Orange City, IA (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown men’s basketball team withstood the home crowd and Northwestern until the final two minutes of the game as the Red Raiders defeated the Jimmies 74-69.
The Jimmies led by five going into the halftime break after shooting 48% from the field. Jamestown was also 46% from long range and held Northwestern to just 1-8 from three. The Jimmies were outscored by 10 in the second half as the Red Raiders lit up the stat sheet by hitting on 60% of their shots.
Jamestown was led in scoring by sophomore Mason Walters, who had his 21st double-double of the year. Walters finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds and has the most double-doubles of any player in the NAIA this season.
JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jimmies battled with Dordt in the first half but were able to pull away in the final 10 minutes to defeat the Defenders 89-68.
Sophomores Mason Walters and Marc Kjos had big second halves for Jamestown to secure an opening-round victory. Walters had just five points in the first half, but poured it on in the last 20 minutes and finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Kjos nearly had a double-double, dropping in 16 points and dishing out nine assists.
UJ shot 54% as a team and converted on 13 of 24 attempts from long range. Seven Jimmies knocked down a three on the evening, and Devan Praska had seven points and six rebounds off the bench.
WOMEN’S: UJ 75, Dakota Wesleyan 69
The Jimmies used major production from Kia Tower and Emma Stoehr, as well as Macy Savela off the bench, to take down the Tigers.
Tower played a team-high 37 minutes, scoring 23 points on 9-18 shooting for the day. Stoehr had great success at the free-throw line, with 14 points on 7-10 from the line. Savela was on fire from downtown once again, scoring 16 points off of 5-7 shooting on the afternoon.
The Jimmies end the regular season with a 15-10 overall record, 12-10 in the conference. Jamestown will travel to #7 Morningside on Wednesday at 6:00 pm to open up the GPAC tournament.
JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team hit the century mark on senior day as they defeated Midland 100-74 to win their sixth straight game.
Midland got out to an initial lead in the first half of play before Marc Kjos went unconscious from three-point range, hitting 5-of-6 in the first half. Jamestown went into the break with a 10 point lead and put its foot on the gas from that point forward.
Sophomore Mason Walters collected his 19th double-double of the year, scoring 21 points and snagging 15 boards. Kjos finished with 18 points and five assists. Senior Allante’ Pickens also scored in double figures, going 4-7 for 13 points and five assists.
SIOUX CITY, IA. (NewsDakota.com) – With 1.3 seconds to go and Jamestown down by two, Marc Kjos caught a full-court pass and then proceeded to hit a deep three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Jimmies a 72-71 victory over Briar Cliff.
Kjos, a sophomore out of Lake City Minnesota, finished with a game-high 18 points on 7-12 shooting from the field. He also had five rebounds and an assist.
The Jimmies were also helped by Brady Birch and Cole Woodford, who each finished with 10 points. Birch finished with a double-double, collecting 11 rebounds.
Jamestown improved to 17-5 on the year, with a 13-4 record inside the GPAC. The Jimmies sit a game and a half behind Morningside for first place in the conference. Jamestown will be in action again on Saturday as they host Midland.