VALLEY CITY, N.D.— The University of Jamestown men's basketball team overcame a six-point second half deficit on Friday evening and came away with an 85-81 win over Valley City State at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 85, Valley City State 81
LOCATION: W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, Valley City, N.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 6-7 overall,1-1 NSAA;  Valley City State 10-5 overall, 1-2 NSAA
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team led by more than three points until the Vikings used runs of 5-0 and 8-2 to open up a 16-10 advantage seven minutes into the game.
• UJ retook the lead after Owen Hektner sank a pair of free throws, then Silas Bennion scored to put the Jimmies in front 21-18.
• Jimmy Llinas gave Jamestown its largest lead of the first with his fourth basket of the half to make it 32-26 with 4:16 left.
• VCSU closed on a 15-5 run for a 41-37 advantage at the half.
• Just under five and a half minutes into the second, UJ led 55-51 after a Will Cordes basket and a three from Bennion, but the Vikings scored 10 straight points to take a 6-point lead.
• Once again trailing by six, the Jimmies began their comeback. A 13-1 run finished with a three-pointer by Anthony Walters to give Jamestown a 75-69 lead at the 3:35 mark.
• UJ twice led by eight down the stretch, and a three-pointer by the Vikings at the buzzer trimmed the victory from seven to four points.
• Bennion led the Jimmies with 22 points and had 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
• Llinas was also in double figures with 19 and finished with 9 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.
• Hektner recorded 3 steals and joined Walters and Cole Glasgow with 8 points.

UP NEXT

• Jamestown travels to Mayville State University on Saturday for a 5 p.m. conference game against the Comets at Lewy Lee Fieldhouse.