YANKTON, S.D. (JimmieAthletics.com) – Six players scored in double figures for the 18th-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team, as the Jimmies defeated Mount Marty (S.D.) College 101-74 Wednesday evening.
THE BASICS
SCORE: (18) Jamestown 101, Mount Marty 74
LOCATION: Laddie E. Cimpl Arena, Yankton, SD
RECORDS: Jamestown 20-4 (10-4 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Mount Marty 6-18 (2-12 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Mount Marty took an 8-5 lead after Jailen Billings hit a three-pointer at the 16:25 mark of the first half.
*An 11-0 Jamestown run capped off by a Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) three made it 16-8 with 13:24 to play in the first.
*The Lancers got within three points after another three by Billings, but UJ scored the next seven points to go ahead by 10.
*Five of Jamestown’s last six field goals of the half came from beyond the arc and the Jimmies led 48-27 at halftime.
*Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD) knocked down three from downtown as he scored 11 of UJ’s first 12 second-half points. The scoring flurry gave Jamestown a 60-31 lead less than 2:15 into the second.
*Jamestown led by 30 or more on four different occasions in the second half, with 33 being their biggest lead of the night.
FOR UJ
*Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) led the Jimmies with 20 points. Talley ended with a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds.
*Alfred, Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT), and Isaiah Dobson(JR/Stillwater, MN) all finished with 12, and Jack Frazier (JR/Salem, OR) chipped in with 11.
*Oberweiser added six rebounds and five assists.
*The Jimmies were 18-of-37 (48.6%) from three-point range.
*Jamestown reached the 20-win plateau for the second straight season and third time in the last five.
FOR MOUNT MARTY
*Billings had a game-high 26 points, including five three-pointers.
*Colby Johnson added 14 points and seven rebounds.
*Jason Moore came off the bench to score 13, all in the second half.
*Mount Marty lost for the seventh straight game, with five of those losses coming by 16 or more points.
UP NEXT
Jamestown hosts Hastings (Neb.) Saturday at 3 p.m.