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Men's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, November 28
Brookings, S.D.
7 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Kansas City
Photo by: Kevin Bires
Jacks return home to face Kansas City
11/26/2018 3:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Â GAME 8: South Dakota State (5-2) vs. Kansas City (1-6) |
| Â When | Â Wednesday, Nov. 28 | 7 p.m. |
| Â Where | Â Frost Arena | Brookings, S.D. |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAXÂ 570 AMÂ | Tyler Merriam |
| Â Television | Â Midco Sports Network | ESPN+ | Tom Nieman, Brad Newitt & Elena Lanson |
| Â Live Video | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacksLive.com |
| Â Game Notes | Â South Dakota State | Kansas City | The Summit League |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter I Facebook | #NextStep |
| Â Tickets | Â JackrabbitTickets.com |
Previewing the Game
South Dakota State returns to Frost Arena this Wednesday to host Kansas City in nonleague action. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in Brookings in the Jackrabbits' final home game of November.
The Jacks are the three-time defending Summit League tournament champions, and last year earned the program's first-ever outright Summit regular season title. Last week, SDSU finished fifth at the Gulf Coast Showcase and capped the week with consecutive victories over UTSA and Colorado State. The Jackrabbits carry the nation's longest active home-winning streak (23) in tonight's action and are a combined 29-2 at Frost Arena under third-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger.
Kansas City brings a 1-6 record into Brookings Wednesday, picking up a 94-58 victory over Avila its last time out for its first win of the season. The Roo's are coming off a 10-22 season a year ago.
The two programs have met 20 times prior to Wednesday's bout, with SDSU holding a 14-6 advantage in the all-time series. The last matchup caem on Dec. 22 last season when the Jackrabbits walked out of Kansas City with an 85-60 win before the Christmas holiday. SDSU has won the last two meetings and eight of the last nine.
About South Dakota State
All-American Mike Daum paces the Jackrabbit offense with a double-double average of 23.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, shooting 48.4 percent from the field with 17 3-point field goals. Daum has dished 16 assists as well on the year and is playing 32.7 minutes per contest. The two-time Summit League Player of the Year now has 2,399 career points and ranks first all-time on SDSU's career scoring chart.
David Jenkins is close behind for the scoring lead, dropping 21.0 points on average with four 20-plus scoring performances, including a career-best 32 against Colorado State. The sophomore guard has hit 18 treys on the year to go with a 50.5 field goal percentage.
Skyler Flatten rounds out the top scorers for South Dakota State with 14.3 points per game, as the sixth-year senior has hit 16 3-pointers and reached double figures in six straight contests.
Tevin King, who just missed a double-double against Tulane (11 rebounds, nine points) in the Gulf Coast Showcase opener, leads the team with 19 assists and is just shy of double figures in scoring, averaging 8.7 points on average. King is a 57.5 percent shooter from the field and has tallied 10 steals to go with a 7.1 rebounding average.
Matt Dentlinger (six starts, 5.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game), Alex Arians (one start, 2.3 ppg), Alou Dillon (1.6 ppg) and Owen King (2.9 ppg, 17 assists) have provided valuable minutes in the first month of the season. Ryan Krueger burst onto the scene in SDSU's last game, hitting his first four triples and finishing with 16 points after scoring only three combined in the first four appearances.
The Jackrabbits are averaging 82.6 points per contest and shooting an impressive 49.8 percent as a team from the field with a 62-of-145 effort beyond the arc. SDSU has hit 108-of-138 at the charity stripe, as well.
On the boards, the Jacks hold a plus-5.7 edge in rebound margin and are pulling down 40.0 per game as a team.
About Kansas City
Head Coach Kareem Richardson enters his sixth season at Kansas City and holds a 65-103 record at the helm.
The Kangaroos have three players averaging double figures in Xavier Bishop (17.7 points per game), Brandon McKissic (11.4 ppg) and Rob Whitfield (11.1 ppg). Bishop, a 2018-19 All-WAC Preseason Pick, has scored 20 or more in three of the last four games and currently leads UMKC with 25 assists and 13 steals. while shooting 49.4 percent from the field.
Jamel Allen is pulling down 5.3 rebounds per contest off the bench (21.4 minutes per game) to go alongside a scoring average of 8.3, whie Danny Dixon leads the 'Roos with 5.6 rebounds per game (and 39 overall).
As a team, Kansas City is scoring 71.4 points and allowing 79.6 per game, shooting 41.1 percent overall with a 58-for-166 effort beyond the arc.
A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Give SDSU its sixth win of the season ... push the Jackrabbits' active-home winning streak to 24 games ... move the Jacks to 15-6 all-time against Kansas City ... make Otzelberger 52-26 at South Dakota State ... give the Jacks a 1,517-1,033-1 program mark.
A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Give State its third loss of the year and end the nation's longest active home winning streak at 23 games ... move SDSU to 14-7 all-time against the 'Roos ... make Otzelberger 51-27 at South Dakota State ... drop SDSU to 1,516-1,034-1 all-time.
Daum Sets All-Time Scoring Mark
Mike Daum entered the Nov. 20 matchup with UTSA needing 17 points to break Nate Wolters' all-time school scoring record of 2,363 points.
Daum left with 41 points and moved into first-place on the all-time scoring chart with 2,388 career points. The historic bucket came near the four-minute mark of the first quarter against UTSA, when Owen King found Daum near the paint and let the big man go to work, draining a fadeaway jumper to move past Nate Wolters and into history.
A look at SDSU's all-time scoring chart is on page 12 of the game notes.
Daum Picks Up Summit League Honors
South Dakota State's Mike Daum has been named the Summit League's Player of the Week 13 times in his career and twice this season. He is third in league history behind Nate Wolters and Caleb Green (Oral Roberts, 2003-07), who each have 15, for the most Summit League Player of the Week honors.
- Nov. 12 -- 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.
- Nov. 26 -- Daum averaged 26.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per contest over three games to help the Jacks finish fifth at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Daum shot over 50 percent from the field and had a 41-point performance against UTSA en route to breaking SDSU's all-time scoring record and moving into third in career points in Summit League history.
#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 94th on the NCAA's all-time scoring chart and will look to climb the ranks throughout the year.
He is currently second among active scorers, trailing only Campbell's Chris Clemons (2,435 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, posting 32 and 31 against Colorado State and Grand Canyon, respectively, with four 20-plus scoring performances and double-digit points in all but one outing. Jenkins now has 712 points in 42 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.
The Sunrise Christian Academy product has reached double figures in 34 career games (out of 42), while he 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).
Jenkins finished the 2017-18 season as the eighth-highest scoring freshman, and this year sits fourth among sophomores for points in 2018-19. For his career, Jenkins is second among active sophomores, traiiling only RJ Cole (935 career points).
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 42 career games, Thomas had 680 points and 36 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 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. SDSU led the Summit League in makes, attempts and percentage a year ago, and this season currently are in the nation's top 50 in all three categories while sitting first in the Summit League in makes (108) and percentage (.783), and third in attempts (135).
- South Dakota State got to the free throw line more than its opponents in 27 of 35 games last year and has done it three times this season.
- Mike Daum opened 2017-18 Summit League play with 35 consecutive free throws, matching the second-longest streak in Jackrabbit history (Garrett Callahan, 2008-09) after setting the record in 2016-17 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 622 of 730 in his career. He ranks second in career makes (26 shy of Nate Wolters' record) and fourth in attempts.
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.
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 has hit 11 or more 3-pointers in three consecutive games.
- 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 37 times since then, hitting 10 or more in 21 games last year and three times 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.
Dynamic Duo
South Dakota State's Mike Daum and David Jenkins sit fifth and 15th nationally, respectively in total points entering the week. SDSU is the only school nationally to have two players in the top 20, and joins three other groups to have two top 50 scorers from the same school.
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.
Quick Hits
- Skyler Flatten annihilated his previous career-high in a record-setting performance against USA on Nov. 20, becoming the first player in SDSU's Division I history to go 6-for-6 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points. Flatten was 10-for-11 from the field overall.
- South Dakota State has not lost three consecutive games since the January 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 3-0 when holding opponents under 70 this season.
- Since T.J. Otzelberger's arrival three years ago, the Jackrabbits are 40-3 when winning the rebounding battle and 11-23 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 349 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 55 games with at least one 1,000-point scorer on the court.
- State has made at least one 3-pointer in 379 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.
Jackrabbits Fifth at Gulf Coast Showcase
South Dakota State went 2-1 at the 2018 Gulf Coast Showcase to finish fifth at the tournament, picking up wins over UTSA and Colorado State.
Mike Daum, named to the All-Tournament Team, averaged a near-double-double of 26.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per contest while shooting over 50 percent from the field in the three games, including a 41-point showing against the Roadrunners. David Jenkins had a 21.7 scoring average and dropped 32 against Colorado State, while Skyler Flatten averaged 16 points and scored a career-high 28 against UTSA, going 6-for-6 from 3-point range.
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.
Preseason All-Conference; 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.
SDSU Last Time Out (Nov. 21)
ESTERO, Fla. – The Jackrabbit men's basketball program claimed the Gulf Coast Showcase consolation championship Wednesday, shaking off a slow start on its way to a 78-65 victory over Colorado State.
David Jenkins led South Dakota State with a career-high 32 points, hitting 13-of-23 from the field to go alongside seven rebounds and three assists.
Ryan Krueger, who entered the game with only three career points, hit his first four 3-point attempts and finished with 16 in the win.
Mike Daum (11 points) and Skyler Flatten (10 points) rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Jackrabbits, while Tevin King just missed a double-double with nine points and a team-best nine rebounds.
The Jackrabbits, now 5-2 on the year, buried 11-of-22 from deep in the win and were 46.8 percent from the field while holding the Rams to just eight 3-pointers (out of 36 attempts) and a 36 percent effort overall.
"I thought we got back yesterday to who we are defensively and today that stuck out to me again," head coach T.J. Otzelberger said. "Our guys really guarded well, and that's why we won. This week has been great for us, and I think our young guys getting minutes in some key games will be big for us. I feel really good about our group moving forward."
South Dakota State missed its first six shots of the afternoon to fall behind, 8-0, but fought through the cold start to hit five of its next seven from the field and take a 14-12 lead at 11:57, closing a 14-4 run and forcing a CSU timeout on a Flatten 3-pointer.
Play evened momentarily as the teams traded buckets, though a series of three-consecutive treys from Krueger gave the Jackrabbits a 25-22 lead at the under-eight media timeout.
Colorado State hit a 3-pointer on its next possession to tie it once more, but SDSU continued to press and outscored the Rams by 16 the rest of the half to carry a 48-32 lead into the locker room.
All told, the Jacks went on a 19-4 run over the final four minutes of the frame that began with 14 unanswered for SDSU and ended with the Jacks hitting seven-straight field goals.
South Dakota State maintained a double-digit throughout the final 20 minutes, never allowing a serious threat to materialize despite seeing the Rams close the gap to 10 (70-60) with under five minutes to play.
With Colorado State nearly back within striking distance at that point, Jenkins buried his third and final trey of the game, Daum followed with one of his one to reach double figures for the 103rd time in his career, and the Jacks rode out the clock towards a fifth-place finish at the three-day tournament.
Opponent Last Time Out (Nov. 24)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The UMKC men's basketball team (1-6) picked up its first win of the season against crosstown foe Avila (0-6), 94-58, on Saturday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium.
The Roos controlled the game from the 4:30 mark of the first half when they overcame a two-point deficit and closed the half on a 16-0 run with junior guard Xavier Bishop draining a buzzer beating three to give UMKC a 46-32 lead at the break. Bishop finished the contest as the game's leading scorer with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field, including 2-of-4 from three-point range, and 4-of-6 from the free throw line, while adding two rebounds and an assist.
UMKC dominated the game downlow, out-rebounding the Eagles 45 to 25 and outscoring them in the paint, 36 to 12. Danny Dixon led the charge, as the redshirt junior forward notched a double-double with 14 points, shooting 5-of-6 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line, 10 rebounds and two blocks.
In the second half, Avila cut the margin down to 11 on three separate occasion, but could get no closer as the lead quickly grew into the 20's before the final horn sounded with the Roos prevailing 94-58.
For the Roos, Marvin Nesbitt Jr. filled the stat sheet, tallying career-highs of eight rebounds and six assists to go along with four steals and three points. Offensively, Rob Whitfield registered 15 points, with all 15 coming on three-point field goals, five assists, three rebounds, a steal and a block.
Jamel Allen and Brandon McKissic also reached double figures for the Roos with Allen posting 15 points, seven rebounds and a block and McKissic notching 13 points, three steals, two assists and two rebounds.
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