TWELVE JACKS SCORE AS SDSU TOPS PRESENTATION

Thursday, November 18

Brookings, S.D.

8:15 p.m.

South Dakota State University

4-1,0-0Summit League

Presentation

5-6

Presentation

South Dakota St.

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

11/19/2021 12:08:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

All 12 Jackrabbits who played got into the scoring column as South Dakota State (4-1) defeated Presentation (5-6), 99-62, Thursday night in Frost Arena.

The Jacks sank 18 threes and shot 56.5% from the floor, but even more impressively, recorded an assist on 26 of their 35 made field goals in the contest. Baylor Scheierman (6), Noah Freidel (5), David Wingett (5) and Alex Arians (4) all tallied at least four assists in the win.

Freidel and Douglas Wilson each finished with 14 points to lead a group of five Jackrabbits in double figures. Matt Dentlinger (12), Arians (11) and Zeke Mayo (10) rounded out the group.

Matt Mims earned his nine points on a 3-for-4 shooting performance from deep while Scheierman added nine points and seven rebounds to his six-assist night. Jaylon Gentry scored his first points as a Jackrabbit on a step-back jumper that eventually found its target after a friendly roll.

In total, eight Jackrabbits connected on a three-pointer as part of 51.4% shooting performance from beyond the arc.

South Dakota State jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead to prompt a Presentation timeout less than four minutes into the game. The Jackrabbits led by as many as 28 in the opening period en route to logging their third half of the season with at least 50 points.

After going into the break with a 57-37 lead, it took South Dakota State less than five minutes to push its advantage to 30 at 69-39. Charlie Easley gave the Jacks their biggest lead of the night with a layup to make it 83-41 with 11:37 to play.

Aaron Fiegen closed out the scoring with a layup to push South Dakota State to its season-high point total of 99.

Presentation shot 42% from the floor in the loss and was led in scoring by Ian Kelly and Denzel McDuffey who each finished with 11 points.

Notes

South Dakota State's 26 assists are the third-most in a game in program history and the most since the Jackrabbits dished out 23 in 2017 against Alabama State.
The Jacks' 18 three-pointers are tied for the second-most in a game in program history. South Dakota State has made at least nine threes in all five games this season.
South Dakota State is the only school in the country to score 80+ points and hit at least nine three-pointers in five games this season. The last time SDSU scored at least 80 points in five consecutive games to open a season was in 2000-01.
The Jackrabbits improved to 130-8 (.942) inside Frost Arena since 2011-12, the second-best home winning percentage in that span.
David Wingett finished with a career-high five assists in the contest.
Matt Mims' nine points and three made triples were both season-bests.
Zeke Mayo finished with 10 points and seven assists, his second game this season in double figures.
Baylor Scheierman has recorded at least five assists in three of the last four games. He has 27-career games with 3+ assists.
Noah Freidel and Alex Arians are the only Jackrabbits to score in double figures in all five games this season.

Up Next
South Dakota State will take a quick trip down I-29 to Sioux Falls for the Crossover Classic taking place Monday-Wednesday at the Sanford Pentagon. The Jackrabbits will square off against Nevada, Washington and George Mason during the week.