JACKS LOSE DAKOTA SHOWCASE FINALE

Saturday, December 12

Sioux Falls, S.D. [Sanford Pentagon]

8 p.m.

South Dakota State University

5-3,0-0Summit League

South Dakota

1-5,0-0Summit League

South Dakota

South Dakota St.

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

12/13/2020 12:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota State's four-game win streak was snapped on Saturday, as the Jackrabbits fell 91-78 to South Dakota in the CU Mortgage Direct Dakota Showcase at the Sanford Pentagon.

SDSU (5-3) never led and trailed by as many as 22 points, then were never able to draw closer than nine to the Coyotes (1-5).

Xavier Fuller had the hot hand early for USD, scoring eight points in the game's first 3:01, as the Coyotes built a 10-2 lead. Then Stanley Umude took over.

Umude scored 41 points, making 17-of-26 shots. He also collected 11 rebounds for USD.

The Coyotes held an 84-63 lead with 7:05 to play, but the Jackrabbits switched to a zone defense that slowed the USD offense and spurred on their own. Charlie Easley and Matt Mims hit back-to-back triples, and Alex Arians connected on four straight free throws. The 10-0 run brought State to within 84-73.

USD answered when Umude buried a 3-pointer from the right corner with 2:32 left, essentially ending any hopes of a Jackrabbit comeback.

Arians led SDSU, scoring a season-high 18 points and hitting all eight of his free throw attempts.

Baylor Scheierman added 15 points and eight rebounds, Noah Freidel chimed in with 13 points and David Wingett had 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds.

The Jacks shot a season best 29 free throws and made 26, shooting 89.7 percent for the night.

USD made 12-of-24 3-pointers (50 percent), while SDSU was only 10-of-30 from deep (33 percent).

Notes

Freidel has scored in double figures in all eight games this year, while Arians has scored 10 or more points in seven straight contests.
Matt Mims tallied a season best eight points.
Scheierman grabbed eight rebounds to go with his 15 points, seeing his streak of double-doubles end at four.
SDSU leads the all-time series over USD 131-96-1. The Jacks are 15-7 against the Coyotes since the programs joined Division I.
The Jacks played in two tournaments at the Sanford Pentagon, compiling a 3-3 record.
Freidel was ejected with 1:26 left in the first half after being whistled for a flagrant two foul.

Up Next
South Dakota State is not scheduled to play again until its Summit League opener vs. Western Illinois on Jan. 8 at Frost Arena in Brookings.

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