SDSU men win thriller to finish sweep of USD

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota Information Now) – South Dakota State used an eight-point scoring run over the past two minutes of play, and saved South Dakota scoreless through the remaining three minutes of motion, because the Jackrabbits defeated the Coyotes 72-67 on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Frost Area.

South Dakota State held a number of six-point leads within the second half which included a 60-54 margin with simply over eight minutes remaining. South Dakota by no means folded and used an 8-0 run of its personal capped by a Paul Bruns 3-pointer to place the Coyotes up 62-60 on the 5:36 mark of the second half. SDSU took a quick 64-62 benefit following a Zeke Mayo jumper and William Kyle III dunk, however USD’s Mason Archambault scored 5 straight factors — together with a subject aim on the 3:10 mark — to place the Coyotes forward 67-64.

It will be the visiting aspect’s final factors of the night time.

SDSU started its rally with an Alex Arians subject aim within the paint to make it a 67-66 with 1:53 to play. AJ Plitzuweit went to the rim for a layup which was blocked by Arians on the following possession giving the ball again to the Jackrabbits. Two SDSU misses had been snagged by Kyle III and Matt Dentlinger serving to the Jacks keep possession.

The Jackrabbits referred to as timeout with 1:05 on the clock.

SDSU put the ball within the palms of Mayo on the inbounds and he drove to the basket and accomplished a layup to place the Jackrabbits up 68-67 with eight seconds coming off the clock. The Coyotes missed one other leap shot on their subsequent possession. Mayo clinched the victory for South Dakota State as he hit a step again 3-pointer with 15 seconds left to present the Jackrabbits a 71-67 edge.

South Dakota turned the ball over out of a timeout and Dentlinger secured the steal. The Jackrabbit senior hit considered one of two free throws to shut out the win in entrance of a sell-out crowd of 4,421 spectators.

The Coyotes outshot the Jackrabbits 44.4-43.5% and had the sting from the 3-point line making 10 of twenty-two 3-pointers (45.5%) in comparison with SDSU’s 7-for-26 clip. SDSU took benefit of a 38-29 margin in rebounding to provide eight extra subject aim makes an attempt. The Jacks led by as many as 11 within the first half, nonetheless the Coyotes minimize the deficit to 40-38 at halftime because of an eight-point scoring span to shut out the opening half.

Dentlinger was the main scorer within the contest with 20 factors. He was 6-for-8 from the sector and eight of 10 on the free throw line. Mayo scored 19 factors and had a team-high 4 assists. Arians scored 13 factors. Matthew Mors grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds whereas Kyle III matched his profession greatest with eight.

4 Coyotes completed in double digits scoring led by Plitzuweit’s 18. The guard additionally had 4 assists whereas Damani Hayes had eight rebounds.

The Jackrabbits improved to 15-11, and 10-4 in Summit League play, behind their fourth straight win. The victory for SDSU was its second over USD this season following an 82-64 win for the Jacks in Vermillion on Jan. 14. South Dakota fell to 11-15 (6-8).

Notes

• South Dakota State picked up its sixth straight win over South Dakota. SDSU has additionally gained 20 of the final 26 conferences between the 2 sides.
• The Jackrabbits prolonged their residence win streak over Summit League opposition to 19 video games.
• SDSU has now gained 12 consecutive video games within the month of February courting again to the 2020-21 season. The streak is now the longest presently in Division I males’s basketball following Buffalo’s loss to Ken State on Friday.

Up Subsequent

The Jackrabbits hit the street for his or her remaining two away video games of the 2022-23 common season. South Dakota State will face Denver in Colorado on Thursday, Feb. 9.

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