BUTTE, Mont. – The Montana Western men's basketball team (2-1, 0-0) suffered their first loss of the season this evening as they lost 76-57 to the University of Jamestown (1-1).
How It Happened
After a slow start for Western put Jamestown up seven in the first five minutes of the matchup,
Jalyn Stepney paired with
Alan Kane on back-to-back possessions to close the gap to three points with just under 14 minutes to play.
The Jimmies would continue to keep the Bulldogs at an arm's reach after taking as much as a 10-point lead late in the half.
Stepney hit a pair of jumpers and
Kevin Bethel laid one in to close the half down just three to the Jimmies at 36-33.
The second half was a much different story for Western, seeing UJ run behind a 10-0 scoring run to start the half that they would continue to run behind.
The Bulldogs were unable to recover and were outpaced by the Jimmies. UMW would shoot just 30 percent from the field and went 0-6 from the arc in the half on their way to a 76-57 loss.
N
otables
- The Bulldogs were outrebounded in the game by a whopping 38 rebounds to 26, with the Bulldogs pulling in just four rebounds on the offensive side of the ball.
- After shooting 50 percent from the field in the first half, the Bulldogs hit just 30.0 percent in the second half while JU shot 50 percent across the matchup.
- Stepney led the Bulldogs with 23 points and a pair of steals.
- Kyle Gruhler and Kane each hit double digits in scoring with 13 and 12 points respectively. Gruhler also added six rebounds.
Up Next
Montana Western will return to the court tomorrow evening, Nov. 9 in Butte, Mont. where they will tip-off against Northwest University (Wash.) at 5 p.m. in the HPER Complex.
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