Jimmies avenge earlier loss to Mount Marty

A 25-10 run to open the second half provided some breathing room for the University of Jamestown men's basketball team, and the Jimmies went on to a 93-66 win over Mount Marty (S.D.) University Saturday at Harold Newman Arena.

Jamestown moves to 14-5 overall and 10-4 in the GPAC. Mount Marty drops to 7-14 overall and 4-12 in the conference.

The first half was a highly contested battle, with the Jimmies leading by as many as seven before the Lancers went ahead by two.

Elijah Pappas converted a three-point play with 8:36 in the first to give Mount Marty a 24-23 lead. On UJ's next possession, Allante' Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) drained a three-pointer to put Jamestown ahead by two, and the Jimmies never looked back.

Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) opened the second half with a three-pointer stretching the lead to nine, and another Cordes three with two more from Jack Talley (SR/Sioux Falls, SD) were part of a 14-4 run that quickly made it 55-39.

Mount Marty got as close as 16 one more time in the game, but threes from Cordes and Pickens along with a Cole Woodford (FR/Redwood Falls, MN) bucket helped the lead grow to 23. Jamestown's largest advantage of the day came after a Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) three-pointer made it 82-54 with 4:47 remaining.

The Jimmies shot 16-of-31 in the second half while holding Mount Marty to 8-of-34 shooting in the same span. Both teams went 12-of-17 at the foul line, and UJ made 8 of 14 three-pointers to the Lancers' three of 14.

Cordes led Jamestown with 19 points and sank five three-pointers. Pickens had 18 off the bench, including four threes. Talley finished with 14 and seven rebounds, while Walters and Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) were also in double figures with 11 each. Schrom had four blocks and Brady Birch (SR/Melrose, MN) added seven rebounds.

UJ is back in action Wednesday at 15th-ranked Morningside. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.