(uj.edu) Six players cracked double digits as the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team defeated Midland (Neb.) 103-85 Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 103, Midland 85
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS: Jamestown 17-3 (7-3 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Midland 8-11 (3-7 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*The Jimmies trailed 18-12 following a three-pointer by the Warriors’ Dillon Faubel at the 12:21 mark of the first half.
*A 13-2 run by UJ over the following two minutes and forty-two seconds put them ahead 25-20.
*Midland got within a point at 30-29 with just under seven minutes in the half, but Jamestown reeled off 20 of the next 22 points to break the game open.
*Back-to-back three-pointers by Faubel made it 50-37 Jimmies at the half.
*Jamestown took their first 20-point lead after a Jack Frazier (JR/Salem, OR) free throw made it 76-56 with 10:01 in the game.
*Both teams shot over 50 percent in the second half, with Midland making 16-of-27 shots and the Jimmies 21-of-36.
FOR UJ
*Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) had 24 points to lead all scorers. He also added five rebounds and five assists.
*Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) also cracked the 20-point barrier, coming off the bench to finish with 21.
*Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) finished with 18 points and six assists. Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) scored 12 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and blocked two shots.
*Jack Frazier added a season-high 11 points and Brady Birch (SO/Melrose, MN) 10.
*Jamestown turned the ball over just 10 times and had a slight 35-33 edge in rebounds.
FOR MIDLAND
*Bryce Parsons and Malik Martin each finished with 22 points. Parsons had 10 rebounds for the double-double and was just two assists short of a triple double.
*Faubel added 17 points, including 4-of-7 from three-point range.
*Isaiah Workman had 14 points off the bench.
*The Warriors were 6 of 18 from three-point range and finished 30 of 59 (50.8%) shooting overall.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown travels to Sioux City, Iowa, Wednesday to face Briar Cliff University. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m.
