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Kourmora’s Winner Helps JCC Snap Eight-Game Skid

NORTH EAST, Pa. — Sheick Kourmora converted a three-point play with 8 seconds remaining to lift Jamestown Community College to its first NJCAA Region 3 Division II victory of the season, 83-81, over Mercyhurst North East on Saturday afternoon at Liguori Fieldhouse.

The win snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Jayhawks, which included their first seven Region 3 games.

The Saints led 42-30 at halftime, but the Jamestown CC battled back early in the second half and eventually tied the game at 52 on a Donathan Daniels free throw.

With 12 minutes remaining, Jordan Thomas made a pair of free throws to give the Jayhawks their first lead since the second minute of the game at 57-56.

The game remained close throughout the remainder of the second half and Mercyhurst North East took an 81-78 lead on a pair of Aaron Slaughter free throws with 1:06 remaining. Kourmora then made a pair of free throws with 50 seconds left to make it a one-point game before his go-ahead bucket with 8 seconds left.

Jordan Thomas led all five Jayhawks (8-14, 1-7) starters in double figures with 24 points. Kourmora finished with 16, Kyle Butler had 14, Daniels had 12 and Jake Hougan had 10.

Tyler Williams led Mercyhurst North East (8-15, 1-7) with 28 points, Ian McNeil had 18 and Jonathan Sula had 12.

Jamestown CC returns to action at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Monroe CC.

JAMESTOWN CC (83)

Butler 5-9 2-2 14, Daniels 5-14 1-1 12, Thomas 8-19 7-8 24, Kourmora 5-13 5-7 16, Hougan 4-8 2-5 10, Butler III 3-6 0-0 7, Guillen 0-1 0-0 0, Coleman 0-1 0-0 0, Kenyon 0-2 0-0 0, Bowmer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-73 17-23 83.

MERCYHURST NORTH EAST (81)

Sims 2-4 0-0 5, Williams 7-14 8-10 28, Lucky-Roy 1-2 0-0 2, McNeil 8-11 2-5 18, Slaughter 2-5 4-7 8, Huff 0-1 1-2 1, Pacley 1-2 5-8 7, Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Sula 6-14 0-1 12, Steele 0-0 0-0 0, Baynes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 20-33 81.

Halftime–Mercyhurst North East 42, Jamestown CC 30. 3-point goals–Jamestown CC 6-31 (Butler 2-5, Daniels 1-5, Thomas 1-8, Kourmora 1-8, Butler III 1-2, Guillen 0-1, Coleman 0-1, Kenyon 0-2), Mercyhurst North East 7-13 (Sims 1-2, Williams 6-10, McNeil 0-1). Rebounds–Jamestown CC 33 (Daniels 4, Thomas 4), Mercyhurst North East 56 (Slaughter 13). Assists–Jamestown CC 11 (Butler 3), Mercyhurst North East 13 (Sims 4). Total fouls–Jamestown CC 21, Mercyhurst North East 18. Fouled out–Hougan, Williams, Pacley. Technical fouls–Butler, Kourmora, Williams, Pacley (2).

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