After taking a lead into the halftime break, the Chargers men’s basketball team struggled to get into a rhythm in the second half falling 57-74 to Jamestown Tuesday night.
A 3-pointer by Jaden Kleinhesselink in the first possession got the BC offense going early, starting the game on an 8-2 run. The Jimmies battled back tying the score at 13-13, after a Mason Walters basket. Ethan Freidel responded for BC, scoring eight straights points to take a 21-13 lead with 12:08 remaining. Quinten Vasa grabbed an offensive rebound with 12 seconds left in the half and finished at the rim to give BC a 35-34 heading to the locker rooms.
The Chargers kept it close to start the second half, trailing 40-42 with 15:13 left in the contest. The Jimmies took a 55-42 lead with 10:34 remaining, after a 13-2 run. Jamestown held a double-digit lead for the final 10 minutes in route to a 74-58 victory.
Freidel and Vasa tied for the team high with 11 points apiece. Freidel was 4-of-5 from the floor and knocked down three 3-pointers. Kleinhesselink added seven points and dished out four assists.
BC shot 46 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from behind the arc but went cold in the second half shooting 37.5 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from the 3-point line. The Chargers held the advantage in bench points 25-8, but the Jimmies outscored the Cliff in the paint 40-24.
GPAC Player-of-the-Week Mason Walter led Jamestown with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Walters finished 14-15 from the floor and 5-6 from the charity stripe. Allante’ Pickens scored all 16 of his points in the first half and had three assists.
Briar Cliff is now 5-7 overall and 3-5 in GPAC play. BC travels to Crete, Nebraska Saturday for a 4 p.m. matchup with the Doane Tigers.
