No. 14 Jimmies hold off upset bid by Concordia (Neb.)

Backed by a 17-point halftime lead, the No. 14 Jimmie men's basketball team overcame 36 percent shooting in the second half to defeat Concordia (Neb.) University 69-64 Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: UJ 69, CUNE 64
• -Records: UJ 15-3, 7-3 GPAC; CUNE 11-7, 7-5 GPAC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A 13-0 run capped off by a Will Cordes three-pointer helped Jamestown take a 16-5 lead with 11:53 in the first half.
• The lead grew to as many as 19 points three different times before the half ended 41-24.
• UJ shot 54 percent (15-of-28) in the first half while holding the Bulldogs to 33 percent (9-of-27).
• Mason Walters scored 11 and Cole Woodford 10 in the first, just three points less than Concordia.
• The lead stayed between 11 and 19 points until the Bulldogs began chipping away with 8:20 remaining.
• CUNE outscored UJ 20-7 over a stretch of 7:24 to get within 66-62 after Garrett Seagran's basket at the 1:20 mark.
• Woodford's three-pointer with 6:14 to play was Jamestown's last field goal until Reid Gastner scored with 0:25 left. In between, the Jimmies' five points came from the free throw line.
• The Jamestown defense held the Bulldogs to just three second-half offensive rebounds.

JAMESTOWN GAME NOTES

• Jamestown shot 45 percent (24-for-53) from the floor, including 30.8 percent (8-of-26) from three.
• Woodford and Walters both had 18 points to lead UJ.
• Walters finished with a game-high 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.
• Marc Kjos passed out four assists and Cooper Olson added three steals.

CONCORDIA GAME NOTES

• Concordia shot 43.9 percent (25-of-57) from the floor, including 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from three.
• Gage Smith had 19 points and eight rebounds.
• Seagran finished with 18 points and Bradley Bennett was also in double figures with 10.
• Bennett added seven tebounds and four assists.

UP NEXT

• The Jimmies are at Doane (Neb.) Friday.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.