Jamestown Jimmies Men defeated Brandon in the season opener by a score of 103 to 83.
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Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) poured in a game-high 24 points and Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) added 22 off the bench as the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team won its season opener Saturday, 103-83 over Brandon University.
Both Oberweiser and Alfred connected on six three-point shots, combining for 12 of UJ’s 17 long-range makes.
Jamestown trailed 11-9 at the 16:02 mark of the first half, but scored 32 of the next 39 points to take a 41-18 lead a little less than eight minutes later. The 23-point margin was the Jimmies’ largest of the opening 20 minutes, and UJ took a 17-point lead (59-42) into the break.
Brandon would get as close as 63-50 early in the second half, but a 16-2 UJ run quickly pushed the lead to 27 points.
Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) had 13 points and five assists while Brady Birch (SO/Melrose, MN) was also in double figures with 10. Alfred had a team-high six rebounds and Isaiah Dobson (JR/Stillwater, MN) also passed out five assists.
The Bobcats were led by Tyvon Cooper’s 22 points. Pookie Saunders (15), Steven Chieng (14), and Kobyn Jopp (12) also reached double digits for Brandon, playing their second game in as many nights.
Sunday afternoon the teams will meet again at Harold Newman Arena. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m
