Rivalry week, round two begins Wednesday

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The Setup

South Dakota State heads for Fargo, N.D., this Wednesday, Feb. 8 for a midweek rivarly game at North Dakota State. The Jacks and Bison tip at 8 p.m., from the Scheels Center.
Wednesday's game is the first of two rivalry matchups for SDSU this week as the Jacks continue their trek through the second half of conference play. SDSU dropped the first matchup with the Bison this season, 80-79, at home. The Jacks held a 16-point lead with less than 15 minutes to go but saw NDSU storm back to claim the win and end SDSU's 34-game home winning streak. Mike Daum had 24 points in the game as one of three Jackrabbits in double figures.
This is the 218th matchup between the schools with the Jacks trailing NDSU, 116-101 all-time. Over the last 10 games, NDSU holds a narrow 6-4 lead in the series. SDSU won two of three last season and will look to even the season series with a possible conference tournament rematch looming.
SDSU is 5-6 in conference play and 12-14 overall, winning three straight entering the week. The Jacks sit alone in sixth place and have charged up the conference standings from ninth in the last two weeks.
NDSU leads The Summit League with a 7-3 conference mark, going 15-8 thus far on the year overall. The Bison have lost two straight but continue to hold a half-game lead on Denver and South Dakota in the standings.

Scouting the Bison

NDSU opened conference play 7-1 and looked to be pulling away in the regular season title chase, but has since come back to the pack with two consecutive losses.
Paul Miller (16.0 ppg), Dexter Werner (11.4 ppg), Khy Kabellis (10.3 ppg) and A.J. Jacobson (10.3 ppg) are averaging double figures for the Bison. Carlin Dupree is the other primary starter for NDSU and is averaging 8.4 points per game.
On the boards, Werner leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game (and 169 total). Miller (5.1 rpg) and Jacobson (5.0 rpg) are also above the 100-rebound mark for the year with 117 and 110, respectively.
Kabellis' 66 assists paces the squad as he is one of three Bison to hold a plus-2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9). Dupree (2.1) and Jacobson (2.0) are also above the mark.
NDSU is outscoring opponents, 73.4 to 69.5 points per game for the season. In conference play, NDSU is plus-3.7 in scoring margin.
NDSU trails opponents in total rebounds per game, 34.2 to 35.4, for the year. In conference play, NDSU is getting outdone by an average of 4.7 rebounds per game.
North Dakota State is shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 37.3 percent beyond the arc. At the line, NDSU has hit 330 of its 481 (68.6 percent) attempts.
Opponents are shooting 42.2 percent from the field and 38.1 percent on 3-pointers. At the line, opponents are 288 of 410 (70.2 percent).

From Long Range

SDSU has fired 677 3-pointers this season, up from 565 3-point attempts through 26 games last year.
The school record for 3-point attempts in a season is 732, set in 2014-15. This year's team is currently in the No. 4 spot on that list.
The school record for 3-pointers made in a season is 284 (2011-12). SDSU has made 242 3-pointer through 26 games and sits at No. 6 on that record list currently.
South Dakota State has attempted fewer than 20 3-pointers in a game just three times this season. The Jacks average 26 3-point attempts per contest and are 33rd nationally with 9.3 3-pointers made per game.
As of Feb. 6, the Jacks rank sixth in NCAA Division I in 3-point attempts (677) and are 11th nationally in 3-pointers made (242), shooting at 35.7 percent beyond the arc.
SDSU leads the conference in 3-point attempts and is second in 3-pointers made.
South Dakota State set a new school record for 3-point field goal attempts in a single game on Nov. 19, 2016 at Wyoming, firing 37 shots from beyond the arc. The previous record was 33, set twice, last at Oakland on Jan. 26, 2012.
The Jacks have set a new school single-game record for 3-pointers made twice this season. Entering 2016-17, the previous mark was 15, set at Oakland on Dec. 31, 2008. SDSU hit 16 at Idaho on Nov. 21 and reset the record Jan. 21, 2017 against Fort Wayne, sinking 17 from long range.
Mike Daum set a school record for 3-pointers made and attempted against Fort Wayne on Jan. 21, going 10 of 16 beyond the arc. Daum's 10 3-pointers made is fourth most in Summit League history.
With 23 appearances this season, A.J. Hess is just outside the top 10 of 3-pointers made (No. 10 is 68) and attempted (No. 10 is 176).

Charity Stripe Success

South Dakota State has gotten to the free throw line more than its opponents in 20 of 26 games this season and have trailed in free throw attempts five times this season. The Jackrabbits are shooting just under 80 percent (77.4) on free throws this season, have four players at or above the 80 percent mark and nine active players shooting above 70 percent on free throws.
As of Feb. 6, South Dakota State ranks 25th in free throw attempts (583) and 11th nationally in free throws made (451) and free throw percentage (.774).
SDSU is third in the conference in free throw attempts while sitting second in makes and first in percentage.
From Dec. 7 to Dec. 22, Mike Daum hit a school record 43 consecutive free throws, breaking the previous record of 35, set by Garrett Callahan in 2008-09. Over the final seven non-conference games Daum hit 60 of 63 at the charity stripe (95.2 percent).
Mike Daum set a school record with 16 made free throws (out of 16 attempts) against Murray State after tying the previous school record with 13 made free throws (out of 13 attempts) against Idaho (Dec. 10).
As of Feb. 1, Mike Daum remains the national leader in free throw makes (171) and is second in attempts (197).

#FearFrost

The Jacks own a 72-5 record at Frost Arena over the last five seasons, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years. That span includes two home winning streaks of 30 or more games.
SDSU's 34-game winning streak ranked as the nation's second longest active streak when it ended Wednesday, Dec. 28. The streak began Jan. 30, 2014.
SDSU won 30 consecutive home games from Jan. 29, 2011 to Nov. 14, 2013.
SDSU put together undefeated seasons inside Frost Arena the following years: 1984-85 (18-0), 2002-03 (17-0), 2011-12 (14-0), 2012-13 (13-0), 2014-15 (13-0), and 2015-16 (12-0).
Since 2011-12, South Dakota State has won 93.5 percent of its home games, a mark that ranks fifth among all Division I programs. The list of top 10 home winning percentages since 2011-12 is available on page four of the game notes.

Player Quick Hits

Feb. 4 against Oral Roberts marked the first time South Dakota State had two players post double-doubles since Nov. 11, 2014 when Cody Larson and Zach Horstman did it. Against ORU, Mike Daum had 38 points and 17 rebounds and Chris Howell finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
After seeing limited action with a 2.8 ppg average in the non-conference portion of 2016-17, Chris Howell has burst onto the scene as a top scoring option in conference play. Howell is averaging 11.2 points per game in nine Summit League contests and has reached double figures in the last three, recorded career-highs in two of those. Howell had 16 points and six rebounds at Omaha, 15 points and four rebounds against Western Illinois before tallying his first Jackrabbit double-double, finishing with 20 points and 12 rebounds against Oral Roberts.
Michael Orris has 38 assists over the last five games after tallying 26 assists in the nine games prior. He had a career-high 10 assists against Fort Wayne on Jan. 21, which was the most for a Jackrabbit since Nate Wolters went for 12 against Fort Wayne on March 11, 2013.
In 11 conference games, Michael Orris has a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio with 55 assists and 27 turnovers. Over the last five games, Orris has 38 assists and just 12 turnovers for a 3.2 A/TO ratio in that span.
A.J. Hess went down with an arm injury at Denver on Jan. 23. He has not played in the last three conference games and is not expected to be available this week.
After a slow start to the season where A.J. Hess scored just 11 points total in the first four games, the graduate transfer raised his average to 10.8 points per game with 14 double figure scoring games and a double-double before an injury stalled his graduate transfer season. Hess has reached double figures in six consecutive games he has appeared in and in 10 of his last 11.
A.J. Hess came to South Dakota State with 840 career points at Southern Utah. On Dec. 28, 2016, Hess scored his 1,000 career point against North Dakota State.
Cole Gentry, who started four games for the Jackrabbits earlier this season, has been granted his release from the program.
A.J. Hess posted his first career double-double on Jan. 4 at Western Illinois, scoring 13 points to go alongside a career-high 14 rebounds.
A.J. Hess pulled down 42 total rebounds over 15 non-conference games to open the year, but in the first half of conference play Hess had 51 over eight games. Hess set career-highs in rebounds against North Dakota State (10) and Western Illinois (14).
Seven times this season the Jacks have seen four players reach double figures. The Jacks last did it Feb. 1 when Michael Orris (18), Reed Tellinghuisen (17), Mike Daum (16), Skyler Flatten (16) and Chris Howell (15) reached the mark against Western Illinois.
Three times this season South Dakota State has had two players score over 20 points in the same game. It last happend Feb. 4, 2017 against ORU when Mike Daum had 38 points and Chris Howell finished with 20. Daum has been a part of all three occurances this year.
SDSU has had five different players hit double figures in a game three times this season. The Jacks first did it in the win over Minnesota Crookston on Nov. 30, 2016. SDSU also did it Jan. 7 against Omaha and against Western Illinois Feb. 1.
Over a span of three games from Nov. 21 to Nov. 26, South Dakota State saw A.J. Hess, Reed Tellinghuisen and Mike Daum all reach double figures and score a majority of SDSU's points. Of the 200 points SDSU scored in those games, the three Jackrabbits had 161, or 80.5 percent of the points. Daum scored 63 points in that stretch (31.5 percent), Hess had 57 points (28.5 percent) and Tellinghuisen had 41 points (20.5 percent). Mike Daum posted his first-ever 30-point game against Milwaukee on Nov. 27, finishing with 32 points off of 10-for-13 shooting in the field and an 11-for-13 effort from the charity stripe. Daum also dished out a career-high six assists.
A.J. Hess put together SDSU's first 30-point game at Idaho (scoring 31) since Nov. 26, 2013 when Jordan Dykstra had 32 against Lehigh.
Reed Tellinghuisen has hit double figures in 17 of 26 games this season, pushing his career mark in that category to 45 games with double figures. Tellinghuisen is second on the active career scoring list and could join the 1,000 points club by the end of the season.
Reed Tellinghuisen ranks 36th nationally with 847 total minutes played this season.

Team Quick Hits

South Dakota State has shot 50 percent or better from the field in four of its last seven games. In those four games, SDSU was above 50 percent in the first half, and twice shot better than 60 percent on field goals.
Winning the rebounding battle has been vital to SDSU's success this year. The Jacks are 10-1 in games they out-rebound opponents and 1-10 in contests they trail in rebounding margin. SDSU is 1-3 in games it matches opponents on rebounds.
The Jackrabbits were whistled for only 10 fouls on Nov. 30 against UMC and on Dec. 16 versus Murray State, and only eight on Nov. 27 against Milwaukee. The Jacks have been whistled for less than 15 personal fouls 12 times this season.
The Jacks are 20th nationally and lead the conference with just 16.0 personal fouls per game (as of Feb. 1 stats release).
At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 302 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova has nine points to lead the Jacks.
SDSU has made at least one 3-pointer in 330 consecutive games. The last time the Jackrabbits did not make a 3-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007 at Utah State when the team went 0-for-13.
From Jan. 31, 2009 through the 2013-14 season, SDSU put together a streak of 179 games with at least one 1,000 point scorer on the floor. SDSU snapped a streak of 90 games without a 1,000 point scorer when Mike Daum joined the club on Jan. 21, 2017. SDSU has now restarted a streak of four games with a 1,000 point scorer on the court.
The last time SDSU went 0-2 to open the year was 2014-15 when the squad finished with a 24-11 overall record and was a Summit League regular season co-champion.
SDSU is 91-18 all-time in home openers (where records available). Dating back to 2004-05, SDSU's first year of DI transition, SDSU is 11-2. Since joining the Summit League in 2007-08, SDSU is 9-2 in home openers.
SDSU is now 72-39 in season-openers all-time. The Jacks are 5-8 in season-opening games at the Division I level.

Jackrabbits' Last Time Out -- Feb. 4, 2017
It was a tale of two halves for the South Dakota State men's basketball team in a 74-67 double-digit comeback win over Oral Roberts Saturday afternoon at Frost Arena.
Playing in front of 3,917 fans for the 2017 Lamb Bonanza, the Jackrabbits shook off a rocky start and outscored the Golden Eagles by 22 over the final 13 minutes to win their third straight contest.
SDSU (12-14, 5-6 Summit League) now sits alone in sixth place of the conference standings. The Jacks finished 37.9 percent from the field, but hit 50 percent of their second half field goals and were 23 of 32 at the line for the night.
Additionally, State scored 22 points off of ORU's 13 turnovers while committing just eight turnovers of their own.
Oral Roberts (7-18, 3-8 Summit League) shot 45 percent from the field but finished only 8 of 15 at the free throw line.
Mike Daum and Chris Howell combined for 58 of SDSU's points as both Jacks recorded double-doubles. Daum led the team with 38 points and 17 rebounds with a 7 of 8 effort at the line. Howell had 20 points and 12 rebounds and was 14 of 19 at the charity stripe.
Michael Orris had six assists for the Jacks.
Neither team fired out of the gates, with a combined 18 points through the opening 10 minutes. The Jacks held ORU scoreless until 15:15 of the first, but faced struggles of their own and led by just five, 7-2, at the first media break.
Inside 13 minutes to play in the first, State put a lockdown on Oral Roberts' scoring for another four minutes, but only stretched its lead to eight, 14-6, after Daum's layup at 9:27 gave the big man 11 points for the day.
ORU picked things up, however, outscoring SDSU by 18 over the final eight minutes of the half to send the Jacks to the locker room, down 33-23.
Facing a 15-point deficit with 13 minutes to go in the game, Howell sparked the Jackrabbits on an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to bring the Golden's Eagles' lead to seven, 52-45. Inside nine to play SDSU made it a six-point game (58-52) after consecutive 3s from Skyler Flatten and Daum.
Down six (61-55) with under six minutes remaining, a run of seven unanswered put SDSU in the lead for the first time in over 20 minutes of game action. ORU recovered briefly, but SDSU regained the lead for good on a pair of Daum free throws with 3:44 to go, and Howell sealed the win with eight free throws in the final 3:01.

Bison's Last Time Out -- Feb. 4, 2017
(GoBison.com)
FARGO, N.D. – Sophomore guard Matt Mooney scored 26 points to lead the South Dakota Coyotes to a 76-66 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday afternoon in Summit League play.
The Bison fell to 15-8 overall and 7-3 in The Summit League with the loss, but NDSU remains in first place in the league standings by one-half game. South Dakota improved to 16-10 overall and 7-4 in conference play.
Junior guard Paul Miller scored 21 points to lead NDSU, and senior forward Dexter Werner registered a double-double off the bench with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
NDSU freshman Jared Samuelson scored nine points in 12 minutes, draining three three-pointers. Junior A.J. Jacobson tallied five assists.
The Coyotes shot 51 percent for the game and limited the Bison to 40-percent shooting. South Dakota got to the free throw line 20 times – 11 more than NDSU – and made 15 free throws.
NDSU led 19-14 following a trey by Samuelson with 11:00 left in the first half, but South Dakota scored 18 straight points to go ahead 32-19 with three minutes left before halftime.
The Bison pulled within six at 53-47 with just under 14 minutes remaining after getting three straight three-point plays – two by Werner and one by Tyson Ward. South Dakota scored the next five points to push the margin back to 11.

New Faces, Great Places
South Dakota State's hiring of first-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was a nod to the state's motto, "Great Faces, Great Places." The new face of the program, announced April 14, 2016, is in his first-ever heading coaching role, but has been groomed for the position over several assistant stops, working with Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Greg McDermott (Iowa State) and Steve Prohm (Iowa State). Alongside Otzelberger, new members of the coaching staff include Ben Walker, a Creighton hall of fame member who last coached at Jackson State, Eric Henderson, a former Wayne State (Neb.) standout who spent last season with SDSU's rival, North Dakota State, and Tyler Glidden, the director of operations who has worked at Creighton and Iowa State. Rob Klinkefus was the lone holdover from former head coach Scott Nagy's staff, and enters his 11th season at SDSU.

20-Win Seasons
Reaching the 20-win mark has become a standard at South Dakota State University over the previous five seasons, as the Jackrabbits have done in four times in that span and 23 times in the program's history.

2015-16 Season Review
The 2015-16 Jackrabbit Men's Basketball season featured several highlights throughout the campaign, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament, a conference tournament title and earning a share of The Summit League's regular season championship. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 12 seed in last year's West Region, narrowly missing an upset over fifth-seeded Maryland in the first round, falling 79-74. Prior to that, SDSU earned the nickname "Cardiac Jacks" with a run through the conference tournament, pulling off three-point quarterfinal and one-point semifinal wins before earning the automatic bid with a 67-59 win over NDSU in the final. Mike Daum was named the tournament MVP and Deondre Parks was a member of the All-Tournament team. For the regular season, SDSU posted its second consecutive undefeated home record while three players garnered All-Conference honors in addition to other national awards. Mike Daum was named the Summit League Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year in addition to earning spots on the All-Conference First Team and the All-Newcomer Team. George Marshall was an All-Conference First Team selection and Deondre Parks claimed an honorable mention nod. On the national level, Marshall and Parks earned NABC Division I All-District 12 honors with First and Second Team nods, respectively, and Daum was named a Kyle Macy All-American. After the season, longtime head coach Scott Nagy resigned after completing his 21st season at the helm.

-GoJacks.com-

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