Thursday
Men’s College Bball
Fremont, Neb (uj.edu)
Jamestown 72 Midland 69
FREMONT, Neb.– Terrell Alfred (SR/Orlando, FL)’s three-pointer with 3.3 seconds left broke a 69-69 tie and gave the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team a 72-69 victory Thursday night over Midland University.
With 42 seconds left, Alfred tied the game at 69 by connecting on his sixth three-pointer of the game. His game-winning seventh three set a new personal best for senior.
Midland led 22-19 with 9:40 in the first half after a Samuel Mailloux three-point shot, but two three-balls by Devan Praska (SO/Thompson, ND) and another from Jack Frazier (SR/Salem, OR) put Jamestown ahead by six.
The Jimmies would lead by as many as 10 in the first half and settled for a 39-31 edge going into halftime.
Brady Birch (JR/Melrose, MN) put UJ ahead by double digits at the 15:53 mark of the second half with a basket, but Midland would score on its next five possessions to get within 48-46 with just over 13 minutes to play.
Kylan Smallwood’s three-pointer with 6:22 left put Midland ahead 60-58, but the lead was short-lived as Frazier answered with a bucket to tie it 14 seconds later.
A three-point play by Emanuel Bryson and another long-distance shot from Maiiloux gave the Warriors a 66-60 edge with 5:15 remaining.
Alfred and Marc Kjos (FR/Lake City, MN) each hit from beyond the arc to tie the game at 66, then Mailloux hit another trey to make it 69-66 with 2:57 left.
Starting with Arturo Montes’ three-pointer at 10:51 of the second half, 12 of the final 14 field goals were from long distance. In all, the Jimmies were 14-of-29 and Midland 12-of-31 on three-point attempts.
Alfred finished with 21 to lead Jamestown (11-5, 3-4 Great Plains Athletic Conference). Birch posted a double-double of 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Brock Schrom (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) added 12 points and Praska chipped in with a season-high 11.
Mailloux led the Warriors (4-10, 1-6 GPAC) with 16 points. Montes and Laurence Merritt were both in double figures with 10.
Jamestown hosts Hastings (Neb.) Saturday at 3 p.m.
