Adam Van Oort scored 12 points and Tyler Konigsmark added 11 as the Jefferson boys basketball team fell to Dubuque Hempstead, 51-43, Tuesday at Jefferson.

The J-Hawks (1-19) tied the score at 39-39 with four minutes to play but could not pull it out. The Mustangs shot 17-of-23 from the free throw line in the game.

Robert Duax scored 22 points for Dubuque Hempstead (14-6).

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (51): McDonough 5 1-2 14, Rindfleisch 1 0-0 2, Paulsen 0 1-2 1, Duax 6 9-11 22, Butler 3 1-2 7, Bitter 0 5-6 5, Keleher 0 0-0. Totals 15 17-23 51.

JEFFERSON (43): Cardis 1 2-2 4 Wiederin 0 0-0 0, Galvin 0 0-0 0, Webb 2 0-0 4, Van Oort 4 3-6 12, Szabo 0 0-0 0, Konigsmark 5 0-0 11, Kramer 3 0-0 7, Furrow 1 0-0 3, Hunt 1 0-0 2, Green 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-8 43.

Halftime – Dubuque Hempstead 24, Jefferson 18. 3-point goals – Dubuque Hempstead 4 (McDonough 3, Duax), Jefferson 4 (Van Oort, Konigsmark, Kramer, Furrow).