Jimmies cruise past Presentation

ABERDEEN, S.D.-- A 17-0 early first-half run helped break the game open as the University of Jamestown men's basketball team defeated Presentation College 79-44 in non-conference action Wednesday night.

Jamestown improves to 7-2 overall while Presentation falls to 3-8.

UJ led 4-2 and a Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) basket with 17:51 in the first half began a run of 17 straight points for the Jimmies. Presentation would go six minutes and 27 seconds without a point, and by the time the Saints ended the Jamestown run, they were down 19.

Another Saint scoring drought of 4:02 allowed the Jimmies to increase their lead to 21. Presentation made just two field goals over the final 7:33 of the first half as Jamestown led 38-11 at the break.

The Saints scored seven of the first 11 second-half points, cutting the UJ lead to 24 points, the closest they would get in the final 20 minutes. Jamestown went ahead by 33 thanks to a 9-0 run over the next 1:47 and did not allow Presentation to get within 29 the rest of the way.

UJ finished 30-of-68 shooting, good for 44.1 percent, while Presentation was 19-of-56 for 33.9 percent. The Jimmies connected on 7 of 22 three-point tries, with the Saints good on just one of 12 attempts from beyond the arc. Jamestown shot 60 percent (12 of 20) from the foul line compared to 71.4 percent (5 of 7) for the Saints.

Presentation turned the ball over 28 times in the game, leading to a 23-6 edge in points off turnovers for the Jimmies.

Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) led UJ with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Cordes and Devon Schultz (JR/Arlington, MN) were also in double figures with 10 points each.

Jamestown returns to GPAC play on Saturday with a 2 p.m. start at Mount Marty (S.D.) University.