Off-shooting night sends No. 9 Jimmies to loss at 25th-ranked Morningside

SIOUX CITY, Iowa-- The ninth-ranked Jimmie men's basketball team couldn't find their shot Friday night, falling 75-48 at No. 25 Morningside (Iowa) University.

THE BASICS
Final Score: #25 Morningside 75, #9 UJ 48
Records: #25 Morningside 18-6 (12-5 GPAC), #9 UJ 22-4 (14-4 GPAC)
Location: Sioux City, Iowa

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jamestown opened the game on a 7-0 run, then the Mustangs scored 27 straight for a 20-point lead with 7:15 in the half.
• UJ went 11:03 without a point until Cole Woodford made a three-pointer to stop the skid.
• Mason Walters had eight of the Jimmies' 10 points to close the half, helping cut the deficit to 36-24 at the break.
• The second half opened with a Walters basket to bring Jamestown within 10 (36-26).
• Morningside went on a 10-0 run to double their lead just under three minutes into the half.
• The Jimmies got no closer than 17 points (50-33) after a three-point play by Reid Gastner at the 13:27 mark.
• Justin Sitti gave the Mustangs their biggest lead of the night (29 points) with 38 seconds left.

JAMESTOWN GAME NOTES

• UJ shot 29.7 percent (19-of-64) from the floor, including 17.9 percent (5-of-28) on three-point attempts.
• Walters had 12 points and eight rebounds, while Gastner had a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds.
• Marc Kjos added seven points and five rebounds.

MORNINGSIDE GAME NOTES

• The Mustangs shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the floor, including 45.5 percent (10-of-22) on three-point attempts.
• Joey Skoff and Ely Doble each had 16 points and nine rebounds.
• Jack Dotzler was the third starter in double figures with 12 points, and Aidan Vanderloo had 13 points off the bench.

UP NEXT

• UJ stays in Sioux City to face Briar Cliff on Saturday.
• Game time is set for 3:45 p.m.