Season Ends in Oregon

Friday, March 29

Portland, Ore.

10 p.m. CT

South Dakota State University

28-7

No. 2 Oregon

32-4

South Dakota St.

Oregon

Photo by: Larry Lawson

3/30/2019 2:02:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PORTLAND, Oregon—The South Dakota State women's basketball team's historic run in the NCAA Tournament came to an end Friday night as the Jackrabbits suffered a 63-53 loss to No. 2 seed Oregon in the Portland Region.

The Jackrabbits, who were the first Summit League team to reach the Sweet Sixteen, saw their 18-game win streak snapped. South Dakota State, which ends the season 28-7, was led by Macy Miller's 21 points and eight rebounds. Miller closed her career with 2,355 points. Myah Selland added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Oregon (32-4), which is ranked No. 7/7, was led by Ruthy Hebard's 24 points and 14 rebounds. Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists.

After Madison Guebert sank a 3-point field goal with 4:22 left in the first quarter, the Jackrabbits held a 12-8 lead. However, Oregon closed the quarter on a 10-0 run for an 18-12 lead.

Rylie Cascio Jensen cut the lead to three, 18-15, with a 3-point field goal. Selland later brought the Jackrabbits within one, 20-19, but Oregon responded with a 9-0 run for a 29-19 lead. The Ducks led 31-22 at halftime.

Oregon opened the third quarter with a 9-2 run for a 40-24 lead. After the Ducks took a 47-28 lead, the Jacks went on a 6-2 run to trail, 49-34, after three quarters. Miller scored all six of South Dakota State's points in that run.

The Jackrabbits outscored Oregon 19-14 in the fourth quarter, including the final six points of the game.

Notes:

The Jackrabbits outrebounded the Ducks 47-44, including 20-8 on the offensive glass.
Miller recorded her 15^th 20-plus point game of the season and 40^th of her career.
SDSU held Oregon to its second-lowest scoring total on the season.
Guebert sank 103 3-pointers this season, falling short of passing the single-season mark of 107 set by Lisa Kurtenbach in 1988-89.
The attendance of 11,324 was the highest attended NCAA Regional game since 14,002 at the 2012 East Regional final in Louisville.

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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