Jimmies roll past Oak Hills Christian in season opener

Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) scored a career-high 35 points to lead five players in double figures as the University of Jamestown men's basketball team opened their season with a 122-75 victory over Oak Hills Christian College Friday night at Harold Newman Arena.

Twelve players in all found the scoring column to help UJ to its sixth straight win over Oak Hills Christian.

Walters scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in the first half, while Allante' Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) added 11 as the Jimmies raced out to a 62-34 halftime lead.

UJ shot 61 percent from the floor in the opening half, including 21-of-30 from inside the three-point arc.

The halftime break did little to slow Jamestown down. The Jimmies shot an even higher percentage (.657) and connected on 17 of 23 two-point field goals in the second half.

Walters finished with 15 rebounds to post his first double-double of the season. Devon Schultz (JR/Arlington, MN) scored a career-high 16 points off the bench, all of them coming in the second half, while Pickens also added 16. Devan Praska (JR/Thompson, ND) and Marc Kjos (SO/Lake City, MN) finished the night with 11 points each. Brady Birch (SR/Melrose, MN) chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds. Kjos dished out a game-high six assists.

Jamestown (1-0) hosts Presentation (S.D.) College Wednesday at 8 p.m.