MINOT, ND -- Caleb Van De Griend notched a double-double to help the Minot State men's basketball team knock off the Jamestown Jimmies 86-74 at home Thursday.

The Beavers (6-0) had five players score in double figures, led by Van De Griend, who secured 23 points and 15 rebounds. Jaxon Gunville tacked on 15 points, while Ayouba Berthe and Sam West chipped in as well with 13 points each.

Van De Griend was happy with the performance, especially with family in town to watch him compete.

"It is always a bit exciting when you finally get to play that first home game in front of the crowd and I got family here…it was nice to put on a show for them, but I wouldn't be able to do it with the teammates around me," Van De Griend said after all five starters hit double digits once again.

Jamestown started to cut into the deficit late in the first half, but the Beavers would find a way to settle in and pull away with the win.

"We just trusted what we do. Coach tells us to do our job. Basketball is a game of runs, I'd rather have Jamestown make their runs start of the half cause then I know we're going to make our run in the last 10 minutes and then we're going to put them away," Van De Griend reiterated.

The Minot State offense was very productive from deep, pouring in 9 threes on 21 attempts. Gunville was the most prolific shooter for the Beavers, draining 5 treys in the contest.

Minot State did a great job disrupting shots in the contest, coming away with 7 blocks. Jaden Wysocki led the way individually for the Beavers with 3 rejections.

How It Happened
Minot State started out the scoring by going on a 10-0 run, culminating in a three from Jalen Cook, to take an early lead with 18:01 left in the first half. The Beavers then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 38-30 advantage. Minot State took advantage of six offensive rebounds to score 7 second chance points out of 38 total in the half

Minot State kept its lead intact before going on a 6-0 run to grow the lead to 69-58 with 7:01 to go in the contest. The Beavers kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 86-74 win. Minot State took care of business in the paint, recording 28 of its 48 points in the lane.
 
 
Game Notes
» Caleb Van De Griend notched an impressive double-double for the Beavers with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
» The Beavers shot well from three point range, knocking down 9 of 21 long range attempts.
» Minot State never trailed on the way to an 86-74 victory.
» Every Minot State starter scored in double figures.
» Five Minot State players scored 10 or more points.
» Minot State had a 37-27 edge on the boards in the win.
» The Beavers were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, tallying 7 blocks as a team.
» Caleb Van De Griend led the Beavers with a game-high 23 points.
» Minot State got a game-high 15 rebounds from Caleb Van De Griend.
 
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