Led by Luke Skaljac's 19 points, the Miami RedHawks defeated the James Madison Dukes 86-77 in a season opener
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Luke Skaljac scored 19 points as Miami of Ohio beat James Madison 86-77 on Monday.
The RedHawks have won 31 of their past 32 regular-season games.
Skaljac also had five assists and three steals for the RedHawks (1-0). Evan Ipsaro added 15 points while shooting 4 for 13 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had five assists and four steals. Stevie Elam finished 6 of 8 from the field to finish with 13 points.
Paul Jones III led the Dukes (0-1) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. James Madison also got 11 points and two blocks from Adrian Myers. K.J. Windham finished with 11 points.
Up next
Miami 's next game is Saturday against Bellarmine at home. James Madison visits Kentucky on Friday.
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