Tuesday
Men’s College Basketball..
Jamestown 85 Presentation College 54
Jamestown (uj.edu) Five players reached double figures in scoring as the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team cruised to an 85-54 win over Presentation (S.D.) College Tuesday night at Harold Newman Arena.
Devan Praska (SO/Thompson, ND) posted his first career double-double, scoring a season-high 14 points and grabbing a personal best 13 rebounds.
Marc Kjos (FR/Lake City, MN) added a career-high 13 points, while Brady Birch (JR/Melrose, MN) and Jack Talley (JR/Sioux Falls, SD) finished with 12 each and Brock Schrom (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) came off the bench to score 10.
The Jimmies opened up an 18-8 lead only to have the Saints storm back and get within a bucket at 19-17. Following a timeout, UJ scored the next seven points to build a nine-point lead, which eventually grew to 13 late in the half.
Presentation got as close as 13 points with 12:42 in the game but a 12-0 run over the next 3:59 nearly doubled the lead at 67-42.
UJ shot 17-of-32 in the second half while holding the Saints to 7-of-28 shooting. The Jimmies also outrebounded Presentation 31-12 in the final 20 minutes.
Jack Frazier (SR/Salem, OR) chipped in with nine points and a team-high four assists. Kjos (3) and Praska (2) combined for five of Jamestown’s eight steals.
Jamestown (11-6) is on the road Saturday against Concordia (Neb.) University.
