(uj.edu) Five players scored in double figures as the 16th-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team rolled to a 104-86 win over Valley City State (N.D.) University Monday night at Harold Newman Arena.
Jamestown (4-1) plays an exhibition game at Minnesota State-Moorhead on Wednesday.
Terrell Alfred (SR/Orlando, FL) came off the bench to score 25 points and was 5-of-8 from three-point range. Mason Walters (FR/Jamestown, ND) posted a double-double of 16 points and 17 rebounds, while Brock Schrom (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) also scored 16 to go along with seven rebounds. Isaiah Dobson (SR/Stillwater, MN) finished with 15 points and Brady Birch (JR/Melrose, MN) chipped in with 10. Jack Talley (JR/Sioux Falls, SD) narrowly missed a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds.
The Vikings got within seven points at 43-36 with 3:04 in the first half, but an 11-2 run over the next 1:24 gave UJ a 16-point advantage. Alfred drained two three-pointers, Marc Kjos (FR/Lake City, MN) knocked down another, and Jack Frazier (SR/Salem, OR) finished the run with a jumper.
Jamestown shot 23-of-34 in the first half, compared to VCSU’s 14-of-29. UJ also outrebounded the Vikings 19-12 and committed one fewer turnover (10-9) in the opening 20 minutes.
UJ took their first 20-point lead of the night after a basket by Talley with 15:13 to play, then stretched the lead to 27 just 2:18 later on a shot by Schrom.
The Jimmies finished the game with a 47-33 rebounding advantage and had a 45-12 edge in bench points.
