{"id":280147,"date":"2024-02-26T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=280147"},"modified":"2024-02-26T14:31:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T20:31:55","slug":"jimmies-win-battle-with-dakota-wesleyan-73-to-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=280147","title":{"rendered":"Jimmies win battle with Dakota Wesleyan 73 To 67"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Jimmies and the Tigers kept a close game in the first quarter, neither leading by more than three points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Block by Kate Busek<\/a> and last second two from Kia Tower<\/a> helped put the Jimmies up one (15-14) to end the first. Tower had 10 points in the first quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers outscored the Jimmies 8-2 in the first four minutes of the second quarter, putting the Jimmies down five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Threes from Tower and Kate Cordes<\/a> ended the scoring slump, and the Jimmies took the lead to end the half up 33-32. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tower led scoring for the Jimmies in the first half with 17 points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To start the third, Cordes and Tower hit back-to-back triples followed by two from Jailyn Martinson<\/a> to have the Jimmies leading 41-32. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jimmies continued to outscore the Tigers, ending the third ahead 55-47. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers began the fourth determined to catch the Jimmies and outscored them in the first three minutes to trail 57-60 and forced a Jimmie timeout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With two minutes of game time left, the Jimmies led 69-65. Megan Oswald<\/a> grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row to keep the ball in Jimmie territory.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jimmies scored four more points, and the Tigers last two points came from free throws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jimmies came out on top for their last home game of the season, 73-67.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR THE JIMMIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n