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South Dakota State beats North Dakota State for Summit League title
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Douglas Wilson had 21 factors and 11 rebounds and South Dakota State beat North Dakota State 73-69 on Tuesday night time to win the Summit League event and earn an automated berth into the NCAA Event.
South Dakota State (30-4) added to this system’s single-season file for wins. The Jackrabbits, who grew to become the primary crew in Summit League historical past to go undefeated in convention play, have gained 21 recreation in a row — the longest energetic streak in Division I.
South Dakota State guard Charlie Easley (30) shoots in opposition to North Dakota State throughout the first half of an NCAA faculty basketball recreation for the Summit League males’s event championship Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Sioux Falls, S.D.
(AP Photograph/Josh Jurgens)
North Dakota State (23-9) trailed by as many as 10 factors within the first half and did not take its first lead till Sam Griesel hit a 3-pointer with 3:05 left to place the Bison up 61-60. Charlie Easley answered with a jumper for the Jackrabbits 16 seconds later, Baylor Scheierman adopted with 3 to make it 65-61 with 1:54 left and SDSU made 8 of 10 from the free-throw line the remainder of the best way to seal it.
Easley had 15 factors, Zeke Mayo scored 12 and Scheierman 11 for South Dakota State.
Griesel made 10 of 16 from the sector and completed with 24 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists for the Bison. Jarius Cook dinner scored 13 factors and Grant Nelson 11.
Both the Jackrabbits or North Dakota State has performed in every of the final 11 Summit League title video games. SDSU has gained six championships, together with finals wins over the Bison in 2013, 2016 and 2022. NDSU beat South Dakota State for the 2015 crown, considered one of its 4 in that span.