Jacks, Mavericks meet in 2020 Pork Classic

GAME 26: South Dakota State (17-8, 8-2) vs. Omaha (12-12, 5-4)

When	Saturday, Feb. 8 \| 4:15 p.m.
Where	Frost Arena \| Brookings, S.D.
Live Audio / Radio	Jackrabbits All-Access \| Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM \| Tyler Merriam
Television / Live Video	Jackrabbits All-Access \| Tyler Merriam
Live Stats	GoJacksLive.com
Game Notes	South Dakota State
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Previewing the Game
South Dakota State hosts Omaha Saturday in the 2020 Pork Classic. The Jackrabbits and Maverick men tip at 4:15 p.m. following the women's contest.

Saturday's game is sponsored by Merck Animal Health. Established in 1972, the Pork Classic provides scholarships for SDSU animal science students interested in pursuing careers in pork production. Funds are raised through a pregame barbeque meal and a pork bundle auction.

Supporters of the swine industry and SDSU Department of Animal Science prepare and serve the meal. Smithfield Foods donates the pork loin for the barbecue, as well as pork bundles to be auctioned during the halftime events of the men's game. Individuals who have pre-purchased bundles (with proceeds going to scholarships) include: Paul and Joel Brandt - Brandt Farms, Inc., Rufus and Patty De Zeeuw, President Barry and Jane Dunn, Al and Irene Kurtenbach, Jim Woster, and Dick and Jo Waldner. Additionally, a live hog will be auctioned, with proceeds going to scholarships for Jackrabbit student-athletes.

Fans in attendance can purchase a Pork Classic meal that includes pork loin sandwiches, chips, applesauce, SDSU Ice Cream and a water for $8.

South Dakota State (17-8, 8-2 Summit League) is 37-10 all-time in Pork Classic games and have won the last 12, including a victory over Omaha in last year's event. Specific to this season, the Jackrabbits have won two straight games entering Saturday's action and are coming off a week's rest after defeating Western Illinois on Feb. 1, 71-61. SDSU will look to defend its 20-game home winning streak Saturday, currently the nation's third-longest active mark.

Omaha (12-12, 5-4 Summit League) has dropped its last two games, falling at home to South Dakota (81-80) and North Dakota State (86-78) in the last week.

The Jackrabbits are 58-35 all-time against Omaha and fell to the Mavericks earlier this season in a seesaw affair at Baxter Arena, 81-78. Noah Freidel poured in a career-high 28 points with six 3-pointers in that game, leading a Jackrabbit attack that shot 50.8 percent from the field. Alex Arians and Douglas Wilson each hit 6-of-10 from the field last time out against Omaha and finished with 16 and 13 points, respectively

About South Dakota State
Six games remain in South Dakota State's race to the Summit, and 10 games into the league season the Jackrabbits sit in a two-way tie for first place alongside North Dakota State. SDSU will play four of its final six games inside Frost Arena with a home court advantage that has seen the team win 95 percent of its games over the past nine years.

The Jackrabbits secured a winning nonleague record for the third year in a row and went 7-1 in January, thanks in part to a plus-.500 field goal percentage in all 10 league contests thus far.

SDSU's defensive unit has limited opponents to 69.6 points per game, holding teams under 60 in seven contests. SDSU has allowed 80 or more points in just three games.

Offensively, the Jackrabbits are shooting 48.8 percent from the field, 35 percent from deep and 70.2 percent from the line. The charity stripe has been an important factor in SDSU's success, as the Jacks are 14-1 in games where it shoots more free throws than its opponent.

Douglas Wilson leads the team with 17.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, tallying seven 20-plus scoring performances and four double-doubles this year. Wilson has buried 10 or more field goals in five games and currently sits second in the league in scoring. The two-time NJCAA All-American and 2018-19 NJCAA Player of the Year is shooting 61.4 percent from the field and has scored 10 or more in all nine league appearances (missing the South Dakota game due to injury).

Matt Dentlinger, second on the team with 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest, is shooting 68.5 percent against league opponents and posted back-to-back 20-point games against South Dakota (26) and North Dakota State (21). The Arcadia, Iowa native sank 13 consecutive field goal attempts between the Arizona, Mississippi Valley State and Samford contests (going 8-for-8 against MVSU) earlier this year, and has reached double figures in 15 games, including seven league games.

Noah Freidel broke into double figures this month and sits at 10.2 points per game. The Tea, South Dakota native has seven double-digit scoring games in league play, including three 20-plus efforts. He scored 28 with six 3-pointer at Omaha and broke the 20-point mark in both games against Oral Roberts (23 with four 3-pointers on Jan. 2, and 22 with four 3-pointers on Jan. 29). Freidel, the 2019 Argus Leader Class A Player of the Year, sits third on the team in scoring and second in 3-pointers (45) while shooting 44.9 percent from the field. He has buried five or more 3s in two games this year and has come up with 16 steals and 31 assists.

Alex Arians has started all 25 games and has risen to fifth on the team in scoring at 8.9 points per game, sinking 29 3-pointers to go with 148 rebounds (5.9 per game), 41 assists and 20 steals. The Madison, Wisconsin guard has scored 10 or more in 11 games this year, including a 16-point showing at South Dakota and 14 at Western Illinois. He played 39 minutes in a win over North Dakota State and tallied 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and did not commit a turnover in his second double-double performance of the year.

David Wingett (8.7 points per game) has started the last 11 contests and made the most of the opportunity. He leads the team with 46 3-pointers on the season and has buried three or more from deep in seven games. The Winnebago, Nebraska native lit up the nets for a career-best 24 points (with six 3s) at Purdue Fort Wayne and had 13 with a trio of 3-pointers at South Dakota.

Baylor Scheierman, who earned his first career start at South Dakota, has 17 3-pointers and 46 assists in his first collegiate season, averaging 6.2 points over 19.8 minutes per contest. The Aurora, Nebraska guard has also pulled down 4.5 boards on average, helping SDSU to a plus-4.4 rebounding margin at 38.6 boards per contest.

About Omaha
Omaha sits tied for fourth in the Summit League standings with three weeks of play remaining as in in a pivotal stretch of its league slate. The Mavericks have already played NDSU (tied first) and USD (third) in February, and after taking on South Dakota State (tied first) will head for Oral Roberts (tied fourth) next week.

Three Mavericks average double-figure scoring, led by KJ Robinson's 15 points per game. Robinson leads the team with 53 3-pointers while shooting 44 percent from the field overall. JT Gibson boasts a 13.8 per game scoring average to go with 46 treys on the year, leading the team with 26 steals.

Matt Pile is averaging a double-double of 12.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, racking up 38 blocks and 13 steals on the defensive end. Pile has shot 57.6 percent for the year and tallied eight double-doubles.

The Mavericks are shooting 45.5 percent as a team and are minus 3.1 in scoring average, posting 73.7 points per game. On the boards, Omaha is minus-0.4 in rebounding margin at 35.7 boards per game.

Derrin Hansen is in his 15th season leading the Mavericks and holds a 239-210 record on the bench.

A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Make SDSU 18-8 on the year, 9-2 in Summit League play and 59-35 all-time against the Mavericks ... move the Jacks to 13-0 at home this season and extend their active home winning streak to 21 games ... give the Jacks a 1,553-1,048-1 program mark.

A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Drop the Jackrabbits to 17-9 on the year and 8-3 in Summit League play ... move SDSU to 58-36 in the all-time series with Omaha and 0-3 in the last three matchups against the Mavs ... snap SDSU's 20-game home winning streak ... give the Jacks a 1,552-1,049-1 program mark.

Trending Up
The past 13 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 106-of-256 from deep dating back to its Dec. 13 contest with Nebraska-Kearney. The Jacks have shot 41.4 percent as a team in that span with five players sinking 10 or more treys.
SDSU has taken better shot selection of late, leading to an increase of more than six points per game (74 to 79.8). Additionally, SDSU is shooting 52.5 percent of its last 13 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 14.6) and a decrease in turnovers per contest (14.8 to 11.7).
After averaging 7.5 and 6.2 points through 12 games, respectively, Noah Freidel and Alex Arians have posted scoring averages of 12.6 and 11.5 points in the last 13 games.
David Wingett (28 3-pointers), Freidel (27 3s) and Arians (20 3s) 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 25 games of its 2019-20 schedule related to the free throw line.

SDSU is shooting 70 percent as a team at the charity stripe, and the Jackrabbits are 14-1 in games where they attempt more free throws than their opponent. Additionally, State is 3-7 in the 10 games where opponents have gotten to the line more.

SDSU has held opponents to single-digit attempts six 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 began last 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 115-6 record at Frost Arena over the last nine seasons dating back to 2011-12, which includes perfect home records in five seasons during that span, which includes two home winning streaks of 30 or more games and three of 25 or more.
SDSU's .954 home winning percentage over the past five years (back to 2015-16) is also the nation's best mark in that span.
The Jackrabbits' current home winning streak of 20 games is third-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.
Noah Freidel led the team in points (22), assists (six) and steals (two) and was tied for the lead in rebounds (seven) at Oral Roberts Jan. 29.
The Jackrabbits have trailed for less than one minute in seven games this season, including three straight to end nonleague play. State did not trail against Purdue Fort Wayne (1/11) or North Dakota State (1/22) in league play.
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 (2002): 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 12 times this year and are 12-1 in those contests, with the lone loss coming at Indiana.
At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 399 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 429 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 has featured new roles and new faces this season, as the Jackrabbits returned 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
MACOMB, Ill. -- South Dakota State men's basketball won its third consecutive game Saturday night, taking down Western Illinois on the road, 71-61.

The Jackrabbits (17-8, 8-2 Summit League) saw the Leathernecks storm back from an 18-point halftime deficit to make it a one-possession game, but outscored WIU by nine from that point on to close out the win.

"We certainly got a little stagnant in the second half, and I thought we got a little loose on the defensive end at times," head coach Eric Henderson said. "When all is said and done, though, when you go on the road and win, you have to be proud. It wasn't always pretty, but our guys were able to get their momentum back and stretch it out from there."

Douglas Wilson paced the Jackrabbit offense with 18 points, hitting 7-of-12 from the field and 4-of-6 at the line. Alex Arians and Noah Freidel were in double figures as well with 14 and 11 points, respectively.

Arians hit 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and led the team with six rebounds. Five Jackrabbits - Freidel, Wilson, Matt Dentlinger, David Wingett and Baylor Scheierman - had five rebounds apiece as SDSU claimed a plus-16 advantage on the boards.

The Jackrabbits trail 8-5 four minutes into the action, but a Dentlinger layup out of the under-16 media break helped jumpstart SDSU's offense as the visitors went in front for good. Ahead 15-13 after a Wilson free throw at 11:02, the Jacks continued to push and soon stretched their lead to double figures (28-18) on a David Wingett layup with 7:05 on the clock. That bucket came in the midst of a 15-0 Jackrabbit rally that helped State take a 38-18 lead on Freidel's triple at 4:05 in the first.

Up 42-24 at the break, the Jackrabbits saw their double-digit lead come in handy as they held off a second-half Leatherneck charge.

WIU crawled back to within 12 (42-30) two and a half minutes into the period, then made it a single-digit game (56-48) near the seven-minute mark. The Leathernecks kept pressing and drew within one (58-57) on a Ben Pyle triple at 3:07. That was as close as they would come, however, as SDSU recovered momentum with a Dentlinger 3-point play and closed the game on an 13-4 scoring spurt.

Opponent Last Time Out
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha men's basketball team suffered its second straight loss Wednesday night, falling 86-78 to North Dakota State at Baxter Arena. The Mavericks are now 12-12 (5-4) on the season, while the Bison improve to 17-7 (8-2) with their fourth straight win to move into a tie for first in the league standings.

KJ Robinson led the Mavericks with 20 points with four 3-pointers and a 6-of-7 effort at the free throw line. Marlon Ruffin followed with 17 points off the bench with 6-of-10 shooting, and Matt Pile added 15 points and a team-leading six rebounds.

Vinnie Shahid scored a game-high 24 points while going 8-of-8 at the stripe to pace the Bison, and Tyson Ward had 22 points and nine rebounds. Jared Samuelson hit four threes en route to 16 points, and Rocky Kreuser finished with 10 points and eight boards.

NDSU shot 54.2% (26-of-48) to Omaha's 45.2% (28-of-62) and hit 11 threes for the night. The Bison also had a 36-25 rebounding advantage.

Omaha committed a season-low six turnovers and outscored NDSU 18-8 off miscues.

Omaha went without a turnover in the opening 20 minutes, and the half included six lead changes. Neither team could build to more than a four-point lead, and after a steal and a score by Ruffin at the buzzer, the game sat tied at 36-36 at halftime.

The Bison scored 50 points in the second half – led by 16 from Shahid -- and used a 9-2 run to go up 52-42. The Mavericks pulled within three with the help of a 7-0 run on the back of Pile, which made it 57-54 with 11 minutes to play.

NDSU rallied from there with three straight threes from Samuelson, Kreuser and Shahid. The Bison took their largest lead of 11 with less than two minutes left.

Last Matchup: SDSU at Omaha (12/29/19)
OMAHA, Neb. -- South Dakota State men's basketball came out on the short end of a seesaw Summit League opener, falling 81-78 to Omaha Sunday in a contest that included 17 lead changes.

Noah Freidel poured in a career-high 28 points with six 3-pointers on the afternoon, leading a Jackrabbit attack that shot 50.8 percent from the field.

Alex Arians and Douglas Wilson each hit 6-of-10 from the field and finished with 16 and 13 points, respectively. Arians added a team-best seven rebounds, while Wilson led the way with a career-high four assists.

Matt Dentlinger tallied six boards and seven points in the post as one of four Jackrabbits to record a block.

SDSU and Omaha traded buckets early with six lead changes through the opening 10 minutes. Freidel's 3-pointer near the 12-minute mark flipped the script to give State an 18-16 lead, and three minutes later Arians' wide-open 3-pointer forced a Maverick timeout at the close of a 7-0 run.

The Jacks, who scorched the net at 63 percent in the opening frame, took a 29-21 lead on another Freidel trey at 5:52 and maintained control the rest of the half to carry a 42-36 lead into the locker room.

Omaha came out firing in the second, cutting the lead to one (47-46) before the under-16 break and going in front 50-48 on a JT Gibson jumper moments later. Freidel stopped a 10-1 Maverick rally with a 3-pointer at 13:51, and the teams settled into back-and-forth play the rest of the way.

Down 70-67 with under six to play, Baylor Scheierman followed a Friedel dunk with a corner 3 as part of a five-point Jackrabbit spurt, but saw the Mavericks answer and go in front for good on a Matt Pile layup at 1:48.

Arians' layup with 20 seconds left pulled the Jackrabbits within one (79-78), but after the Mavericks missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free throw, Omaha recovered with a block on the other end and sealed the victory with free throws at 1.9 seconds. SDSU looked to force overtime with a buzzer-beater, but the last-second shot fell off the rim.

-GoJacks.com-

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