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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, November 20
Estero, Fla.
10 a.m.
South Dakota State University
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UTSA
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Men set to face UTSA Tuesday
11/19/2018 2:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Â GAME 6: South Dakota State (3-2) vs UTSAÂ (0-4); Gulf Coast Showcase |
| Â When | Â Tuesday, Nov. 20 | 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT |
| Â Where | Â Hertz Arena | Estero, Florida |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAXÂ 570 AMÂ | Tyler Merriam |
| Â Live Video | Â GulfCoastShowcase.com | Spence Siegel |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacksLive.com |
| Â Game Notes | Â South Dakota State | UTSA | The Summit League |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter I Facebook | #NextStep |
| Â Tickets | Â GulfCoastShowcase.com |
Previewing the Game
South Dakota State has a quick turnaround for its second game at the 2018 Gulf Coast Showcase, taking on UTSA Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT.
The Jackrabbits (3-2) fell to Tulane in the tournament's opening round Monday, 84-80, while the Roadrunners (0-4) dropped a 65-56 contest to UC Irvine.
SDSUÂ is the three-time defending Summit League tournament champions and last year claimed the program's first-ever outright Summit League regular season title, going 13-1 in league play. State will look to snap a two-game skid against the Roadrunners, who were picked fifth in the Conference USA preseason poll.
The two programs have never met.
About South Dakota State
All-American Mike Daum paces the Jackrabbit offense with double-double average of 23.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, shooting 46.1 percent from the field with 11 field goals. Daum has dished 12 assists as well on the year and is playing 33.2 minutes per contest. The two-time Summit League Player of the Year now has 2,347 career points. He is closing in on Nate Wolters' all-time SDSU scoring record of 2,363 and if he hits his season average will become the new leader in Tuesday's contest.
David Jenkins is close behind for the scoring lead, dropping 21.0 points on average with a trio of 20-plus scoring performances. The sophomore guard has hit a team-best 14 treys on the year to go with a 47.8 field goal percentage.
Skyler Flatten rounds out the top scorers for South Dakota State with 12.4 points per game, as the sixth-year senior has hit eight 3-pointers and reached double figures in four straight contests.
Tevin King, who just missed a double-double last time out (11 rebounds, nine points), leads the team with 16 assists on the year and is just shy of double figures in scoring, averaging 8.8 points on average. King is a 68 percent shooter from the field and has tallied eight steals to go with a 7.0 rebounding average.
Matt Dentlinger (five starts, 7.6 points per game), Alex Arians (2.6 ppg), Alou Dillon (2.0 ppg) and Owen King (2.6 ppg) have provided valuable minutes in the first five contests of the season. Dentlinger has scored in double figures twice and is averaging 5.8 rebounds per game, while Owen King has 10 total assists over 13.8 minutes per game.
The Jackrabbits are averaging 80.2 points per contest and shooting 48.3 percent as a team from the field with a 38-for-98 effort beyond the arc. SDSU has hit 85-for-111 at the charity stripe, as well.
On the boards, the Jacks hold a plus-5.6 edge in rebound margin and are pulling down 39.4 per game as a team.
About UTSA
Head Coach Steve Henson is in his third season leading Tulane and holds a 34-38 record at the helm.
Keaton Wallace has started all four games and leads UTSA with 15.5 points per contests, hitting 22-of-63 from the field with 11 3-pointers. Jhivvan Jackson, a Preseason All-CUSA honoree, made his season debut against UC Irvine Monday and scored 10 points. Wallace led the Roadrunners with 23 points against the Anteaters.
Bryon Fohnen has 33 rebounds through four games to pace UTSA with 8.3 boards per game, while Giovanni De Nicolao and Atem Bior are each averaging 5.8 rebounds per game.
The Roadrunners are scoring 64.8 points per game and allowing 77.8. UTSA is shooting 36.2 percent as a team and has been held to a 25-for-102 (.245) effort beyond the arc. On the boards, the Roadrunners are minus-one in rebounding margin.
A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Snap a two-game skid and give SDSU its fourth win of the season ... advance the Jacks to the fifth-place game at the Gulf Coast Showcase ... move the Jackrabbits to 1-0 all-time against UTSA ... push Otzelberger to 50-26 at South Dakota State ... give the Jacks a 1,515-1,033-1 program mark.
A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Give State its third lost of the year and send them to the seventh-place game at the Gulf Coast Showcase ... move SDSU to 0-1 all-time against the Roadrunners ... make Otzelberger 49-27 at South Dakota State ... drop SDSU to 1,514-1,034-1 all-time.
Daum Honored by Summit League
South Dakota State's Mike Daum was named the Summit League's Player of the Week Nov. 12 after helping the Jackrabbits open the season with three wins in the first week of action.
Daum averaged 23 points and 12.3 rebounds per contest, tallying three double-doubles and shooting over 46 percent from the field. The 6-9 senior scored 20 points and had 13 rebounds against Grand Canyon, 23 and 13 against Alabama State and
finished the week with 26 points and 11 boards against Bemidji State.
This is the 12th time Daum has been named as the Summit League's weekly honoree, picking up the award six times last year. He is third behind Wolters and Caleb Green (Oral Roberts, 2003-07), who each have 15, for the most Player of the Week honors in Summit League history
Preseason All-Conference Team; Jacks Picked First
Mike Daum and David Jenkins headlined the Summit League's preseason teams, announced early-October. Jenkins is a first-time preseason honoree while Daum earned his third-consecutive Preseason Player of the Year nod.
Daum is the second Jackrabbit to be named Preseason All-Conference and the first to do it more than once, joining Nate Wolters (2012-13).
As a team, South Dakota State was picked to win the league for the fifth time in program history, garnering 34 of 36 first-place votes.
#Chasing3K
South Dakota State's Mike Daum is within reach of rarefied air as he enters his senior campaign looking to become just the ninth men's basketball player all-time to reach 3,000 points. Daum currently sits 115th on the NCAA's all-time scoring chart (as of Nov. 19 after the Tulane contest) and will look to climb the ranks throughout the year.
He is currently second among active scorers, trailing only Campbell's Chris Clemons (2,390 points). A look at Daum's latest scoring chart listing can be found on page five of the game notes.
Tacoma Talent
Tacoma, Washington native David Jenkins has made a statement early in 2018-19 to erase any doubt of a sophomore slump, matching his career-high in points (31) against Grand Canyon while scoring the final 10 Jackrabbit points to seal the home-opening victory. He followed it up with 29 points on the road against Florida Gulf Coast Nov. 16 and tallied 23 against Tulane. Jenkins now has 670 points in 40 career games.
Jenkins is a hot commodity in his second season of collegiate play after racking up an SDSU freshman record 565 points a year while finishing in the top 10 of freshman scorers nationwide. Additionally, Jenkins finished with 84 3-pointers (one shy of previous record, prior to Mike Daum breaking it with 96 last year) and hit at least two treys in 24 contests.
On Dec. 22, 2017 at Colorado, Jenkins set the school's freshman single-game scoring record with 31 and matched it Feb. 8, 2018 at Denver.
Jenkins has reached double figures in 32 career games (out of 40).
Jenkins and Steve Holdren are the only two Jackrabbit freshmen to lead the team in scoring in their first collegiate game over the last 17 years (dating back to 2000-01 when game-by-game stats were readily available).
Fellow Tacoma native Isaiah Thomas, currently with the Denver Nuggets, had 541 points and 29 double figure games (out of 35 available) through his freshman season at Washington. Through 40 career games, Thomas had 641 points and 34 double-digit scoring performances
#FearFrost
The Jacks own an 92-5 record at Frost Arena over the last seven seasons dating back to 2011-12, which includes perfect home records in five of the last seven years and a 3-0 start to the current campaign. That span includes two home winning streaks of 30 or more games.
- The Jackrabbits' current 23-game home winning streak ranks as the nation's longest active streak in Division I entering the 2018-19 season. The Jacks have held the nation's longest active-home winning streak twice in the last five years.
- Since 2011-12, South Dakota State has won 94.7 percent of its home games, a mark that top all Division I programs in that span. That list is on page three of the game notes.
- South Dakota State won 34 consecutive games from Jan. 30, 2014 to Dec. 28, 2016. It ended as the nation's second-longest active streak.
- The Jackrabbits 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), 2015-16 (12-0) and 2017-18 (15-0).
- South Dakota State has won 31 consecutive home nonconference games inside Frost Arena entering this year. That mark ranks fifth nationally.
Somebody's Watching Me
South Dakota State's Mike Daum has been named to four national award watch lists in the 2018-19 preseason, with more recognition possible as additional lists are released this month.
- The John R. Wooden® presented by Wendy's® announced its Preseason Top 50 today on ESPN's SportsCenter and on ESPN.com, featuring Daum for the second-consecutive year. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball's most prestigious individual honor.
- The National Association of Basketball Coaches on Nov. 5 announced its preseason watch list for the 2019 NABC Division I Player of the Year Presented by ShotTracker, with Daum among the 20 names released. The 2019 NABC Division I Player of the Year award will be announced on Sunday, April 7, at the NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show in Minneapolis, Minn. - site of the 2019 NCAA Final Four®.
- Daum was named to the 2019 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award preseason watch list in mid-October by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The award, now in its fifth year, recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men's basketball. Daum was one of five finalists for the 2018 Karl Malone Award and is a repeat selection to the preseason watch list. The winner of the 2019 Karl Malone Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 12, 2019, along with the other four members of the Naismith Starting 5. Broadcast information will be released by ESPN at a later date.
- Daum was a repeat selection on the 2018-19 Lute Olson Award Preseason List, announced Nov. 12. The award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player in College Basketball. Incoming freshman and transfers are not eligible for the preseason watch list. The 2019 Lute Olson Award will be presented at the College Insider awards event in April at the site of the men's division I national championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Charity Stripe Success
The Jackrabbit offense has found a comfort zone at the charity stripe over Otzelberger's tenure as head coach, leading the league in free throw makes (578), attempts (759) and percentage (.762) a year ago while ranking among the nation's top 50 in makes and attempts.
- South Dakota State got to the free throw line more than its opponents in 27 of 35 games last year.
- Mike Daum opened Summit League play with 35 consecutive free throws, matching the second-longest streak in Jackrabbit history (Garrett Callahan, 2008-09) after setting the record last season with 43 straight from Dec. 7-22, 2016.
- Mike Daum matched his school record of 16 made free throws (out of 16 attempts) at North Dakota State Jan. 3, 2018. He did it twice in 2016-17.
- Daum holds the school's single-season free throw record (set in 2016-17) and now is 590 of 693 in his career. He ranks second in career makes (58 shy of Nate Wolters' record) and fourth in attempts.
Let It Rain
South Dakota State's 3-point offense ranked amongst the nation's best a year ago for the second-straight season, and the Jackrabbits are primed for another year of hot shooting beyond the arc.
- After hitting just 24 combined through the opening four games of the season, South Dakota State went 14-for-27 from deep as a team against Tulane to push SDSU's 3-point field goal percentage up to 38.8 percent (38-for-98).
- South Dakota State reset the school record for single-season 3-pointers made (374) and attempted (927) in 2017-18 after breaking the previous record a year prior (318 of 883).
- South Dakota State returns three players who hit 50 or more 3-pointers last year in Mike Daum (96), David Jenkins (84) and Skyler Flatten (55). After breaking the single-season record a year ago, Daum now has 205 3-pointers in his career and is just 51 away from the program's career record.
- Since the arrival of T.J. Otzelberger, the Jacks now hold all of the top five spots in the record book for 3-pointers made and attempted in a Division I game.
- The Otzelberger-led Jackrabbits have hit 14 or more 3-pointers in 14 games over the last three seasons, and prior to his arrival a State team had hit 14 or more 3-pointers in just six games as a program.
- Through the first 12 seasons of Division I basketball (starting in the first transition year of 2003-04 through 2015-16), SDSU had 71 games of 10 or more 3-pointers, with a max of 13 in one season (2010-13). The Jackrabbits have done it 35 times since then, hitting 10 or more in 21 games last year and once in 2018-19.
- Under Otzelberger, the Jackrabbits have attempted 30 or more 3-pointers in a game 15 times. The Pre-Otzelberger era teams did it on 11 total occasions since the adoption of the 3-point line in 1986. It happened three times at the Division II level and eight times between 2003-04 and 2015-16, the last season Scott Nagy led the program.
Jacks Up to Third in Mid-Major Top 25
After opening the year fifth in the 2018-19 preseason College Sports Madness Mid-Major Top 25, the Jackrabbits moved up to third in the latest rankings, released Nov. 13. SDSU trails only Gonzaga and Buffalo, both nationally ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.
SDSU were ranked in all but one version of the poll last year and were in the top 10 for the last month of the season, sitting fourth in 2017-18's final poll.
Daum Reaches 2,000 Points
Mike Daum became just the second Jackrabbit to score over 2,000 points in his career when he reached the mark Feb. 1, 2018 against North Dakota State. Daum is the 15th Summit League player to achieve 2,000 points, and ranks among the fastest to do it in the NCAA over the last 20 years.
Additionally, Daum stacks up well against previous Oscar Robertson Trophy and John R. Wooden Award winners over the last 26 years, reaching the 2,000-point mark faster than any previous winner. Daum was on the midseason Robertson Trophy Watch List and on the Wooden Award's preseason list in 2017-18, and was named to the 2018-19 Wooden Preseason list earlier this month. The Robertson Trophy Watch List has not been announced.
Team Quick Hits
- South Dakota State's current two-game losing streak is its longest since December 2017.
- SDSU's 28 wins in 2017-18 was the most in program history.
- South Dakota State went 12-0 when holding opponents under 70 points last season, while posting a 24-3 record when breaking the 70-point barrier on the offensive end. The Jacks are 2-0 when holding opponents under 70 this season.
- Since T.J. Otzelberger's arrival three years ago, the Jackrabbits are 39-3 when winning the rebounding battle and 10-23 when being out-rebounded or tied on the boards.
- South Dakota State won its 1,500th game Jan. 20, 2018 at Western Illinois. The Jacks won their 500th game in Frost Arena in the 2016-17 regular season finale.
- 2018-19 marked the fourth time State started 3-0 at the Division I level (dating back to transition year of 2004-05). The Jacks also did it in 2010-11, 2015-16 (when the team started a Division I-best 6-0) and 2017-18.
- At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 347 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova had nine points to lead the Jacks.
- 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 53 games with at least one 1,000-point scorer on the court.
- State has made at least one 3-pointer in 377 consecutive games. The last time the Jackrabbits did not make a 3-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007
- SDSU is 93-18 all-time in home openers (where records available). Dating back to 2004-05, SDSU's first year of DI transition, SDSU is 14-2.
- SDSU is 74-39 in season-openers all-time. The Jacks are 7-8 in season-opening games at the Division I level.
- The Jackrabbits are 6-5 in Summit League openers.
Daum Eyes All-Time Scoring Mark
Mike Daum is just 17 points away from breaking Nate Wolters' all-time school scoring record on 2,363 points. Daum averaged 23.0 points per game last season, and if he continues that pace he will break the record Tuesday at the Gulf Coast Showcase. A look at SDSU's all-time scoring chart is on page 12 of the game notes.
Jackrabbits in Two Scheduling Agreements
Summit League and Western Athletic Conference officials announced in October the matchups and dates for the first year of The Summit League/WAC Challenge in men's basketball.
The Challenge features head-to-head competition between all nine teams. Matchups were set based upon factors including the previous year's achievements, records and RPI rankings, as well as projected rankings in the upcoming season. Those teams with home games in 2018 will play on the road in 2019 and vice versa. In addition, teams will not face the same opponent in back-to-back years.
The Jackrabbits will host Grand Canyon Nov. 6 in their 2018-19 season opener and travel to CSU Bakersfield in 2019-20 as part of the agreement.
Last year, the Jacks were announced as part of a four-year deal with the Big Sky.
Each school will play one home game and road contest against separate schools from the other league during each of the four seasons. South Dakota State joins North Dakota State, North Dakota and Omaha as Summit League representatives, while Montana State, Montana, Idaho and Eastern Washington are participating from the Big Sky.
The Jackrabbits will play the following games as part of the agreement:
2018-19: Montana (home), Eastern Washington (away)
2019-20: Idaho (home), Montana State (away)
2020-21: Eastern Washington (home), Montana (away)
2021-22: Montana State (home), Idaho (away)
Jacks Add Four on Signing Day
South Dakota State men's basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger announced four additions to the Jackrabbit basketball program as part of November's national signing day. Three incoming freshman and a junior transfer will enroll at SDSU for the 2019-20 season and be eligible to play immediately for the Jackrabbits:
- Owen Coburn • Center/Forward • Spirit Lake, Iowa -- Will graduate from Spirit Lake High School (Spirit Lake, Iowa) in May 2019 … earned Second Team IPSWA Class 3A All-State, 3A IBCA All-Sub State and First Team All-Lakes Conference (unanimous) honors as a junior while averaging 20.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game … named all-substate and first team all-conference (unanimous) as a sophomore, putting up 18.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game … played his freshman season at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School before transferring to Spirit Lake High School … during his rookie campaign averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per contest and was named All-War Eagle Conference honorable mention.
- Doug Wilson • Forward • Des Moines, Iowa -- Will graduate from Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) in May 2019 … 2018 NJCAA Second Team All-American and First Team All-Region selection … averaged 14.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 69.2 percent from the field as a freshman … helped team to a 24-6 record and regular season ICCAC title in 2017-18 … graduated from Hoover High School (Des Moines, Iowa) in May 2017.
- Baylor Scheierman • Guard • Aurora, Nebraska -- Will graduate in May 2019 from Aurora High School (Aurora, Nebraska) … First Team All-State (Class B), All-Area and All-Conference selection in 2018 … averaged 16.1 points, six assists, six rebounds and 2.5 steals per game as a junior … three-time academic honor roll selection (2016-18).
- Caleb Grill • Guard • Maize, Kansas -- Will graduate in May 2019 from Maize High School (Maize, Kansas) … picked First Team All-State (Class 5A) by Topeka Capital Journal, Wichita Eagle and CatchItKansas in 2018 … named 2018 Third Team All-State (All Classes) by Wichita Eagle … selected as 2018 All-AVCTL I First Team and Most Valuable Player and picked up All-Metro First Team honors from Wichita Eagle … averaged 17 points, four rebounds and three assists per game as a junior while leading team to AVCTL DI title.
Tough Tests
South Dakota State played five Power Five (ACC, SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12) opponents a year ago (in addition to a matchup at then-No. 6 Wichita State of the American Athletic Conference).
- Although the team does not have any power five opponents on this year's schedule, the Jacks will travel to AAC's Memphis and preseason No. 7/9 Nevada of the Mountain West.
- South Dakota State has seven wins over Power Five programs since joining The Summit League in 2007, picking up wins over Iowa State (2008), Iowa (2010 and 2017), Washington (2011), TCU (2015), Minnesota (2015) and Ole Miss (2017).
- SDSU's wins over Iowa and Ole Miss in 2017-18 came in the shortest time frame of any Summit League team since 1998 (seven days). The Jackrabbits are the fifth league team to post a win over separate Power Five conferences in the same regular season, and the first to do it since 2009.
- In 10 games against power five opponents for his career, Mike Daum is averaging 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, shooting 44.1 percent from the field and 44.2 percent from deep. He has two double-doubles in those matchups.
SDSU Last Time Out (Nov. 19)
ESTERO, Fla. – South Dakota State saw a stirring comeback effort fall short Monday in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase, dropping an 84-80 contest against Tulane.
The Jackrabbits, now 3-2 on the season, overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half to take a two-point lead inside the final minute, only to have Tulane (2-1) score the final six points and escape with the win.
"I thought our guys showed great compete," head coach T.J. Otzelberger said. "I think ultimately there were a lot of big plays throughout and with some of the young guys, they made some key shots for us. Tevin (King) had big moments, DJ (David Jenkins) came on late and Mike (Daum) hit throughout the game.
"Defensively we improved as the game went on, but we got to the point where we had some silly defensive plays late in the game and it cost us. We didn't play things how we wanted and paid for it. We've got to find a way to come out with a win there."
The Jackrabbits traded buckets with Tulane through the first four minutes of the game but were forced to call a timeout at 14:52 after Tulane hit four of its first five 3-pointers for a 16-10 lead.
SDSU roared out of the break to score the game's next 17 points, building a 27-16 lead over the next four minutes. The Green Wave responded, however, and crawled back to take a 38-37 lead at 4:17.
A Ryan Krueger 3-pointer on the next possession provided a quick answer to Tulane's rally, and set the stage for another round of seesaw blows that brought the teams to their locker rooms tied at 47-all.
As hot as the Jacks were from deep in the opening frame, SDSU found itself on the other end of the spectrum early in the second as Tulane built a 68-58 lead before the under-12 media.
Down 10 at that point, South Dakota State climbed back to within three (68-65) after a burst of seven unanswered, holding Tulane scoreless from 11:46 to 6:41.
The Jackrabbits made it a two-point game (72-70) near the five-minute mark, and after trading buckets with the Green Wave saw David Jenkins and Mike Daum bury 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to push State ahead, 79-78 with 1:24 on the clock.
A Jenkins free throw made it 80-78 with 30 seconds remaining, but Tulane used an old-fashioned 3-point play and three more free throws down the stretch to survive.
Daum led all scorers with 28 points, hitting six 3-pointers to go alongside 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Jenkins finished with 23 points, scoring 16 in the second half with a 7-for-10 effort from the charity stripe.
Skyler Flatten tallied 10 points in the game and Tevin King just missed a double-double, grabbing 11 rebounds, scoring nine points and a dishing team-high five assists.
Tulane had four in double figures, led by Caleb Daniels' 24 points.
SDSU shot 45 percent as a team and buried a season-high 14 3-pointers.
Opponent Last Time Out (Nov. 19)
ESTERO, Fla. -- Sophomore guards Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace each notched double-figure scoring efforts but UC Irvine used a first-half run to build an early lead and post a 65-56 win over UTSA men's basketball in the first round of the Gulf Coast Showcase, on Friday afternoon at the Hertz Center.
UTSA (0-4) was handcuffed by a stout UC Irvine (5-0) defense throughout the game. After the Roadrunners scored the first five points of the game, UCI's 13-0 run built an early advantage and the Anteaters took a 21-point lead into halftime, with the lead ballooning to 25 early in the second half.
Jackson, the 2017 Conference USA Freshman of the Year, made his season debut after missing the first three games while recovering from injury. Jackson was limited to 15 minutes and charted 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, going 3-of-4 from behind the arc.
A six-foot guard out of Bayamòn, Puerto Rico and product of Euless Trinity High School, averaged 18.4 points per game last year before missing the final six games of the season due to a knee injury.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Wallace had a game-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, drilling three triples and hauling five rebounds. The sophomore guards combined for 33 of UTSA's 56 points, a total of 59 percent of the Roadrunners offensive output.
Junior forward Byron Frohnen had a team-high seven rebounds.
The Roadrunners will return to action on Tuesday, facing South Dakota State at 10 a.m. CT.
UTSA opened the scoring with a 5-0 run, including a dunk from Atem Bior and a triple from Wallace. UC Irvine then ripped off 13 straight to take a 13-5 lead before a lay-in from Adokiye Iyaye. UIC built the lead to 43-21 heading to halftime with UTSA held to 27 percent from the field.
The Roadrunners rallied in the second half, using a 16-5 run to cut the lead to 11 and a last-ditch rally that saw Wallace drill a triple to knife the lead down to eight.
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