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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 8
Sioux Falls, S.D.
8:00 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
No. 5 Seed North Dakota State
Jacks and Bison Clash in Championship Rematch
3/8/2016 1:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State pulled out a pair of heart-stopping wins in its first two Summit League Tournament games by a combined four points, gutting out a 73-70 win over Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals on Saturday and a 54-53 win over Denver on Monday in the semifinals.
The No. 2 seed Jackrabbits trailed by double figures in the second half of both games, but found a way to win, setting up a finals rematch with No. 5 seed North Dakota State, which advanced with an impressive 69-68 come-from-behind win over top-seed Fort Wayne in its semifinal match, where the Bison led for a total of four seconds. The final four seconds.
Redshirt freshman Mike Daum led the Jacks in both games, pouring in a career-high 26 on Saturday and scoring a team-high 15 on Monday. He also added a team-high eight rebounds in both games.
THE OPPONENT
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (20-12, 8-8 Summit, 4-0 Neutral): The Bison's improbable run to the tournament finals began with a convincing 60-45 win over IUPUI in the quarterfinals and a dramatic come-from-behind 69-68 win over Fort Wayne in the semifinals, when NDSU trailed by as many as 18 points.
A Bison win would make them the first No. 5 seed to win the league's tournament since Western Illinois did it in the first tournament in 1985.
THE SERIES vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE
NDSU leads the all-time series 115-100. Each team beat the other in The Summit League Tournament finals one time, with SDSU beating NDSU in the 2013 finals and the Bison returning the favor last year.
The teams split the regular season series, with each team winning on its home floor.
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
KBFS - 1450 AM, Belle Fourche
KJJQ - 910 AM, Brookings
KDSJ - 980 AM, Deadwood
KORN - 1490 AM, Mitchell
KCCR - 1240 AM, Pierre
KJOE - 106.1 FM, Pipestone, Minn.
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.
LIVE STATS
Click here for live stats vs. North Dakota State
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER: @GoJacksMBB
Follow the team's official Twitter account for live in-game updates for every game.
ON TELEVISION
NETWORK: ESPN 2
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Bob Wischusen
ANALYST: Sean Harrington
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
A win would give the Jackrabbits The Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in five years, while a loss would force the team to play the waiting game. An at-large bid to the big dance would be a longshot, with a return to the NIT a possibility as well.
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