JAMESTOWN – Plenty of scoring and some drama were the highlights Friday for Jamestown Jimmies Basketball.

Although the Jimmie women had one of their best shooting games of the season, Southwest Minnesota State’s offense was even better in an 88-74 win, Jamestown’s 12th straight defeat.

Anthony Walters buried a winning three-pointer with 5.8 seconds left in overtime as the Jimmie men stopped a four-game losing streak with a dramatic 74-71 win over SMSU.

Women: Southwest Minnesota State 88, Jamestown 74
While four players for Jamestown (4-15, 2-13 NSIC) were in double figure scoring, so also were four in double figures for SMSU (13-7, 11-4). Nicole Maenke scored 20, Natalie Nielsen and Kylan Gerads tallied 19 points each and Audrey Swanson scored 16 with eight rebounds.

Haidyn Crockett scored a career-high 19 to lead the Jimmies. Jessika Lofstrom poured in 18 points, Allile Berns had 11 and Samantha Paulsen scored 10.

The Jimmies shot 52 percent from the field, but the Mustangs shot 57 percent, including 11-of-18 in a third quarter where they outscored UJ 29-19, pulling away after a four-point halftime lead.

Men: Jamestown 74, Southwest Minnesota State 71 (OT)
Walters’ winning shot for Jamestown (10-11, 8-6 NSIC) came just after SMSU (14-6, 12-3) had a chance to regain the lead with just over 30 seconds left. A turnover by Jakob Braaten returned the ball to Jamestown.

The Jimmies led by 15 points late in the first half before the Mustangs rallied and tied the game on a step-back three-pointer by Mekhi Shaw with 2.1 seconds left in regulation, his second three within a minute.

Then, the Mustangs went through overtime without a field goal in six attempts, managing just two free throws by Mason Lund with 2:38 left. Jamestown’s only other overtime points came with 2:15 to go on a paint jumper by Cole Glasgow.

Owen Hektner scored 17 for the Jimmies with three three-pointers. Walters scored 15 and the winning shot was his third three of the game. Thomas Diew scored 12.

Aeron Stevens led all scorers with 23 points for Southwest Minnesota State. Landon Pokorski scored a career-high 20 points.

The win for Jamestown, coupled with a Minnesota-Duluth loss, placed the Jimmies back into a tie with the Bulldogs for the lead in the NSIC North Division.

On Saturday, the Jimmies will host Sioux Falls at Harold Newman Arena. Coverage will begin at 2:30 PM on The Voice of the Jimmies, Jamestown 107.1. Live and archived video will be available on the NSIC Network.