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Neb. (JimmieAthletics.com) – Just one weekend remains in the North Star Athletic Association basketball season following a trip to Bellevue for the Jimmies. 

WBB: #11 Jimmies 68, Bellevue 37

Plenty of attention has been given to the offensive numbers put up by the Jimmie women’s basketball team this season. 

This just in: the defense is pretty good too.

After allowing Bellevue to score 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting in the first quarter, the Jimmies (21-4, 14-0 NSAA) clamped down on defense, giving up just 21 points the rest of the way in a 68-37 win against the Bruins Saturday afternoon.

Bellevue (14-14, 7-7 NSAA) made just eight of its 34 shots over the final three quarters and turned the ball over 28 times. Jamestown capitalized on those turnovers, converting them into 38 points.

McKayla Orr (JR/Ypsilanti, ND) led UJ with 11 points and added four steals and four rebounds. Jory Mullen (SO/Pierre, SD) joined her in double figures with 10. Kyra Dewald (SR/Jamestown, ND) chipped in with nine points, five rebounds, and five steals, while Bryn Woodside (JR/Albert Lea, MN) added eight points, five rebounds, and three assists.

MBB: #19 Bellevue 79, Jimmies 60

With their conference destiny in their hands, the Jimmie men’s basketball team suffered a blow to their conference title hopes with a 79-60 loss to the #21 Bellevue Bruins.

The Jimmies (15-13, 9-5 NSAA) trailed by three at the half, shooting 50 percent overall but making just one of eight three-point attempts. Second half shooting stats went downhill from there, as UJ was 7-for-29 from the floor, including 3-of-13 from beyond the arc.

BJ Shelton’s layup gave the Bruins (19-8, 11-3 NSAA) a 44-37 lead almost three minutes into the second half, but a three from Logan Brown (SR/Roseville, Minn.) and buckets by Jon Purintun (SO/Linton, N.D.) and Riley Henderson (SO/Bismarck, N.D.) drew UJ level at 44 with 15:19 left.

A 6-0 Bellevue run turned into a 16-6 run as the Bruins went back up by 10 at the 9:37 mark. A pair of Brown free throws made it 62-54 with 7:42 to play, but the Jimmies would get no closer.

Purintun led Jamestown with 23 points. Brown was the other Jimmie ian double figures, finishing with 15. 

Nick Hilton had 25 points to lead all scorers. Jaffrey Stillman posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Three other players were in double figures for Bellevue.