Hot Start & Cold Finish For NSU MBB

Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – In their final non-conference game of the season, the Northern State University men’s basketball team fell to the University of Jamestown.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 62, UJ 77
Records: NSU 1-9, UJ 5-6
Attendance: 1008
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Wolves scored 29 points in the first and 33 in the second, while the Jimmies tallied 44 and 33
  • Northern shot 40.8% from the floor, 47.8% from the 3-point line, and 64.7% from the foul line
  • They scored 20 points off the bench, 18 points in the paint, and 15 points of turnovers, while UJ recorded 35 points off the bench, 32 points in the paint, and 23 points off turnovers
  • The Jimmies out-rebounded the Wolves 38-29 in the game, however the Wolves led the contest with ten blocks
  • Marcus Burks and Braeden Vanbockern led the team with 16 points apiece; a career high for Vanbockern off the bench
  • James Glenn followed adding 12 points, five rebounds, and four assists, while Burks tallied a team leading seven rebounds and added three assists
  • Burks, Glenn, and Vanbockern each notched two steals in the game and Kaleb Mitchell led the team with three blocks
 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Marcus Burks: 16 points, 55.6 field goal%, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Braeden Vanbockern: 16 points, 62.5 field goal%, 2 steals, 1 rebound
James Glenn: 12 points, 4 made 3-pointers, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
 
UP NEXT
Northern returns home this Friday and Saturday against Minnesota Crookston and Minot State. Tip-off times are set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday against the Golden Eagles and 6 p.m. on Saturday versus the Beavers.