SHAWNEE, Oklahoma --  Zack McDermott had 34 points and five assists leading the NOC Enid Jets past Connors 98-86 Thursday afternoon at OBU in Shawnee in the NJCAA Region 2 Quarterfinal.

The 5th seeded Jets (17-14) advance to the Region 2 Semi-Finals Friday against top seeded NEO at 6 p.m.

"I am so happy for our guys," said coach Aaron Butcher.  "I thought they showed a lot of toughness today and their attention to detail was at a high level.  We had several guys make plays and big contributions.  We're excited for the opportunity to play again tomorrow."

McDermott shot 12 of 18 from the floor and made seven of eight from 3-point range.

While McDermott's 34 points led the Jets, freshman guard Jalen Stamps sealed Thursday's win with 11 points in the game's final 7:00.

Stamps had 16 points while Josh Perkins and Questyn Luckey had 14 each.

The Jets 58 percent from the field and 67 percent from 3-point range.  Connors also had a good night shooting at 53 percent from the floor and 62 percent from 3-point range.

Perkins had nine rebounds for the Jets while Ikenna Okeke added eight.

The Jets led 54-39 at half and held off a number of Connors runs in the second half.

The Cowboys cut the the lead to 75-72 with 7:35 remaining but the Jets answered each Connors run.

Connors then cut the lead to 91-86 with 1:21 left but NOC Enid scored the final seven points to seal the win.

McDermott had 21 in the first half for NOC Enid.

Jets 98, Connors 86

                          1     2--Total

Jets                    54   44--  98

Connors             39   47--  86

Jets--Z. McDermott 34, J. Stamps 16, J. Perkins 14, Q. Luckey 14, I. Okeke 9, A. O'Brien 8, R. Kendrick 3.