Duke hits the road to take on Dukes tonight

Fresh off moving up one spot in the Associated Press poll, Duke continues its four-game road swing tonight with yet another tough challenge.

The No. 5 Blue Devils will be in Harrisonburg, Va., tonight at 7 to take on James Madison, which boasts one of the nation’s top scorers in sharpshooter Dawn Evans.

Duke leads the all-time series 5-1.

Senior guard Jasmine Thomas leads the Blue Devils with 15.8 points and 4.0 assists per game.

Following tonight’s game, the Blue Devils will travel to Wisconsin for their Thursday night game in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

No. 5 Duke vs. James Madison
[Tuesday, 7 p.m., JMU Convocation Center]
Audio: WDNC 620.
Records: Duke 6-0, JMU 3-2.
Coaches’ records — Duke: Joanne P. McCallie 404-170, 88-22 at Duke; JMU: Kenny Brooks 175-81.
Leading scorers — Duke: Jasmine Thomas 15.8; JMU: Dawn Evans 26.6.
Leading rebounders — Duke: Krystal Thomas 8.3; JMU: Nikki Newman 10.2.
Assist leaders — Duke: Jasmine Thomas 4.0; JMU: Dawn Evans 4.2.