{"id":165885,"date":"2019-02-26T21:49:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T03:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=165885"},"modified":"2019-02-26T21:51:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T03:51:50","slug":"jimmie-men-win-gpac-championship-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=165885","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Men Win GPAC Championship, Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"SIOUX CITY, Iowa\u00a0 (uj.edu<\/a>) \u00a0<\/strong>— Thursday’s victory by the 13th-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team was noteworthy for several reasons.<\/p>\n

-It marked the second time in 10 days the Jimmies defeated the No. 2 team in the NAIA.<\/p>\n

-It was the first loss at home for Morningside (Iowa) College in 31 games.<\/p>\n

-Most importantly, it gave Jamestown its first Great Plains Athletic Conference championship in its first year as a member of the conference.<\/p>\n

Kevin Oberweiser<\/a> (SR\/Drummond, MT) scored 20 points and Jon Purintun<\/a> (SR\/Linton, ND) had 13 of his 15 come in the second half as Jamestown defeated Morningside 86-84 Tuesday evening in front of 1600 fans at RVSC-Allee Gym.<\/p>\n

The title game victory capped off a remarkable first season in the GPAC for the Jimmies, picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll. Jamestown played to a 15-5 conference record, earning the second seed for the postseason tournament.<\/p>\n

The first half saw both teams shoot the ball extremely well, with UJ connecting on 19 of 33 attempts (57.6 percent) and the Mustangs scorching the nets at a 70.4 percent clip (19 of 27). The Jimmies hit on eight of 18 three-point attempts while Morningside was five of 11.<\/p>\n

Morningside had early leads of 9-2 and 11-4 before Jamestown took a 16-15 lead on a Terrell Alfred<\/a> (JR\/Orlando, FL) layup with 12:27 in the half. UJ’s biggest lead in the first came after Jack Frazier<\/a> (JR\/Salem, OR) hit his third three-pointer of the half, making it 30-26 with 8:01 remaining.<\/p>\n

The Mustangs led by as many as five with just under three minutes before half and took a 49-46 lead into the locker room.<\/p>\n

After two ties and seven lead changes to start the second half, Morningside held onto a four-point lead following a Tyler Borchers layup with 12:39 in the game. A 6-0 Jimmie run capped off with\u00a0a basket by Purintun gave UJ a 63-61 lead.<\/p>\n

Jamestown had a six-point advantage following an Oberweiser three-pointer at the 7:56 mark, and Morningside would get no closer than 71-71, when Borchers scored just over a minute later. The lead held between one and six for the remainder of the contest.<\/p>\n

Brody Egger missed a pair of free throws with the score 86-84, and Jack Talley<\/a> (SO\/Sioux Falls, SD) rebounded the second miss to end the game.<\/p>\n

In addition to his 20 points, Oberweiser finished with seven assists and five rebounds. Purintun dished out five assists and recorded a pair of steals. Brock Schrom<\/a> (SO\/Grand Rapids, MN) chipped in with 12 points while Isaiah Dobson<\/a> (JR\/Stillwater, MN) added 11 points and four assists. Frazier and Brady Birch<\/a> (SO\/Melrose, MN) both had nine off the bench. Talley and Alfred each ended with five points.<\/p>\n

Borchers had a double-double of 26 points and 12 rebounds and was joined in double figures by Egger and Matt Hahn with 15, and Alex Borchers with 13.<\/p>\n

The Jimmies (28-5) and Mustangs (27-3) will find out their NAIA National Tournament opponents Wednesday at 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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