Regular-Season Title on the Line

GAME 28: South Dakota State [22-5, 11-1] at South Dakota [23-5, 13-0]

When	Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 \| 7 p.m.
Where	Sanford Coyote Sports Center \| Vermillion, S.D.
Radio	Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbits All-Access I Brad Peterson
Live Television	Midco Sports Network \| Jay Elsen, Kelly Stewart and Elaina Lanson
Live Video	ESPN3/WatchESPN
Live Audio	Jackrabbits All-Access
Live Stats	GoJacks.com
Game Notes	South Dakota State \| South Dakota \| Summit League
Social Media	Twitter I #EarsUp

The 2017-18 Summit League regular-season title will be on the line Wednesday when the South Dakota State women's basketball team travels south for a 7 p.m. game against South Dakota in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in the South Dakota Corn Showdown Series.

The Jackrabbits are 22-5 overall and sit second in Summit League play, a game and a half behind South Dakota, with an 11-1 mark.

If the Jacks win Wednesday and at Fort Wayne Saturday, SDSU will share the regular-season title with the Coyotes. They will be the No. 1 seed in The Summit League Tournament because of a higher RPI ranking.

SDSU won its sixth consecutive game with a 70-42 win at Western Illinois Feb. 17. First-Team All-Summit League candidate Madison Guebert scored a game-high 20 points to lead three Jackrabbits in double figures.

South Dakota is 23-5 overall and 13-0 in The Summit League after defeating Oral Roberts, 72-55, Feb. 17. Senior guard Jasmine Trimboli led three in double digits with a game-high 16 points.

SDSU has won 16 of the last 20 games against league members, dating to last season.

Wednesday's game will be the 84th meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Coyotes. SDSU leads the series 56-27. South Dakota won the season's first meeting, 67-61, Jan. 25, in Frost Arena.

Noteworthy

South Dakota enters the game with the nation's sixth-longest win streak and 16th-longest home win streak. SDSU's six-straight wins ranks 25th in the NCAA.
The last time USD lost and lost at home was Dec. 16 to Tulsa in Vermillion.
The only Summit League team, men or women, to go undefeated in league play was Northern Illinois in 1993-94 when it finished 18-0. The Huskies lost in the championship game to Green Bay.
The Jackrabbits last won in Vermillion March 2, 2014. SDSU won 99-88 when Megan Waytashek led five Jackrabbits in double figures with 18 points.
The Jackrabbits have lost their last three games in Vermillion by a combined 12 points or 4.0 per game.
SDSU trails USD 6-5 in the South Dakota Showdown Series after the Jackrabbits' and Coyotes' men's and women's swimming and diving teams split points at the 2018 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championship last week in Sioux Falls.
South Dakota State leads the league in scoring offense (84.8) while South Dakota is third (78.1). The Coyotes limit opponents to a league-leading 58.0 points while the Jacks allow just 59.2 ppg.
Both teams are in the top 10 in the NCAA in free-throw percentage. USD is third and SDSU sixth.
In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are averaging 89.8 points per game and giving up just 58.2 an outing.
South Dakota State is 7-3 on the road and is on a five-game winning streak. It is also 65-22 (.747) all-time in Summit League road games. SDSU has won 16 of its last 23 league road contests.
The Jackrabbits' rankings in the NCAA are:

            - 6th in free-throw percentage (77.6);
            - 16th in 3-point field goals made (241);
            - 16th in scoring margin (16.6); and
            - 18th in 3-pointers per game (8.9).
Junior Madison Guebert is fifth in free-throw percentage (91.7).

South Dakota State was ranked seventh in Graham Hays' Feb. 7 espnW mid-major poll. It was ranked No. 1 in the Nov. 15 poll and second in the Nov. 29, Dec. 13, Jan. 9 and Jan. 24 polls.
State has held 17 of its 27 opponents to 65 or fewer points, including six to less than 50.
There have been at least three Jackrabbits scoring in double digits in 19 of 27 games. In the last five games, four Jacks are averaging double figures, led by Madison Guebert's 15.4 ppg.
Macy Miller has scored 20 or more points 12 times. She averages a team-leading 18.0 points per game.
Already The Summit League's all-time wins leader, head coach Aaron Johnston enters Wednesday's game three wins shy of fourth in career Summit League games coached.

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 9-1 overall this season.
Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller is currently SDSU's and The Summit League's leading scorer (18.0). She is second in league-only scoring (17.5). Madison Guebert averages 15.1 points per game and ranks third in league scoring (16.5).
SDSU averages 78.6 points per game and limits foes to 62.0 points per outing.
On the boards, Tagyn Larson is SDSU's leading rebounder, grabbing 6.0 caroms an outing. The Jackrabbits are outrebounding opponents by 7.7.
The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 2.6 treys per game.
Miller is the Jacks' top playmaker, dishing 3.1 assists per game.
The Jacks have a plus-1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio and 1.1 turnover margin.
SDSU is shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from 3-point range and 77.6 percent from the free-throw line.

Glance at South Dakota

South Dakota has a 17-game winning streak entering Wednesday game after knocking off Oral Roberts Feb. 17. The streak ranks sixth in the NCAA.
The Coyotes are 23-5 overall and 13-0 in league play. They are 13-1 at home, winning their last 10 outings.
USD is led offensively by sophomore Ciara Duffy. The guard is averaging 12.2 points per game. Junior Allison Arens is also averaging 12.2 points per game.
n The Coyotes average 75.0 points per game and give up 58.8.
Duffy averages a team-leading 5.0 rebounds. The Yotes are outrebounding opponents by 2.0 caroms a game.
Sophomore guard Madison McKeever and Arens are each dishing 2.6 assists per game and six Coyotes have 40 or more assists.
Jaycee Bradley is USD's top 3-point threat, sinking 41.2 percent (54-131) of her shots.
The Yotes are shooting 47.5 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from 3-point range and 80.5 percent from the free-throw line.

Breaking Down the USD Series

Wednesday's game marks the 84th meeting between South Dakota State and South Dakota, dating to a 35-26 Jackrabbits' victory Feb. 4, 1967, in Vermillion. It was the second game in SDSU's first season as a varsity program.
Overall, the Jackrabbits hold a 56-27 series advantage, winning 38 of the last 51 meetings, and hold a 22-16 record in Vermillion.
SDSU won the first 14 games in the series before the Coyotes won 18 of 23 matchups between the 1977-78 and 1990-91 seasons. The Jackrabbits followed with 25 consecutive victories.
The Jackrabbits won six meetings in a row, starting with an 87-63 victory in the championship game of the 2003 NCAA Division II North Central Regional at Frost Arena. However, that streak came to an end in 2012 as the two squads split the series in their first year together as members of The Summit League.
Last year, each team won on its home court. In Vermillion, USD won 65-62, Dec. 31, 2016, and in Frost, SDSU won 70-58, Feb. 4, 2017.
In nine of the last 16 games, SDSU has limited USD to 65 or fewer points, including 48 points Feb. 15, 2010, in Frost Arena.
In seven games, Macy Miller is averaging 21.2 points and 7.0 rebounds against the Coyotes. Madison Guebert is scoring 15.3 per game in six games, while Ellie Thompson is shooting 51.5 percent from the field and scoring 10.4 points and grabbing 5.0 rebounds per game in nine outings against USD.

For more information on the South Dakota State women's basketball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksWBB) or like South Dakota State women's basketball on Facebook.

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