December 14 - The U. of Manitoba Bisons started fast, but the Jimmie defense turned the game around in time for an 89-80 win. The Jimmies up their record to 8-4 on the season.

Down by 8 midway through the first half, JC tightened their defense, holding UM to just 9 points over the final 10 minutes of the half. Meanwhile, the Jimmie offense got on track and JC opened up a 51-37 halftime lead.

Jake Holen led the way with 25 points, hitting 7-of-14 3's. Kyle Iverson turned in an all-round performance with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 2 steals. Jordan Olson turned in a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. He also added 5 assists and 3 steals.

MANITOBA (80): Christopher Pereira 5-9 1-2 14, Isaac Ansah 9-22 3-6 24, Darcy Coss 7-11 3-4 23, Brian Crowe 1-2 0-0 2, Sean Landry 4-7 0-0 8, Clarence Smith 2-7 0-0 4, Daniel Purvis-Collins 1-3 3-3 5.

Totals: 29-61 FG, 10-15 FT, 16 fouls, 31 rebounds (Crowe 10), 19 turnovers, 16 assists (Pereira 4, Ansah 4, Crowe 4), 5 steals (Pereira 2, Ansah 2). Three-pointers: 12-20 (Coss 6-8, Ansah 3-4, Pereira 3-5, Crowe 0-1, Smith 0-1, Purvis-Collins 0-1).

JAMESTOWN COLLEGE (89): Ryan Thompson 3-7 0-0 8, Kellen Bubach 3-5 0-0 8, Jake Holen 9-18 0-0 25, Jordan Olson 5-10 3-4 14, Kyle Iverson 8-12 6-10 22, Jerald Richardson 1-2 1-2 3, Tom Bachmeier 0-1 0-0 0, Andy Bachmeier 1-1 0-0 2, Ross Florhaug 0-0 0-0 0, John Peabody 3-4 1-3 7, Luke Lorenz 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals: 33-60 FG, 11-19 FT, 17 fouls, 34 rebounds (Olson 12), 15 turnovers, 26 assists (Thompson 10), 8 steals (Olson 3, Iverson 2, Bubach 2), 5 blocked shots (Iverson 5). Three-pointers: 12-27 (Holen 7-14, Bubach 2-4, Thompson 2-6, Olson 1-2, T.Bachmeier 0-1).

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