Jimmies back in win column with road win at Morningside

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THE BASICS

Final Score: Jamestown 88, Morningside (Iowa) 83

Records: Jamestown 10-9, Morningside (Iowa) 14-5

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A Jimmy Llinas dunk started the game for the Jimmies. The Mustangs responded with a layup and three threes to lead 11-2 and force a Jimmie timeout. 
• Cole Woodford hit back-to-back threes out of the timeout to put the Jimmies right back in the game. 
• However, as the Jimmies struggled to score, the Mustangs went for 11 unanswered points to lead 22-8 with 13:21 to play in the first half. 
• The Jimmies chipped away managing to close the gap to 24-31 and forced a Mustang timeout. 
• The Jimmies finally tied the Mustangs 33-33 at 2:40 remaining. The Mustangs scored seven more points while holding the Jimmies to two and ended the half ahead 40-35. 
• Woodford had 12 points in the first half all from outside the arc. Silas Bennion followed with 11 points. 
• The Jimmies tied the score again (44-44) about three minutes into the second half with points from Bennion, Llinas, and Woodford. They found a two-point lead soon after with a layup from Colby Vazquez. 
• Then, the Jimmies scored four unanswered points to extend their lead to 52-46 with 15:27 to go. The Mustangs did not find a lead the rest of the game. 
• The Jimmies continued to extend their lead and led by double digits for a while, but the Mustangs fought back only trailed by two with 7:26 to play. 
• However, the Jimmies continued to battle and managed to fend off the Mustangs to secure the road win, 88-83. 

FOR THE JIMMIES

• Silas Bennion led with 25 points and tagged on six assists. 
• Cole Woodford followed with 20 points, going 6 of 11 on threes. 
• Colby Vazquez had 15 points, and Antonio Chandler tagged on 11. 
• Jimmy Llinas led rebounding with 10 and had five blocks. 

FOR THE MUSTANGS

• Joey Skoff led with 32 points. 
• Ely Doble and Jack Dotzler each grabbed six rebounds. 

UP NEXT

• The men play at Mount Marty (S.D.) on January 29^th at 5:30 p.m. (rescheduled from January 13^th).