NAIA Run Ends In Quarterfinals for Jimmies

The Jimmies finish with an overall record of 22-8 and the second appearance in the NAIA quarterfinals in program history. Shawnee State improves to 28-2 and will play Saint Francis (Ind.) in one of Monday's semifinal matchups.

UJ took an early 14-4 lead, hitting six of its first eight shots. Shawnee State then scored the next eight points to cut the lead to two, then eventually got with 22-21 after a Miles Thomas three-pointer.

James Jones scored on the Bears' next possession with 6:32 left in the half for the only Shawnee State lead of the opening 20 minutes. Cole Woodford (FR/Redwood Falls, MN) canned a three-pointer and knocked down another jumper to regain a 26-22 Jimmie lead.

Jack Talley (SR/Sioux Falls, SD) put UJ ahead 33-28 with a three-pointer at the 1:21 mark of the first, but the Bears cut the halftime lead to one with the last four points of the half.

Marc Kjos (SO/Lake City, MN) gave the Jimmies their final lead of the game with a three-pointer to make it 48-47 with 12:03 remaining. A Thomas three-point play started a 9-1 Shawnee State run that put the Bears up by seven, and UJ was unable to mount a comeback.

Jamestown struggled to find their outside shot Saturday, making only one of 10 three-point attempts in the second half and just five of 23 in the game. UJ shot 41 percent overall while Shawnee State shot 42 percent.

The Bears would go on to lead by as many as 15 with just under three minutes to play, but the Jimmies scored 10 of the final 16 points down the stretch.

Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) had 20 points for Jamestown, passing the 1000-point mark for his career early in the first half. Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) came off the bench to score 11 and Kjos was also in double figures with 10.

Jones had 31 to lead Shawnee State. Thomas was the only other Bear in double figures with 10 points.