Bellevue, Neb (UJ) Kevin Oberweiser scored a career-high 29 points and the Jimmie men’s basketball team rallied from a 15-point first half deficit to defeat Bellevue University in North Star Athletic Association conference play Saturday evening.
A pair of Blake Wilder free throws with 3:41 in the first gave the Bruins their second 15-point lead of the half. However, the Jimmies scored nine of the half’s final 13 points and trailed by 10, 49-39, at the break.
Sam Johnson was fouled on a three-point attempt and converted all three free throws to get Jamestown (13-5, 3-3 NSAA) within four points, 55-51, with 16:26 to play. After trailing between two and six points for the next 8 minutes, the Jimmies retook a 69-67 lead on a Johnson three-pointer with 8:22 remaining. The bucket proved to be the back-breaker for the Bruins, as they could not get any closer than two the rest of the way.
Women
BELLEVUE, Neb. UJ.edu)– Bryn Woodside (SR/Albert Lea, MN) scored 18 points, passing the 1000 career-point plateau, and the 6th-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team remained undefeated in the North Star Athletic Association, defeating Bellevue 70-39 Saturday afternoon.
Jamestown (17-2, 6-0 NSAA) led by just 7 at the half despite holding the Bruins (9-10, 3-3 NSAA) to 23.5 percent shooting (8 of 34) in the opening 20 minutes.
The second half belonged to the Jimmies, who outscored Bellevue 39-15 in the second half.
UJ opened the third quarter on an 8-0 run, capped off by a McKayla Orr (SR/Ypsilanti, ND) layup, and led 39-24. Allison Jablonsky (SO/Blaine, MN) drained a three-pointer with three seconds left in the period to give Jamestown a 50-30 lead.
Orr finished with 9 points and 5 steals. Jenna Doyle (JR/Princeton, MN) had 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots, and Marina Nowak (JR/Rogers, MN) added 7 points and 5 rebounds off the bench.
