Jacks cage Bulldogs Tuesday night

Tuesday, December 19

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

10-5

Drake

5-7

Drake

South Dakota State

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

12/19/2017 9:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

South Dakota State men's basketball had four in double figures and never trailed Tuesday night, rolling to an 87-74 win over Drake at Frost Arena.

SDSU (10-5) used its height advantage throughout, putting up 42 points in the paint while going plus-18 on the boards, including a 12-5 advantage in offensive rebounds.

Mike Daum led the way with a 35-point, 14-rebound double-double, matching his career-high of 14 field goals, including four 3-pointers.

Reed Tellinghuisen tallied 13 with five rebounds while David Jenkins Jr. added 12 to go alongside a team-high four assists.

Lane Severyn finished with 10 points, hitting two 3-pointers to reach double figures for the second time in his career and Tevin King added seven with seven rebounds.

The Jackrabbits shot 52.4 percent as a team and hit 12-of-13 from the charity stripe.

Drake finished 29-of-60 on the night from the field and had three in double figures, led by De'Antae McMurray's 13.

State hit its first five shots in the game, building an 11-6 lead three minutes in before the Bulldogs cut it to three (14-11) near the 13-minute mark. That was as close as things came, however, as the Jackrabbits went on a 17-4 run over the next five minutes to open up a 31-15 advantage on a King layup at 7:20.

Drake hung tough and closed the gap to nine (35-26) to force a Jackrabbit timeout at 3:45 after seven unanswered, and rest of the half saw the teams trade buckets and SDSU carried a 43-32 lead into the locker room.

The Bulldogs brought it back to single digits twice in the first 90 seconds of the second half, but a burst of eight straight from the Jacks moved it to 53-36 near the 16-minute mark.

State commanded the game the rest of the way, stretching the lead to 20 (73-53) on a Severyn 3-pointer at 7:53 to carry a comfortable advantage down the stretch.

DU made one last push late in the second, crawling within 12 (81-69) near the two-minute mark before a Daum 3-pointer ended a 9-2 Bulldog run and sealed the win.

Game Notes

South Dakota State is now 3-5 all-time against Drake, but has won two straight and is 2-1 at the Division I level.
Reed Tellinghuisen scored 10 or more for the 61st time in his career. He has reached double figures in seven of his last eight games.
Mike Daum went over 30 for the 17th time in his career and fifth time this season.
Mike Daum passed the 1,700 points mark for his career in the first half. He is one of five Jackrabbits to accomplish the feat all-time.
David Jenkins Jr. is on pace to challenge Mike Daum's freshman scoring record of 518 points, set in 2015-16. Jenkins has 222 points through 15 games, compared to Daum's 172 points in that span. He has reached double figures in 12 of 15 games this year.
The Jackrabbits have not lost a nonconference game at Frost Arena since Nov. 14, 2013, spanning 27 straight games.