First Place on the Line Thursday

GAME 21: South Dakota State [16-4, 5-0] vs. South Dakota [15-5, 6-0]

When	Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 \| 7 p.m.
Where	Frost Arena \| Brookings, S.D.
Radio	Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbits All-Access I Brad Peterson
Live Television	Midco Sports Network \| Tom Nieman, Brad Newitt and Elaina Lanson
Live Video	Jackrabbits All-Access
Live Audio	Jackrabbits All-Access
Live Stats	GoJacksLive.com
Game Notes	South Dakota State \| South Dakota \| Summit League
Social Media	Twitter I #EarsUp

With a potential Summit League regular-season title, win streaks, state bragging rights and a Showdown Series point on the line, the South Dakota State women's basketball team plays in-state rival South Dakota Thursday. Tipoff for the South Dakota Showdown Series game, presented by South Dakota Corn, is at 7 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.

Tom Nieman will call the play-by-play, Brad Newitt will provide the color commentary and Elaina Lanson will be reporting from the sidelines for the Midco Sports Network. The game can also be heard live on The Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brad Peterson on WNAX 570 AM.

The Jackrabbits are 16-4 overall and 5-0 in The Summit League and are just one of two teams—South Dakota—still undefeated in league play.

SDSU won its seventh consecutive home game Jan. 20, defeating Western Illinois, 84-48. Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller tied a career high by netting a season- and game-high 31 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field.

SDSU has won 10 of the last 13 games against league members, dating to last season.

South Dakota is 15-5 overall and 6-0 in league play. The Coyotes defeated Omaha, 70-46, Jan. 20. Four USD players scored in double figures led by Allison Arens' 18 points.

Thursday's game will be the 83rd meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Coyotes. SDSU leads the series 56-26 and is 29-9 in Frost Arena.

South Daktoa Showdown Series
The South Dakota Showdown Series, presented by South Dakota Corn, tracks head-to-head match-ups and conference championship results between South Dakota State and South Dakota in 17 sports, with each school accumulating points toward the overall series championship.

The Jackrabbits currently hold a 4-3 lead in the 2017-18 series, and have won it three of the last five years.

The Series also recognizes outstanding academic achievement by the schools' student-athletes and aims to raise awareness, funds and donations for Feeding South Dakota, a statewide not-for-profit with the goal of eliminating hunger in South Dakota. More information can be found at SDCornShowdown.com.

As part of the South Dakota Corn Showdown Series, Feeding South Dakota and both teams have come together for orange, the color that represents awareness for hunger.

With the "Get off the Bench" campaign, fans are encouraged to donate $1 (or more) in support of hunger awareness and the fight to end hunger by texting SHOWDOWN to 80077 to donate $10 to Feed South Dakota. Fans can also donate electronically at FeedingSouthDakota.org.

Jackrabbit Ticket Office Update
Jackrabbit fans wanting to catch Summit League basketball at Frost Arena have access to a pair of deals through the Jackrabbit Ticket Office. Fans can purchase general admission tickets to all men's and women's conference games for $75, or choose a mini plan and pick three Summit League games to attend for $30.

Visit JackrabbitTickets.com, stop by the ticket office inside Frost Arena or call 605-688-5422.

Noteworthy

South Dakota State has a 16-game home winning streak against Summit League opponents. Its last home loss was Jan. 17, 2016, to South Dakota. The streak ranks ninth in the latest NCAA statistics.
The Jacks' seven-game overall win streak versus league opponents, dates to a win at Fort Wayne Feb. 18, 2017.
After the Western Illinois win, the Jackrabbits have now won six games in row, the longest since winning six consecutive games between Jan. 5 and Jan. 21, 2017.
SDSU is 477-120 (.798) all-time in home games, including 79-7 (.918) in home Summit League games.
State has started 6-0 in Summit League twice—2012-13 and 2013-14. The best start to a league season was by the 2013-14 team, which won its first eight games.
South Dakota State was ranked second in Graham Hays' Jan. 9 espnW mid-major poll. It was ranked No. 1 in the Nov. 15 poll and second in the Nov. 29 and Dec. 13 polls.
The Jackrabbits eight of their last 10 contests.
State has held 13 of its 20 opponents to 65-or-fewer points, including four to less than 50.
There have had at least three Jackrabbits scoring in double digits in 13 of 20 games. In the last five games, two Jacks are averaging double figures, led by Macy Miller's 22.4 ppg.
Miller has scored 20-or-more points 10 times. She averages 18.6 points per game.

Poll Positions

South Dakota State received a vote in this week's Associated Press poll.
The last time the Jacks received votes in either poll was Dec. 11, when they had three votes in the AP and Coaches polls.
The highest SDSU has ever been ranked is 16th in the AP poll March 9, 2009, and 14th in the Coaches poll March 2, 2009.

Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll

South Dakota State was ranked third in the Jan. 23 CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll.
SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 111 of the last 112 weeks.
The Jackrabbits, who were picked No. 1 in last year's preseason poll, finished 15th at the end of the 2016-17 season.

A Quick Glance at South Dakota State

Eighteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston's probable starters for the South Dakota game are:

            - Alexis Alexander, point guard
            - Madison Guebert, guard
            - Macy Miller, guard
            - Tagyn Larson, forward
            - Ellie Thompson, forward

The starting lineup is 3-0 overall this season.
Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller is currently The Summit League's overall and league-leading scorer and SDSU's leading scorer, averaging 18.6 points per game. Madison Guebert (15.0) ranks fourth in the league in scoring.
SDSU averages 75.4 points per game and limits foes to 63.3 points per outing.
On the boards, Tagyn Larson is SDSU's leading rebounder, grabbing 5.6 caroms an outing. The Jackrabbits are outrebounding opponents by 4.9.
The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 2.5 treys per game.
Miller is the Jacks' top playmaker, dishing 2.9 assists per game.
The Jacks have a plus-1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
SDSU is shooting 43.0 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from 3-point range and 78.6 percent from the free-throw line.

Glance at South Dakota

South Dakota has a nine-game winning streak entering Thursday game after knocking off Omaha Jan. 20. The streak ranks 10th in the NCAA.
The Coyotes are 15-5 overall and 6-0 in league play, are 5-2 on the road, winning their last four outings.
USD is led offensively by junior Allison Arens. The guard is averaging 12.4 points per game. Sophomore guard Ciara Duffy and junior guard Jaycee Bradley average 11.9 and 10.2 points per game, respectively.
The Coyotes average 73.0 points per game and give up 58.5.
Senior guard Jasmine Trimboli and Duffy each average a team-leading 4.9 rebounds. The Yotes are outrebounding opponents by 1.1 caroms a game.
Sophomore guard Madison McKeever is dishing 2.6 assists per game and five Coyotes have 30-or-more assists.
Bradley is USD's top 3-point threat, sinking 43.8 percent (42-96) of her shots. She ranks fourth in The Summit League 3-point field goals and in 3-point field goals per game and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage.
South Dakota has seven players averaging five-or-more points and nine averaging 10-or-more minutes per game.
The Yotes are shooting 46.5 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from 3-point range and 79.6 percent from the free-throw line.

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