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James Madison forward T.J. Bickerstaff (L) goes to the basket against Wisconsin forward Steven Crowl (22) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament in New York on March 22, 2024. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo
NEW YORK—James Madison announced itself by beating a Big Ten team to start this season.
When the Dukes did it again to start their NCAA Tournament, they made sure everybody knew: “It’s not an upset,” Xavier Brown yelled, popping his jersey in the middle of the celebration with teammates and in front of the fired-up JMU family section at Barclays Center.
