The Marshall men’s basketball team nearly overcame a 14-point halftime deficit on Thursday night, but fell in another close matchup with James Madison, 67-64, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Marshall University Men's Basketball team (10-9, 3-3 SBC) saw a double-digit comeback effort come up just short in a 67-64 loss to the James Madison

That describes Marshall University’s women’s basketball team. The Thundering Herd (5-11 overall, 0-5 Sun Belt Conference) battled the flu and Old Dominion Saturday, falling 80-75 in Norfolk, Virginia. The loss was MU’s fifth in a row heading into Wednesday’s 6 p.m. home game with James Madison (13-4, 5-0) at Cam Henderson Center.