JAMESTOWN, N.D. (newsdakota.com) – Cole Woodford (FR/Redwood Falls, MN) scored 19 points in his first career start as the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 93-73 win over Presentation (S.D.) College Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena.

Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) recorded a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds, and was joined in double figures in scoring by Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) and Brady Birch (SR/Melrose, MN) with 12; and Jack Talley (SR/Sioux Falls, SD) with 10.

The Saints (0-1) scored the first seven points of the game and maintained the lead until a Schrom basket with 5:49 in the half made it 31-30.

Brady Birch‘s basket cut Presentation’s lead to 30-29 at the 7:06 mark and ignited a 12-0 Jimmies run that saw the home team pull ahead 39-30.

Presentation ended the run with a three-pointer to make it 39-33, but Jamestown finished the half with a flourish, scoring seven of the final nine points to go up by 11 at the break.

The Saints got the first basket of the second half, only to have Woodford heat up and score 10 of UJ’s next 12 points in another 12-0 run to push the lead to 21.

Woodford knocked down another three-pointer to give Jamestown their biggest advantage of the night, 66-39, with 13:55 remaining. Presentation would get no closer than 16 the rest of the way.

Devan Praska (JR/Thompson, ND) grabbed a game- and career-high 12 rebounds. Marc Kjos (SO/Lake City, MN) dished out a career-best 11 assists as the Jimmies shot 51.4 percent from the field.

UJ is back in action Friday night at home against Valley City State (N.D.) University at 7 p.m.

Below is the postgame interview with head coach Danny Neville.