SCHEIERMAN, JACKS ROUT UTAH STATE

Thursday, November 26

Sioux Falls, S.D. [Sanford Pentagon]

6:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

1-1,0-0Summit League

Utah State

0-2,0-0Mountain West

Utah St.

South Dakota St.

11/26/2020 11:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SIOUX FALLS - Baylor Scheierman's career night paced the South Dakota State men's basketball team to an 83-59 win over Utah State in the consolation bracket of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Friday at the Sanford Pentagon.

A sophomore from Aurora, Neb., Scheierman scored 23 points, a career best, with 13 coming over a four-minute first-half spurt. He added four rebounds, three steals and two assists while leading a group of five Jackrabbits in double figures.

"He's so versatile and with his size he can guard almost every position on the floor," head coach Eric Henderson said of Scheierman. "He does so many things for our basketball team that are selfless. That's our whole team, really. We can be very explosive offensively, but once we started to get stops tonight, we were able to make runs. If we can play with good pace we have the potential to be pretty good offensively."

SDSU (1-1) scored on its first five attempts while embarking on an 11-0 run to take control of the game early. The Jacks led 29-24 late in the first half before Scheierman turned into a one-man show, scoring 13 of the game's next 18 points.

Ahead by 15 at the half, the Jacks extended their lead with an 11-2 run early in the second period and cruised to the easy win.

South Dakota State shot 56 percent overall and connected on 15-of-27 from deep. Douglas Wilson added 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Alex Arians contributed 13 points, David Wingett 11 and Noah Freidel 10.

The Jackrabbit defense was stout, holding Utah State (0-2) to 36 percent shooting while forcing 16 turnovers. Neemias Queta led the Aggies with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Game Notes

Scheierman exceeded his career high in the first half, finishing with 23 points. He also made a career best five treys.
Wilson tied his career high with four assists.
SDSU's 15 3-pointers made is the most in a game since Dec. 14, 2019, when the Jacks made 17 at Omaha.
The last time five Jackrabbits scored in double figures was Jan. 8, 2020 at Denver.

Up Next
South Dakota State is scheduled to face Saint Mary's Friday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 in the fifth place game of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic.

-GoJacks.com-