Jamestown 74 Concordia (NE) 61
SEWARD, Neb. (uj.edu) — The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team held Concordia (Neb.) University to 25 points and 28 percent shooting in the second half in a 74-61 victory Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 74, Concordia 61
LOCATION: Walz Arena, Seward, Neb.
RECORDS: Jamestown 7-1 overall, 2-1 Great Plains Athletic Conference; Concordia 4-3, 1-3 GPAC
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Jamestown hit on 60 percent (15-for-25) of its shots inside the arc in the first half on the way to a 42-36 halftime lead.
*There were 17 lead changes and two ties before the Jimmies took a 27-25 lead on a Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) basket with 6:58 in the first half.
*The Jimmies took their biggest lead of the opening 20 minutes when Brady Birch (SO/Melrose, MN) scored at 3:47 to make it 38-29.
*An 11-2 run to start the second half, capped off by Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND)’s three-pointer, put Jamestown ahead 53-38 with 16:47 in the game.
*The Bulldogs whittled away at UJ’s lead, getting within six with 12:27 to play, but less than three minutes later Jamestown had another double-digit lead, 60-49.
FOR UJ
*Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) had 18 points off the bench, making 7-of-10 shots and 4-of-7 three pointers.
*Oberweiser finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals.
*Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) tied his career high with 12 points and had new highs with five rebounds and four blocked shots.
*Brady Birch narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds.
*The Jimmies’ 7-1 start is the best after eight games in Danny Neville‘s four seasons as head coach.
FOR CONCORDIA
*Brevin Sloup led the Bulldogs with 14 points, and Tanner Shuck added 12. The duo combined to shoot just 8-for-26 from the floor and 3-of-13 on threes.
*Tanner Wuebbels cambe off the bench to score 10 points and grab seven rebounds.
*Saturday’s loss was the first at home in five games so far this season.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown is on the road for another GPAC contest on Tuesday at Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.
