Jackrabbit men face Coyotes Sunday

GAME 22: South Dakota State (14-7, 5-1) at South Dakota (11-8, 2-3)

When	Sunday, Jan. 19 \| 3:30 p.m.
Where	Sanford Coyote Sports Center \| Vermillion, S.D.
Live Audio / Radio	Jackrabbits All-Access \| Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM \| Tyler Merriam
Television / Live Video	Midco Sports Network \| ESPN+ \| Coyotes All-Access \| Jay Elsen, Brad Newitt & Kelly Stewart
Live Stats	GoYotes.com
Game Notes	South Dakota State
Social Media	Twitter I Facebook

Previewing the Game
South Dakota State heads down Interstate 29 this weekend to visit in-state rival South Dakota. Tipoff with the Coyotes is set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Vermillion.

The Jackrabbits (14-7, 5-1 Summit League) have opened 2020 with five consecutive wins, averaging 84.8 points per game in the new year with four double-digit victories.

South Dakota (11-8, 2-3 Summit League) dropped a road game at North Dakota State Wednesday on a last-second shot, snapping a brief two-game winning streak.

The Jackrabbits lead the all-time series with South Dakota, 130-94-1, with the tie coming in a disputed 1915 contest. SDSU has won four straight games against the Coyotes, but are 36-68 all-time in Vermillion.

Get Off The Bench
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 trail, 5.5-1.5, in the 2019-20 series, and will look to start a spring semester off strong to retain its crown after a victorious 2018-19 series. Two points are on the line this weekend between the men's and women's basketball matchups.

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

At the conclusion of last year's Showdown Series, Feeding South Dakota was able to provide meals for adults and children throughout the state because of a generous $70,000 donation from South Dakota Corn.

With the "Get off the Bench" campaign, fans are encouraged to donate in support of hunger awareness and the fight to end hunger by texting SHOWDOWN to 80077 to donate $10 to Feed South Dakota.

About South Dakota State
Growth and competition were areas of focus throughout the 2019-20 nonconference slate and head coach Eric Henderson's first two months at the helm. After securing a winning nonleague record, the Jacks are in their fourth week of Summit League play looking to continue their hot play of late, thanks in part to a .500-plus field goal percentage in all six league contests.

South Dakota State has blended seven newcomers and nine underclassman into a roster with six returning letterwinners, framing together a defensive unit that has held opponents to 68.8 points per game. The Jacks have limited opponents to under 60 in seven games, including the final three of nonleague play against Nebraska-Kearney, Florida Gulf Coast and Idaho.

Offensively, the Jackrabbits are shooting 47.8 percent with 151 3-pointers, third-most among Summit League teams. SDSU has buried 281 of its 401 free throw efforts and is 11-1 in games where it shoots more free throws than its opponents.

Douglas Wilson is one of two Jackrabbits averaging double figures, leading the team with 17.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest. The Des Moines, Iowa native has seven 20-plus scoring performances and four double-doubles, sinking 10 or more field goals in five games. He is second in the Summit League in scoring entering the weekend. The two-time NJCAA All-American and 2018-19 NJCAA Player of the Year is shooting a league-best 61.2 percent from the field and time out scored 22 in 24 minutes against North Dakota.

Matt Dentlinger, second on the team with 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per contest, has turned in a trio of double-doubles, most recently in a 12-point, 10-board performance against Idaho. A 58 percent shooter, Dentlinger put together a run of 13 consecutive makes between the Arizona, Mississippi Valley State and Samford contests (going 8-for-8 against MVSU). He set a new career high with 18 points against Oral Roberts and followed that game with double-figure scoring performances against Western Illinois (14), Denver (12) and Purdue Fort Wayne (13).

Alex Arians and Noah Freidel and are both shooting just shy of 45 percent from the field and have elevated their play since the opening month of action.

Arians has started all 21 games and is sixth on the team in scoring at 8.4 points per game, sinking 20 3-pointers to go with 121 rebounds (5.8 per game), 31 assists and 19 steals. The Madison, Wisconsin guard has scored 10 or more in six of his last nine appearances, including a double-double against WIU on Jan. 4.

Freidel, the 2019 Argus Leader Class A Player of the Year, sits third on the team in scoring (9.8 points per game) and second in 3-pointers (37) after a pair of 20-plus scoring performances (and four double-digit games) to start Summit League play. From Tea, South Dakota, Freidel scorched the nets for 28 with six 3-pointers at Omaha and followed it with 23 points and four 3-pointers against Oral Roberts. He has buried five or more 3s in two games this year, and has come up with 14 steals and 24 assists.

David Wingett (8.9 points per game) has started the last eight contests and made the most of the opportunity. He leads the team with 41 3-pointers on the season and has buried three or more from deep in six games. The Winnebago, Nebraska native lit up the nets for a career-best 24 points (with six 3s) at Purdue Fort Wayne.

Baylor Scheierman has 14 3-pointers and 41 assists in his first collegiate season, averaging 6.2 points over 19.8 minutes per contest. The Aurora, Nebraska guard has also pulled down 4.6 boards on average, helping SDSU to a plus-4.6 rebounding margin at 39.3 boards per contest.

Brandon Key (9.2 points per game) was a catalyst at the point in the first half of the season, posting four or more assists in 11 games, including five straight entering league action. He has not appeared in Summit League action so far due to injury. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin guard has six double-digit scoring games with 71 total assists, dishing 4.7 per contest. Key holds a 1.6 assist-to-turnover mark and is back for the Jackrabbits after redshirting a year ago. He had 112 assists in 2017-18.

About South Dakota
South Dakota enters the weekend with a 76.1 team scoring average, winning two of its last three and tallying 80-plus in both victories. The Coyotes are shooting 47.6 percent as a team for the season, burying 136 3-pointers alongside a .747 free throw percentage.

Four Coyotes are averaging double figures, led by Tyler Hagedorn's Summit League-best 18.4 points per game. The redshirt senior has a .529 field goal percentage, adding 12 blocks, 135 rebounds (7.1 per game) and 40 assists to his season totals.

Stanley Umude (17.5 points per game), Cody Kelley (10.7 ppg) and Tyler Peterson (10.6 ppg) are in double figures as well, while fellow starter Triston Simpson is averaging 9.8 points per contest.

Umude is second on the team with 6.7 rebounds per game and has swatted a team-best 28 shots to go alongside 34 assists and 13 steals.

Kelley (4.1 rebounds per game, 19 steals) and Peterson (44 assists, 3.6 rebounds per game) are shooting 48 and 58 percent from the field, respectively.

Hagedorn leads the team with 42 3-pointers, just ahead of Kelley's 39 treys.

Todd Lee is in his second season as head coach of South Dakota. He is 24-25 on the bench with USD, and in his 10th season overall as a head coach holds a 178-106 record.

A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Make SDSU 15-7 on the year, 6-1 in Summit League play and 131-94-1 all-time against the Coyotes ... hand the Jacks their five-straight win over the Coyotes and extend SDSU's current winning streak to six games ... give the Jacks a 1,550-1,047-1 program mark.

A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Drop the Jackrabbits to 14-8 on the year and 5-2 in Summit League play ... snap a five-game winning streak ... make the Jacks 130-95-1 all-time against South Dakota ... give the Jacks a 1,549-1,048-1 program mark.

Trending Up
The past nine games have shown a noticeable uptick in several statistical areas for the Jackrabbits, most notably the team's scoring and overall shooting percentage.

After sinking just 79 3-pointers through the first 12 games of the season (at a clip of 29 percent), SDSU is 72-of-181 from deep dating back to its Dec. 13 contest with Nebraska-Kearney. The Jacks have shot 39.8 percent as a team in that span with three players sinking 10 or more treys.
SDSU has taken better shot selection of late, leading to an increase of nearly seven points per game (74 to 80.9). Additionally, SDSU is shooting 51.8 percent of its last nine contests compared to 44.8 percent through the first 12 games.
In line with better shot selection, SDSU has seen an uptick in assists per game (12.8 to 14.7) and a decrease in turnovers per contest (14.8 to 11.2).
After averaging 7.5 and 6.2 points through 12 games, respectively, Noah Freidel and Alex Arians have posted scoring averages of 12.8 and 11.4 points in the last nine games.
Freidel (19), David Wingett (23) and Arians (11) have lit up the nets from deep in that span.

Wilson Honored by Summit League
Douglas Wilson was selected as the Summit League's Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week, announced Nov. 11.

Wilson posted a monster debut week for the Jackrabbits, averaging 21 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest with a trio of double-figure scoring performances. Wilson helped SDSU to a 3-0 record to begin the year, scoring 24, 13 and 26 against UTRGV, Peru State and CSU Bakersfield, respectively. Wilson tallied his first-career double-double in the win over CSU Bakersfield with a game-high 13 rebounds.

On the Line
The Jackrabbits have seen a trend develop through 21 games of its 2019-20 schedule related to the free throw line.

SDSU is shooting 70.1 percent as a team at the charity stripe, and the Jackrabbits are 12-1 in games where they attempt more free throws than their opponent. Additionally, State is 2-6 in the eight games where opponents have gotten to the line more.

SDSU has held opponents to single-digit attempts four times this season, including back-to-back games against Nebraska-Kearney (four attempts) and Florida Gulf Coast (eight attempts).

Basketball Coaches Show Every Monday
The Jackrabbit Basketball Coaches Show is live at Cubby's Sports Bar and Grill in downtown Brookings Monday evenings at 6 p.m. The hour-long show covering the 2019-20 basketball season tips off every Monday through March 2.

Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the weekly look at the South Dakota State basketball teams features interviews with head men's coach Eric Henderson and head women's coach Aaron Johnston, as well as segments with Jackrabbit student-athletes and members of the coaching staff.

Fans can attend in person and will be eligible for weekly drawings.

The show also airs live on flagship radio station WNAX 570 AM and Jackrabbit Sports Network affiliates, and can be heard live or on-demand for free via Jackrabbits All-Access and the Jackrabbit App.

Summit League Food Fight
The 13th annual Summit League Food Fight begins this month, with South Dakota State Athletics looking to defend its title.

The friendly competition between league schools focuses on supporting local organizations in the fight against hunger and food insecurity through the donation of non-perishable food items. Besides food donations, cash and Hobo Dough are accepted. A $5 donation equals 13 pounds of food.

SDSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be collecting donations at a variety of events, including all home athletic competitions inside Frost Arena. SAAC members will also be collecting at the University Student Union Jan. 23 and Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, and at various community events.

Local law enforcement, schools and business are joining the Jackrabbits in the Food Fight. Jackrabbit student-athletes will serve customers and bus tables at the Brookings Culver's Jan. 21 (5-9 p.m.), and Cubby's will host SDSU SAAC and a Food Fight event in conjunction with the Jackrabbits Basketball Coaches Show Feb. 17.

Additionally, Jackrabbit student-athletes will collect donations with local law enforcement at Hy-Vee Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In addition to the Food Fight events, cash donations or checks made payable to the Brookings Food Pantry can be dropped off at the Jackrabbit Ticket Office inside the Stanley J. Marshall Center during weekday business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and at the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center (Room 114). Jackrabbits fans can also donate online.

SDSU has won six of the last seven Summit League Food Fight titles, including five consecutive from 2013 and 2017. The Jackrabbits collected 40,607.43 pounds of food during last year's competition, claiming the top prize for the seventh time overall. The Jacks have set a goal of 45,000 pounds for this year's competition.

More information can be found on GoJacks.com.

#FearFrost

The Jacks own a 114-6 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. That span includes two home winning streaks of 30 or more games and three of 25 or more.
The Jackrabbits' current home winning streak of 19 games is tied for second-longest in NCAA Division I.
Since 2011-12, South Dakota State has won 95 percent of its home games, a mark that top all Division I programs in that span. 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 won 26 consecutive home games from Dec. 31, 2016 to Dec. 22, 2018.
South Dakota State won 34 consecutive home nonconference games inside Frost Arena from Dec. 31, 2016 to Dec. 22, 2018. That mark was the fourth-longest active streak when it ended.
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).

Quick Hits

10 different Jackrabbits have posted double-digit scoring performances this season.
Five Jackrabbits have scored in double figures three times this season: at CSU Bakersfield, versus Western Illinois and at Denver.
Douglas Wilson led the team in points (25), rebounds (10), steals (two) and blocks (four), and was tied for the lead in assists (four) against Oral Roberts Jan. 2.
The Jackrabbits have trailed for less than one minute in six games this season, including three straight to end nonleague play. State did not trail against Purdue Fort Wayne.
SDSU is third nationally with 826 rebounds on the year, tallying 40 or more boards in 10 games.
Douglas Wilson is third nationally with 153 field goals this season, ranking 17th in field goal percentage and 15th in total points. This is the fourth season in a row a Jackrabbit has ranked in the top 25 in total points (Mike Daum, 2016-19).
South Dakota State has played five games against opponents this year it had not previously met.
The Jackrabbits held Mississippi Valley State to 17 first-half points on Nov. 24, 2019. That is the fewest since South Dakota State held Chadron State to 12 first-half points on Nov. 24, 2014.
SDSU's 93-91 victory over CSU Bakersfield saw five Jackrabbits reach double figures for the first time in 2019-20. The feat last happened Jan. 31, 2019 against Oral Roberts.
State posted back-to-back 50-rebound games to open the season. The last time an SDSU program had 50-plus rebounds in consecutive games was Dec. 15 and 27, 2002 against Finlandia (60) and Fort Lewis (58). The Jacks also had three-straight games with 50-plus rebounds that season: Nov. 23, 29 and 30.
Douglas Wilson's 24 points on Nov. 5 are the most in a Jackrabbit debut dating back to 2000-01, when game-by-game statistics were readily available.
SDSU went 13-0 when holding opponents under 70 points last season (11-9 when not) and scored 70-plus points in 32 of 33 contests. The Jackrabbits were 12-0 when holding opponents under 70 points in 2017-18. The Jacks have accomplished the feat 11 times this year and are 10-1 in those contests, with the lone loss coming at Indiana.
At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 395 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova had nine points to lead the Jacks.
State has made at least one 3-pointer in 425 consecutive games. The last time the Jackrabbits did not make a 3-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007
South Dakota State is 94-18 all-time in home openers (where records available). Dating back to 2004-05, SDSU's first year of DI transition, the Jacks are 12-4 in those games.
SDSU is 75-39 in season-openers all-time. The Jacks are 8-8 in season-opening games at the Division I level. The Jackrabbits are 7-6 in Summit League openers.

Jackrabbits Featured on All-Decade Teams
Former Jackrabbits Mike Daum and Nate Wolters were featured on All-Decade Teams, announced Dec. 31 as 2019 came to an end.

CollegeInsider.com featured Daum and Wolters on the Lou Henson Award team, while Daum also earned Lute Olson Award All-Decade team honors from the organization.

Mid-Major Madness also tabbed Daum as one of 10 selections to its all-decade squad.

Daum posted a 22.4 career scoring average and poured in 3,067 points, closing his time as Division I's No. 7 all-time scorer. He was a 2018-19 consensus All-American and a three-time Summit League Player of the Year.

Wolters wreaked havoc on defenses and closed his career with 2,352 points, 668 assists and 601 rebounds. He was a two-time Associated Press All-American, earning third-team honors as a senior, and picked up a second team NABC All-American nod in 2013.

Mfum Enrolls Early; Will Redshirt
Jackrabbit men's basketball signee William Mfum has enrolled at South Dakota State for the spring 2020 semester and will redshirt with the team. He is eligible to practice throughout the semester, and will look to make his debut in the 2020-21 season.

William Mfum graduated in December from Spring Creek Academy (Plano, Texas). Mfum will redshirt this semester and practice with the team after leaving Spring Creek on a high note, earning All-Texas Christian Athletic League and All-City First Team honors as a junior. Mfum averaged 19.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 2018-19, burying 34 3-pointers and hitting 47 percent from the field. The 6-2 guard scored 20 or more points in nine games a year ago and had one double-double. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Mfum is the son of Stella Nyarko and Seth Adjei and plans to major in business management.

New Faces, New Roles
South Dakota State's lineup will feature new roles and new faces throughout the season, as the Jackrabbits return only 16.9 percent of their scoring from 2018-19, and 10.7 percent of their 3-point makes. SDSU's 15.8 points per game returning ranks sixth-lowest nationally, and the 16.9 percent back is the third-lowest margin (according to available records).

Jackrabbits in Two Scheduling Agreements
Summit League teams are in year two of scheduling agreements with the Western Athletic Conference and Big Sky, and this year claimed a 5-3 win in the WAC series.

The Jackrabbits took on Grand Canyon last year in the first year of the Summit League/WAC challenge, defeating the Lopes in the 2018-19 season opener. Year two of the challenge sent SDSU to face CSU Bakersfield Nov. 9, where the Jacks claimed a 93-91 double-overtime win.

The scheduling agreement with the Big Sky is a four-year contract. The Jackrabbits will play the following games as part of the deal:

2018-19: Montana (home; L, 74-85), Eastern Washington (away; W, 74-64)
2019-20: Idaho (home; W, 85-57), Montana State (away; L, 70-77)
2020-21: Eastern Washington (home), Montana (away)
2021-22: Montana State (home), Idaho (away)

Tough Tests
South Dakota State played four Power Five (ACC, SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, PAC-12) opponents in the 2019-20 nonleague season, facing USC, Nebraska, Arizona and Indiana in November. Though the Jacks went winless in those games, they led for a majority of the contest at Arizona, and held Indiana (a top-10 scoring offense) to a season-low 64 points.

South Dakota State has seven wins over Power Five programs since joining The Summit League in 2007, picking up victories 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.

Jacks Picked Fifth in Preseason Poll
South Dakota State men's basketball earned two first-place votes and was tabbed fifth in the 2019-20 Summit League men's basketball preseason poll, released in October.

The poll is voted on by league coaches, sports information directors and select media.

Jackrabbits' Last Time Out
South Dakota State men's basketball shook off a cold start and rolled to a 21-point victory Wednesday evening at Frost Arena, topping North Dakota 87-66 in front of 2,271 fans.

The Jackrabbits (14-7, 5-1 Summit League), shot 50 percent from the field (58 percent in the second half) and won their fifth straight game.

Douglas Wilson led the Jacks with 22 points in 24 minutes of action, burying nine field goals with a 4-of-5 effort at the line. Matt Mims scored a career-high 14 points off the bench, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range.

Alou Dillon added a career-high as well, finishing with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, tallying all of his points in the second half.

Noah Freidel added to the scoring with 16 points and recorded six rebounds, while Baylor Scheierman pulled down seven rebounds and dished four assists.

"I'm really proud of those two guys, Matt Mims and Alou Dillon, because of how those two young men stepped up in the second half," head coach Eric Henderson said. "As far as our team, we got off to a little bit of a slow start but we were able to bounce back and hang in there before a nice little run helped separate us in the first half. I didn't love our efforts on the boards in the first half, but again we hung in there. I'm certainly proud of our bench tonight and it was a great team win for the Jackrabbits."

A David Wingett 3 gave State its first lead of the night (8-7) at 15:35, but the Jacks' cold start continued as SDSU hit just two of its first 15 shots and trailed, 13-8, nine minutes into the game. From that point on, however, SDSU rolled by sinking 10 of its next 11 from the field.

A free throw from Matt Dentlinger out of the under-12 reset stopped a nearly five-minute Jackrabbit scoring drought, and soon after a run of seven consecutive from Wilson tied the game at 18. That burst included the start of a larger 27-3 run that helped the Jacks break away. Overall, SDSU outscored the Fighting Hawks by 21 over the final 10:45 of the half to carry a 41-25 lead into the locker room.

North Dakota came out of the break hot, putting together a run of eight unanswered to bring SDSU's lead to single digits before the under-16 media timeout. The Fighting Hawks came as close as six (56-50), but the Jacks ended any comeback hopes with a 9-0 run midway through the period, capping the scoring burst with a Freidel 3-pointer at 9:13.

Leading 65-50 at that point, the Jackrabbits continued to push and took their largest lead of the night (87-64) on an Aaron Fiegen free throw inside the final minute, using a strong effort from the bench to close out the win.

Opponent Last Time Out
FARGO, N.D. -- The South Dakota Coyotes fought hard but ultimately fell to North Dakota State 72-70 inside the Scheels Center Wednesday night.

NDSU's Tyson Ward took advantage of a defensive lapse off an inbounds play and scored a layup with less than two seconds left to seal the victory for the Bison. The possession before that, South Dakota guard Cody Kelley was called for a charge that gave the ball to the Bison.

The Coyotes (11-8) fell to 2-3 in conference play while North Dakota State improves to 12-6 and 3-1 in the Summit League.

Stanley Umude led the way for the Coyotes with 23 points, nine rebounds and two blocks while Tyler Hagedorn finished with 21 points, five shy of his 1,000th career point. Triston Simpson rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points on the night.

As a team, the Coyotes shot 51 percent from the field (26-of-51) and 46 percent from deep (6-of-13).

Ward finished with 14 points but none bigger than the two to win the game at the end. Vinnie Shahid led the Bison with 21 points and Tyree Eady finished with 18 points.

As a team, the Bison shot 49 percent from the field (27-of-55) and 33 percent from deep (10-of-30).

South Dakota jumped out to a quick start leading 10-3 after a jumper from Stanley Umude. The Coyotes extended their lead to 17-5 with 12:24 left in the first half. But with five minutes left in the half, the Bison went on a 17-1 run that gave them their first lead and a 41-34 advantage into the break.

In the second half, the Coyotes started on a 7-2 run to cut the lead to 43-41 and later took their first lead of the second half at 50-49 after a Hagedorn layup. The Bison took a 66-61 advantage late in the second half, but a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer from Hagedorn tied things up at 68-all.

Stanley Umude's driving bucket tied things up once again with under a minute left at 70-70. A great defensive possession later gave the Coyotes the ball with under 30 seconds left, but USD was unable to capitalize out of a timeout.

Last Matchup: SDSU vs USD (2/23/19)
A season-high crowd of 4,614 fans were treated to a historic performance Saturday afternoon at Frost Arena, as Mike Daum surpassed 3,000 career points and the South Dakota State men's basketball team stormed back from a double-digit halftime deficit to knock off in-state rival South Dakota, 94-89.

Needing just 19 points to join the illustrious club, Daum reached the 3,000 mark with a bucket late in the second half, completing a Jackrabbit comeback that was sparked by gutsy performances from fellow seniors Tevin King and Skyler Flatten.

King tallied a career-best 22 points, hitting 10-of-15 from the field with four assists and four steals. Flatten buried four 3-pointers and scored 18 points, and Daum finished with 25 points for the Jackrabbits. He was 9-of-10 at the charity stripe and added seven rebounds.

David Jenkins was 7-of-9 at the free throw line and had 11 points.

South Dakota's Cody Kelley scored 21 points as the Coyotes had five in double figures.

SDSU, now 23-7 overall with a 13-2 mark in Summit League action, shot 56.1 percent on the day with a 23-of-27 effort at the free throw line.

The Jackrabbits saw USD shoot a red-hot 64.5 percent in the opening period, but limited the Coyotes to a 3-of-13 performance from beyond the arc in the second half to fuel the comeback.

"That was a tremendous college basketball game," head coach T.J. Otzelberger said. "We're thankful and grateful for our fans for the awesome environment and atmosphere. I'm proud of our guys for their resiliency. They've been in spots like that before, and they're winners and competitors. We were fortunate to come out with a win today."

Back-and-forth early, the game saw 10 lead changes in the opening 10 minutes and sat even at 26 after a Tevin King dunk forced a USD timeout at 9:57. The Coyotes built a double-digit lead (41-28) over the next four minutes, though, as the Jackrabbits worked through a shooting slump.

USD pushed its lead to as high as 16 in the before half, but a quick 7-2 rally for the Jacks to end the opening frame sent the Jacks to the locker room down 11 (55-44) after a buzzer-beating 3 from Flatten.

The Jackrabbits carried the momentum from Flatten's trey into the second period and stormed out of the break, drawing even with the Coyotes (63-63) with 13:37 to play behind a 12-2 rally. King scored 10 points during the stretch.

South Dakota answered with a brief 7-0 run of its own, but the Jackrabbit attack preserved and soon had it tied once more at 72.

The teams returned to trading buckets the rest of the way, with Daum's historic bucket putting State in front for good, 86-85, with 1:02 to play. The Jackrabbits held off the Coyotes with a clinical effort from the charity stripe inside the final minute, sinking all 10 free throw attempts to seal the victory.

-GoJacks.com-

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