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Men's Basketball At Jamestown For Midweek Match-Up

Game Time...Northwestern and Jamestown put their win streaks on the line in a mid-week match-up between the GPAC rivals. Tip-off on Wednesday night in Jamestown, N.D. is scheduled for 8pm. Northwestern has won three straight, four of its last five, and stands alone in third place in the GPAC standings with a 10-6 record, 18-8 overall. The host Jimmies have won four straight, six of its last seven, for a 9-7 league record, 18-8 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern is 11-7 all-time against Jamestown, dating back to the 1972-73 season, and is 7-3 in their last 10 games vs the Jimmies. The Red Raiders are 3-2 in their last five, including a 103-94 home win in a game played earlier this season.

Last Time...Jay Small and Grant Rohrer combined for 51 points in leading Northwestern to a 103-94 upset win against 16th-ranked University of Jamestown in a game played Nov. 23 at the Bultman Center.

Small missed just two shots, going 10-for-12 from the floor, and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line en route to a season-high 30 points, Rohrer netted a career-high 21 points, missing only one shot from the field (9/10). Rohrer (7) and Small (6) led the rebounding effort as well and Small dished out a team-high six assists. 

Both teams shot well, Northwestern at 56%, including 61% in the first half; Jamestown shot an even 50% for the game. 

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Scouting Reports...

    University of Jamestown: 9-7 (T5th), 18-8 overall            Head Coach: Danny Neville (5th year)

Jamestown brings a four-game win streak into Wednesday night's rematch against the Red Raiders, holding onto a tie for fifth place in the GPAC standings, along with Mount Marty, with a 9-7 record, 18-8 overall. They are 1/2 game behind Dordt and hold a one game lead on Concordia with four to play. The Jimmies have wins against Midland, Dakota Wesleyan, Mount Marty and Hastings during their current streak.

Neville returns three starters and nine players from a 2018-19 team that finished second in the GPAC with a 15-5 league record and won the conference postseason title. They lost to eventual national champion Spring Arbor (Mich.) in the second round of the NAIA D-II Tournament and finished with a 29-6 overall record. 

By the Numbers: (GPAC rank, NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 87.4ppg (2nd)
    Scoring Defense: 79.0ppg (8th)
    Field Goal Percentage: 50% (2nd /10th)
    3pt Percentage: 40% (2nd / 6th), 258 3pters (6th)
    Free Throw Percentage: 73% (6th)
    Rebound Margin: +10 (1st / 8th)

    Top Players:  (GPAC rank, NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Jack Talley (All-Conference) - 16.1ppg (10th), 7.4rpg (5th), 55 3pters, 61 assists
    Terrell Alfred (All-Conference) - 15.3ppg, 85 3pters (2nd), 46% 3pt (7th), 53 assists
    Isaiah Dobson - 14.3ppg, 52 3pters, 42% 3pt (9th), 80 assists (4th)
    Mason Walters - 13.8ppg, 8.8rpg
    Brock Schrom - 11.4ppg, 5rpg 

    Northwestern College: 10-6 (3rd GPAC), 18-8                Head Coach: Kris Korver (20th year)

Like Jamestown, Northwestern has played some of its basketball of late, bringing a three-game win streak into Wednesday night's game. Wins over Hastings, Dordt and Doane have propelled the Red Raiders into sole possession of third place in the standings with two weeks left in the regular season. They hold a 1/2 game lead on Dordt, a one game lead over Jamestown and Mount Marty and trail DWU by one game.

    By the Numbers: (NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 86.3ppg (4th)
    Scoring Defense: 76.7ppg (6th)
    Field Goal Percentage: 48% (4th)
    3pt Percentage: 38% (6th) 301 3pters (3rd) 
    Free Throw Percentage: 75% (4th)
    Rebound Margin: +5 (4th)

    Top Players:  (GPAC rank / NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Trent Hilbrands (All-American) - 17.7ppg (5th), 79 3pters (4th), 47% 3pt (6th), 3.4rpg, 63 assists
    Jay Small (All-Conference) - 14.7ppg, 72 3pters (6th), 6.2rpg (9th), 69 assists
    Craig Sterk (All-Conference) - 13.3ppg, 5.4rpg, 28 blks (3rd), 57% FG (3rd)
    Grant Rohrer - 11ppg, 67% FG, 5.2rpg
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