Sioux Falls, S.D. – The University of Jamestown men's basketball fell to the University of Sioux Falls Cougars on Saturday afternoon. Owen Hektner led the Jimmies with 20 points. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Jimmies start looked a lot like their last game with back-to-back threes, one from Hektner and one from Silas Bennion. The Cougars responded with a 9-point run to lead 9-6. 
• The lead went back and forth for several minutes until the Cougars began to pull away in the 11^th minute of play. The Cougars gained their largest lead of 16 points with 2:24 on the clock. 
• The Jimmies made seven free throws in the remaining two minutes, all while keeping the Cougars off the board to end the half down 37-46. 
• In the second half, the Jimmies began to chip away, getting within five, but the Cougars regained their double-figure lead eight minutes in. 
• Eight of the Jimmies next 20 points came from free throws, and they managed to slim the Cougars lead and trail by eight with 2:15 remaining. 
• Cougars free throws kept them ahead, as the Jimmies were forced to foul. Will Cordes ended the game with a last-second layup, but ultimately, the game went to the Cougars, 80-69.
• Bennion was the other player to score in double figures with 18 points. The Jimmies had 12 steals, four belonging to Hektner. 

UP NEXT

• The Jimmies play a road game with Minot State University on November 20. The game is set to start at 7:30 PM.