Jimmies bury 21 threes, Walters sets rebounding mark in win over Hastings

The University of Jamestown men's basketball team opened 2021 with some impressive performances in a 98-80 win over Hastings (Neb.) College Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.

The Jimmies (11-3, 7-2 GPAC) tied a single-game mark with 21 made three-pointers, and Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) grabbed 22 rebounds for a new UJ record.

Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) drained eight threes, one away from the Jimmies' record of nine.

Hastings (4-10, 0-9 GPAC), in search of its first conference win, stayed close with Jamestown in the opening 10 minutes. There were 14 lead changes in the first 9:52 of game time, with the largest lead being four points.

Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) put the Jimmies ahead 23-22 and UJ would never trail again. The Broncos would get within one point on four different occasions in the first half, but a 5-0 run to close the half gave Jamestown a 50-43 lead at the break.

Jamestown led by 12 at the 12:25 mark of the second, only to have Hastings use a pair of 6-0 runs as part of a larger 14-6 run to trail by just four with 7:18 in the game.

Marc Kjos (SO/Lake City, MN) and Cordes connected on back-to-back three-pointers, and Schrom's bucket capped an 8-0 run that pushed the lead back to 12.

UJ's first 10 made shots of the second half were all threes, and their first two-point field goal was the Schrom's run-capper with 5:44 remaining.

Walters broke the previous record of 21 rebounds set by Jordan Olson in 2007. Jamestown also made 21 threes against Waldorf (Iowa) on January 27, 2017.

Cordes finished with a career-high 26 points. Walters (16), Woodford (14), Allante' Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) (12), and Kjos (11) also were in double figures for Jamestown. Kjos dished out a team-high six assists while Cordes and Pickens each had five.

Hastings was led by Mason Hiemstra's game-high 28 points. Ben Juhl had 18 and Shane Chamberlain 15 as the Broncos lost for the ninth time in their last 10 games.

The Jimmies return to action Thursday with an 8 p.m. game at Midland (Neb.) University.