FREMONT, Neb. (JimmieAthletics.com) – Terrell Alfred (SR/Orlando, FL)’s three-pointer with 3.3 seconds left broke a 69-69 tie and gave the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team a 72-69 victory Thursday night over Midland University.
With 42 seconds left, Alfred tied the game at 69 by connecting on his sixth three-pointer of the game. His game-winning seventh three set a new personal best for senior.
Midland led 22-19 with 9:40 in the first half after a Samuel Mailloux three-point shot, but two three-balls by Devan Praska (SO/Thompson, ND) and another from Jack Frazier (SR/Salem, OR) put Jamestown ahead by six.
The Jimmies would lead by as many as 10 in the first half and settled for a 39-31 edge going into halftime.
Brady Birch (JR/Melrose, MN) put UJ ahead by double digits at the 15:53 mark of the second half with a basket, but Midland would score on its next five possessions to get within 48-46 with just over 13 minutes to play.
Kylan Smallwood’s three-pointer with 6:22 left put Midland ahead 60-58, but the lead was short-lived as Frazier answered with a bucket to tie it 14 seconds later.
A three-point play by Emanuel Bryson and another long-distance shot from Maiiloux gave the Warriors a 66-60 edge with 5:15 remaining.
Alfred and Marc Kjos (FR/Lake City, MN) each hit from beyond the arc to tie the game at 66, then Mailloux hit another trey to make it 69-66 with 2:57 left.
Starting with Arturo Montes’ three-pointer at 10:51 of the second half, 12 of the final 14 field goals were from long distance. In all, the Jimmies were 14-of-29 and Midland 12-of-31 on three-point attempts.
Alfred finished with 21 to lead Jamestown (11-5, 3-4 Great Plains Athletic Conference). Birch posted a double-double of 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Brock Schrom (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) added 12 points and Praska chipped in with a season-high 11.
Mailloux led the Warriors (4-10, 1-6 GPAC) with 16 points. Montes and Laurence Merritt were both in double figures with 10.
Jamestown hosts Hastings (Neb.) Saturday at 3 p.m.
WBB: Jimmies 85, Midland 76.
The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team trailed by five after three quarters against Midland University, but outscored the Warriors 26-12 in the final 10 minutes to post an 85-76 win Thursday evening.
Jamestown (9-5 overall, 4-4 Great Plains Athletic Conference) got career highs from Noelle Josephson (SO/Ramsey, MN) (21 points), Kia Tower (FR/Bigfork, MN) (12), and Correy Hickman (JR/Morris, MN) (11). Hannah DeMars (FR/Grand Rapids, MN) was also in double figures with 10 points.
The Jimmies made 17-of-29 shots in the first half (58.6 percent) but led by just one, 44-43, at the half.
Midland took its second four-point lead of the third quarter after an Amanda Hansen basket made it 54-50 with 5:10 left. Tower made one of two free throws on UJ’s next possession to cut the lead to 54-51, but the Warriors went on a 7-2 run to stretch its lead to eight with 3:07 in the third.
Hickman converted a three-point play to bring the Jimmies level at 67 with 4:50 in the game, part of a 12-0 run that took just one minute to give UJ a 73-67 advantage.
The Warriors got as close as two points with just under two minutes to play, only to have Jamestown finish the game by scoring 10 of the final 13 points.
Makensi Higlin grabbed seven rebounds and Olivia Anderson (SR/Edgeley, ND) dished out a career-best five assists. Josephson finished with four steals.
Midland (5-11, 1-7 GPAC) was led by Hansen’s 25 points while Maddie Meadows added 23 points and nine rebounds.
Jamestown hosts Hastings (Neb.) Saturday at 1 p.m.