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THE BASICS
Final Score: Jamestown 82, Northwestern (Iowa) 87
Records: Jamestown 12-11, Northwestern (Iowa) 18-5
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Jimmies took off in the first half getting ahead 15-7 of the Raiders. The Raiders got in their groove and eventually caught the Jimmies 20-18 with 9:54 to play.
- In the rest of the half, points were back and forth as the Raiders looked to extend their lead and the Jimmies tried to outscore them.
- The largest lead held by the Raiders was 46-37 with 2:11 to go. The Jimmie defense only allowed two more Raider points.
- Silas Bennion (5) and Jimmy Llinas (2) scored seven points together, and Christian Lietz made a layup at :01 to leave the Jimmies behind only two at half (48-46).
- The teams battled to start the second, but the Jimmies struggled for points allowing the Raiders to lead 66-56 with 13:32 left and 74-60 with 9:53 left.
- The Jimmies started their comeback with about five minutes left of play scoring 16 points to the Raiders five. And one from Bennion followed by a Colby Vazquez layup forced a Raider timeout.
- Bennion shot up a three-point attempt to tie the game, but the Jimmies were forced to foul. The Raiders ended the game with two made free throws to win 87-82.
FOR THE JIMMIES
- Silas Bennion led with 30 points.
- Will Cordes (11) and Colby Vazquez (14) followed in double digits.
- Jimmy Llinas grabbed 11 rebounds and tagged on seven points.
- Cordes dished out six assists.
- The Jimmies had six turnovers and forced 17 on the Raiders.
FOR THE RED RAIDERS
- Alex Van Kalsbeek at 27 points and seven rebounds.
- Craig Sterk also had seven rebounds.
UP NEXT
- The men host Midland (Neb.) on February 10th at 3:45 p.m.
