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GAME 21: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT WESTERN ILLINOIS |
South Dakota State has started Summit League play 7-0 for the first time in program history.
In Summit League play, SDSU ranks first in the following stats: field goal percentage (56.0), 3-point percentage (46.1), free-throw percentage (83.8) and points per game (87.4)
The Jacks have won at least a share of four consecutive Summit League regular season titles and seven of the last nine.
The Jacks have won a non-conference road game in 14 consecutive seasons, including nine wins over Power 5 conference teams.Â
SDSU has won at least two non-conference games away from home in 12 of the last 14 years.Â
Douglas Wilson has 1,128 points in his Jackrabbit career, which ranks 30th all-time. He scored 1,138 points in two years at Kirkwood Community College, giving him an overall total of 2,241 points.
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The Jacks lead the nation in three-point shooting at 44.9 percent. SDSU's 10.2 triples per game is 16th in the country.
Overall, SDSU is shooting 52.0 percent overall, which ranks second to Gonzaga in Division I.
The Jacks are averaging 87.3 points per game, third best in Division I. SDSU has scored 90 points eight times and has hit the 80-point mark in 17 games.
Baylor Scheierman has posted nine double-doubles this season. He's averaging 8.6 defensive boards per game, the third most in Division I.
The Jackrabbits are fifth nationally in free throws made (299) and eighth in attempts (396).
Four times this season, the Jacks have dished out 24 or more assists in a game. Entering the 2021-22 campaign, SDSU had only two games with 24 assists in its first 17 seasons of Division I men's basketball.