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.

Marshall head coach Cornelius Jackson won’t have to work up a new scouting report for the Thundering Herd’s next opponent. Instead, Jackson can reference the one used last Thursday. Marshall (10-8, 3-2) takes on James Madison (9-8,

Marshall Thundering Herd (10-8, 3-2 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (9-8, 2-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -5.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM LINE: Marshall visits James Madison after Mikal Dawson scored 21 points in Marshall's 81-69 victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles.

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.

With apologies to the Righteous Brothers, the Marshall University women’s basketball team’s theme song now might be “You’ve Lost that Losing Feeling.”

Marshall did not get its current road swing off to a strong start last week with a 17-turnover performance in a 67-64 loss at James Madison.

Marshall Thundering Herd (10-8, 3-2 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (9-8, 2-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall visits James Madison after Mikal Dawson ...

Marshall plays the Georgia State Panthers after Obinna Anochili-Killen scored 23 points in the Thundering Herd's 77-64 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

Marshall Thundering Herd (10-8, 3-2 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (9-8, 2-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -5.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM ...

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

Exactly a week earlier Marshall slipped past James Madison after a foul call in the final seconds provided the Thundering Herd with the winning points. But Thursday night at the

Marshall University men’s basketball coach Corny Jackson said the Thundering Herd did some soul searching ahead of its first road win, 77-64 at Costal Carolina Saturday.