Jamestown (uj.edu) Eighteen days since their last game at Harold Newman Arena, the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team made a successful return to their home court Wednesday evening, taking care of Mount Marty (S.D.) College 84-65 in Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 84, Mount Marty 65
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS: Jamestown 9-2 (3-2 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Mount Marty 3-8 (1-5 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*The Jimmies closed the first half on a 21-6 run after Mount Marty got within eight points at 23-15 following a Trevor Olson three-pointer with 9:12 in the half.
*Nearly half of UJ’s first half points (21 of 44) came via the three-pointer, but Jamestown was an impressive 67% (8-for-12) on shots inside the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
*The Lancers went scoreless for nearly four-and-a-half minutes as the Jimmies turned a 12-11 deficit into a 23-12 lead.
*An 11-4 run to open the second half saw UJ’s lead balloon to 30 points, 55-25. The biggest lead of the night for Jamestown came on a Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) layup that made it 74-42 with 6:42 in the game.
*Mount Marty went nearly five minutes without a field goal just before the midway point of the second half.
FOR UJ
*Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) turned in a game-high 26 points, adding six rebounds and five assists. Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) added 17 points, Brock Schrom 12, and Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) had 11 off the bench.
*Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD) had a game-high 12 rebounds, a new personal best.
*The Jimmies shot 29-of-67 (43.3%) for the game, knocking down 12 of 39 three-pointers.
*UJ had a slim 42-39 advantage on the glass.
FOR MOUNT MARTY
*Chase Altenburg scored 12 points, and was joined in double figures by Reilly Devine and Jonah Larson, both with 10 points.
*Larson led the Lancers with seven rebounds.
*Mount Marty shot 21 of 58 (36.2%) from the field and were 6 of 19 on three-point attempts.
*Altenburg and Logan Flemming both shot 6-for-6 at the foul line.
UP NEXT
*The Jimmies are in Orange City, Iowa, on Saturday for a GPAC contest against Dordt College. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.
