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Men's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, March 18
Spokane, Wash.
3:20 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
No. 5 Seed Maryland
Classic Fable Revived in NCAA First Round
3/16/2016 7:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SPOKANE, Wash. – In a 2016 remake of Aesop's classic fable of the Tortoise and the Hare, South Dakota State and Maryland meet on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. The Terrapins and the Jackrabbits tip at approximately 1:20 PT, 3:20 CT, after the completion of the No. 4 seed Cal vs. No. 13 seed Hawaii contest, which starts at 11 a.m. PT.
The Jackrabbits earned a No. 12 seed after winning the automatic bid by winning The Summit League Tournament, and enter their third NCAA?Tournament in the last five years with a 26-7 overall record, with an 0-2 mark in the tournament.
The Terrapins earned a No. 5 seed as an at-large team after being ousted from the Big Ten Tournament by Michigan State, a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region. This marks the 25th tournament appearance for the Terps, who own a 38-23 record in the tournament, which includes a national title in 2002.
THE OPPONENT
MARYLAND TERRAPINS (25-8, 12-6 B1G, 5-1 Neutral): The Terrapins enter the NCAA?Tournament as an at-large team after falling to Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament on March 12.
The Terps opened the season with six straight wins and with wins in 14 of their first 15 games, but ended the season with five losses in their final eight games, including a 68-63 loss at Minnesota, one of three common opponents, on Feb. 18. The Jacks beat the Gophers, 84-70, on Dec. 8, at Williams Arena.
Both the Jacks and Terps beat the other two common opponents, Illinois State and Cleveland State, as part of the Cancun Challenge.
THE SERIES vs. MARYLAND
First Meeting
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
Fans can also listen to all NCAA?Tournament games on Westwood One affiliates throughout the country.
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Kevin Calabro
ANALYST: Dan Dickau
ON THE INTERNET?
Fans can listen to every NCAA?Tournament game streaming live on WestwoodOneSports.com
LIVE STATS?
Click here for live stats vs. Maryland
ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
TWITTER: @GoJacksMBB
Follow the team's official Twitter account for live in-game updates for every game.
ON TELEVISION?
NETWORK: TBS
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Spero Dedes
ANALYST: Doug Gottlieb
SIDELINES: Ros Gold-Onwude
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
A win would send the Jacks to the second round of the NCAA?Tournament to face either No. 4 seed Cal or No. 13 seed Hawaii on Sunday. A loss would end the season.
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