DICKINSON, N.D. (uj.edu) — The Jimmie men’s basketball team shot 55 percent on the way to a 49-point second half and moved within one game of the North Star Athletic Association conference lead with a 78-71 win at Dickinson State (N.D.) Thursday night.
Jamestown (18-7 overall, 7-5 NSAA), which won for the ninth time in the last 11 games, trailed 34-29 at the half. UJ trailed by as many as eight points with 6:43 in the first, but two Jack Talley (FR/Sioux Falls, S.D.) baskets and a three-pointer from Sam Johnson (SR/Mora, Minn.) cut the lead to one just 97 seconds later.
After trailing between three and eight points in the second half, the Jimmies drew level at 54 on a three-ball from Christian Kvilvang (JR/Cando, N.D.) with 8:20 to play. Four lead changes and two ties later, Jamestown went ahead for good on Carter Keller (SO/Sioux Falls, S.D.)’s bucket at the 6:51 mark.
The Blue Hawks (13-9, 8-4 NSAA) shot 40.6 percent in the second half, and connected on only one of 10 three-point shots. UJ’s hot second half was bolstered by a 6-of-12 performance beyond the arc.
DICKINSON, N.D. (uj.edu)– The sixth-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team remained undefeated in North Star Athletic Association conference play, using a 27-9 third quarter scoring advantage to put away Dickinson State University 84-51 Thursday evening.
Jamestown (23-3 overall, 12-0 NSAA) held a slim six-point margin after the first quarter, but stretched the lead to 15 points, 44-29, at the half.
The third quarter proved to be the final nail in the coffin as the Jimmies shot 10 of 21 in the period and limited the Blue Hawks to 4 of 13 shooting. UJ also had a 15-4 rebounding edge. DSU turned the ball over six times and got to the free throw line just once in the quarter.
