six rebounds and blocked a shot.
 
Texas State couldn't overcome a hot shooting night from the Dukes, who made 30-of-57 (52.6%) shots with 14 of their makes coming from beyond the arc.
 
At the 15:50 mark of the first half, the Bobcats took their lone lead of the game. That came when Mark Drone knocked down a three-pointer from the right wing that put the team up 10-8.
 
Over the next 6:50, the Dukes went on a 17-3 run to stretch their lead to double digits.
 
Three straight layups by Robert Fields, Kaden Gumbs and DJ Hall cut the deficit to 33-23 with 3:47 left in the period. However, JMU scored 14 of the next 17 points behind four three-pointers to stretch its advantage to 21 points.
 
Throughout the second half, the Dukes maintained at least a 20-point lead. Drone would score 12 of TXST's 29 points in the period.
 
Next up for the Bobcats is a week at home that begins with a contest against Marshall on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
 
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