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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Macomb, Ill.
2 p.m.
South Dakota State University
at
Western Illinois
Final Road Game Saturday at Western Illinois
2/19/2016 12:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
A setback in Fort Wayne on Thursday dropped South Dakota State out of first place in The Summit League Standings, and now the Jackrabbits look to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time this season on Saturday, when they take on?Western Illinois in Macomb, Ill., at 2 p.m.
Still in contention to win the league's regular season title, the Jacks no longer control their own destiny, and need to win out, couple with at least one Fort Wayne loss, to earn a share of the regular season title and a potential No. 1 seed at The Summit League Championships next month.
The Jacks got 27 points from?George Marshall in Thursday's loss at Fort Wayne, with both Mike Daum and Ian Theisen adding 13 points and Reed Tellinghuisen 10 points in the loss, which essentially hinged on IPFW capitalizing on 13 offensive rebounds to the tune of 19 points. SDSU, on the other hand, scored five points on six offensive rebounds.
SDSU trailed by as many as 11 points in the first meeting with Western Illinois on Jan. 3, at Frost Arena, but outscored the Fighting Leathernecks 36-27 in the second half to secure the 63-59 win, it's 16th straight win over Western Illinois.
THE OPPONENT
WESTERN ILLINOIS FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS (9-15, 2-11 Summit, 6-4 Home): The Leathernecks opened the season with wins in seven of their first nine games, including a season-opening win at No. 17 Wisconsin, but proceeded to lose their next 11 games, including their first nine Summit League games.
Western snapped the skid with back-to-back wins at home over Omaha on Feb. 3, and at Denver on Feb. 11, but enters Saturday's game following losses at Oral Roberts on Feb. 13 and at North Dakota State in its most recent outing on Wednesday. Â Â Â Â Â
THE SERIES vs. WESTERN ILLINOIS
SDSU leads the all-time series 19-3, with wins in each of the last 16 meetings. The Jackrabbits won the first meeting of the season, 63-59, in Brookings and escaped with a 79-77 win the last meeting in Macomb, Ill., on Feb. 18, 2015. The Jacks also beat the Leathernecks 87-50 in the Summit League Tournament quarterfinals on March 7, 2015 in Sioux Falls.
ON THE RADIO
The pregame show on the Jackrabbit Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to tip with Tyler Merriam on the play-by-play.
Originated from the AM 570 WNAX studios in Yankton, S.D., every SDSU men's basketball game can be heard live on a total of eight stations on the Jackrabbit Sports Network.
WNAX - 570 AM, Yankton    Â
KBFS - 1450 AM, Belle Fourche       Â
KJJQ - 910 AM, Brookings
KDSJ - 980 AM, Deadwood  Â
KORN - 1490 AM, Mitchell     Â
KCCR - 1240 AM, Pierre
KJOE - 106.1 FM, Pipestone, Minn.   Â
KSDR - 1480 AM, Watertown
ON THE INTERNET?
Fans can listen to every game streaming live on the Internet at no cost, and can watch every home game streaming live for a monthly or annual fee.
Click here to watch the game on ESPN3
LIVE STATS?
Click here for live stats at Western Illinois
ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
TWITTER: @GoJacksMBB
Follow the team's official Twitter account for live in-game updates for every game.
ON TELEVISION?
No Television for SDSU at Western Illinois
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
SDSU returns home to close the regular season with a two-game homestand starting on Thursday against North Dakota State. The Jacks then end the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 27, against Oral Roberts in the Lamb Bonanza/Senior Night.
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