Akron scored 55 points in the second half and forced 19 James Madison turnovers to pull away for an 85-71 win over the Dukes on Monday night inside James A. Rhodes Arena in the MAC-SBC Challenge.
James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III won his second weekly conference award in as many games, as he was voted Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in JMU's win at Texas State.
