MADISON, S.D. (UJ) — With the score tied at 52 and 9:04 remaining in the game, Dakota State (S.D.) scored 16 of the final 25 points to hand the Jimmie men’s basketball team a 68-61 loss in the North Star Athletic Association conference opener for both teams.
Jamestown (9-3, 0-1 NSAA) trailed 34-29 at the half and trailed by six (48-42) after Bobby Farquah’s basket with 12:54 remaining. A 10-4 UJ run over the next 3:50, capped off by a Jon Purintun (JR/Linton, N.D.) three-pointer. drew the Jimmies even at 52 with 9:04 to play. The Trojans (6-4, 1-0) would retake the lead on their next possession and kept the advantage between two and nine points the rest of the way.
