The Jamestown Jimmies Men’s Basketball team, in the NAIA Division II National Tournament,  Quarter Finals, Wednesday morning in Sioux Falls, SD, defeated Southeastern Florida, 106-85.

Jamestown next plays Spring Arbor, Michigan, Friday at 8:30-a.m, in the Round of 16.

Spring Arbor won on Wednesday, 85-50 over Indiana Tech in the Quarter Finals.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–  (uj.edu) – Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL)’s career-high 30 points and 10 rebouns helped lead the 10th-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team to a 106-85 win over No. 24 Southeastern (Fla.) in the opening round of the NAIA Division II Men’s Baskeball National Championship.

Jamestown (29-5) advances to face No. 7 Spring Arbor (Mich.) (26-7) Friday morning at 8:30.

Alfred scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half as the Jimmies used a 20-7 run to turn an eight-point lead into a 21-point cushion.

Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) aided Alfred’s second half efforts, as he had 16 of his 24 points after the break.

UJ led 71-63 after Dylan Causwell converted a three-point play for SEU, then went up 10 points after Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) sank a pair of free throws five seconds later, and would lead by no fewer than 10 the rest of the game.

A 21-7 run lasting 3:20 put Jamestown up by 22 with 5:40 to play and all but ended Southeastern’s hopes of pulling off the upset. While the Jimmies shot only two free throws in the first half, an increased effort to drive the ball to the rim in the second half resulted in SEU committing 18 fouls that led to 26 free throw attempts.

In the first half, UJ led 32-18 following a Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD) basket at 7:27. SEU outscored the Jimmies 14-4 over the next 4:51 and found themselves down only four before Jamestown closed out the half with 11 of the final 18 points. The first two minutes featured three lead changes and two ties before UJ took the lead for good just at the 18:00 mark of the first.

Oberweiser finished with 19 to join Alfred and Schrom in double figures. Schrom also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots.

Causwell led the Fire (20-10) with 17 points off the bench. Jeremy Oppenheimer and Josiah Barsh finished with 16 and Quennel Francis chipped in with 15.