MITCHELL, S.D. (uj.edu)— The 17th-ranked Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University Tigers overcame a nine-point second half deficit to defeat the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team 86-80 Tuesday night.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: (17) Dakota Wesleyan 86, Jamestown 80
LOCATION: Corn Palace, Mitchell, SD
RECORDS: Jamestown 7-2 overall, 2-2 Great Plains Athletic Conference; DWU 7-2, 3-2 GPAC
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Trailing 29-21 with 3:50 in the first half, Jamestown scored 15 of the final 18 points to take a 36-32 halftime lead.
*Brady Birch (SO/Melrose, MN)’s basket at 16:49 of the second capped off an 8-3 run to open the half as UJ extended their lead to nine points (44-35).
*The Tigers came back with the next 11 points over a stretch of 2:07 to go up by a pair, 46-44.
*Birch tied the game again by sinking a pair of free throws, but DWU hit a three-pointer on its next possession to break the tie.
*Jamestown would battle to tie the game again at 60 with 8:22 to play, then a 10-0 Tiger run finished by a Samuel McCloud three-pointer essentially put the game out of reach.
FOR UJ
*Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) led all scorers with 24 points, and had five rebounds and five assists. Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) was also in double figures with 19 points to go along with six rebounds, and Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) chipped in with career highs in both points (16) and rebounds (7). Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD) had a team-high eight rebounds.
*The Jimmies shot 32-of-71 (45.1%) from the floor, including 10-of-27 (37%) from beyond the arc.
*UJ was a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line.
*Jamestown outrebounded Dakota Wesleyan 37-30.
FOR DWU
*Nick Harden was one of three Tigers in double figures, finishing with 21 points. Ty Hoglund had 16 points before fouling out, and McCloud posted a double-double of 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
*DWU was 31-of-34 from the foul line.
*The Tigers turned the ball over only nine times compared to Jamestown’s 14, and were whistled for 11 personal fouls to the Jimmies’ 22.
*DWU ended a two-game home losing streak.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown steps out of GPAC action for a non-conference matchup at Dickinson State (N.D.) University on Friday. Game time is set for 8 p.m. Central.
