Led by Tylan Pope's 23 points, the Texas State Bobcats defeated James Madison 102-93 in overtime, denying the Dukes the outright Sun Belt Conference championship

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Ro Scott paced all players with 21 points, Kseniia Kozlova added 19 points and 13 rebounds and James Madison defeated ULM 79-51 to conclude the regular season. The Dukes (27-4, 18-0) went undefeated in conference for the first time since the 1988-89 season when they were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Bryan Hodgson’s Red Wolves beat ULM 94-67 Friday night in Monroe. That victory plus a Texas State win over James Madison created a four-way tie atop the Sun Belt. A-State, the Dukes, South Alabama, and Troy all claim the conference regular season championship,

Mark Freeman scored 27 points and James Madison beat UL Monroe 85-79 on Tuesday night to clinch a share of Sun Belt regular-season crown. The Dukes (20-10, 13-4) have won 10 straight game to reach 20 wins overall in Preston Spradlin’s first season.

Texas A&M has made a significant move to bolster its defense with the hiring of Lyle Hemphill, the former defensive coordinator at James Madison University (JMU).

Morgan 8-9 1-3 19, T.Pope 7-10 9-12 23, Turner 0-4 1-2 1, Drinnon 0-2 0-0 0, O'Garro 5-7 2-4 12, Drone 6-13 6-6 18, Benson 7-11 4-5 21, Deer 2-3 0-0 4, Gumbs 1-3 0-0 2, Green 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-64 23-32 102.