Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Mayville State (Exhibition) on October 29, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.
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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, December 6
Missoula, Mont.
8 p.m.
South Dakota State University
at
Montana
Photo by: Andrew Pedersen
SDSU FACES MONTANA TO CLOSE OUT ROAD TRIP
12/5/2022 4:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Game 10: South Dakota State (3-6) vs. Montana (3-5) | |
| Date and Time | Tuesday, December 6 - 8 p.m. CST |
| Location | Missoula, Montana |
| Site | Dahlberg Arena |
| Stream | ESPN+ |
| Audio | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| Montana | Home Page |
MISSOULA, Mont. – South Dakota State closes out a five-game stretch away from Brookings, and its current three-game road trip, on Tuesday when the Jackrabbits take on Montana. Tip-off between the Jacks and Grizzlies is set for 8 p.m. CST.
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The Jackrabbits are coming off defeats to tough opponents on back-to-back days. SDSU fell to Kent State 83-68 on Dec. 2, then the following day dropped a 78-65 contest to No. 11/14 Alabama. Kent State is the 24th ranked team in the NET Rankings released Monday, while Alabama is rated eighth.
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SDSU's loss at Kent State Friday saw the Golden Flashes, the fifth-ranked team in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, score the game's first 11 points and lead by double digits for nearly the entire contest against the Jacks. Kent State was led by Sincere Carry, the reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the year, who scored 23 points. SDSU rebounded from a 16-point deficit at halftime to outscore KSU 41-40 in the second half thanks to 52% shooting from the field over the last 20 minutes of play.
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The Jackrabbits trailed by as many as 20 to the Crimson Tide in the first half on Saturday, but eventually cut the Alabama advantage to 42-35 at halftime. SDSU took the lead on two occasions in the second half, however a nine-point run with 10 minutes remaining for the Tide put the game out of reach.
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SDSU has been led by multiple performers throughout the 2022-23 season. Zeke Mayo paces SDSU in scoring (12.4) and rebounding (7.0), while Alex Arians and Charlie Easley each led the Jacks with 17 points apiece in their contest at Alabama.Â
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The Jacks' start to the season is one of the toughest in Division I basketball. SDSU's NET strength of schedule and average opponent NET ranking are both 10th through nine games this year.Â
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SDSU is 1-5 all-time against Montana. The Griz topped the Jacks 85-74 in their last meeting on Dec. 22, 2018, in Brookings. SDSU's lone win came in a double overtime affair on Dec. 15, 2012. The Jacks won 68-67 led by double-double efforts from Tony Fiegen and Jordan Dykstra.
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Montana is 3-5 overall this season and have a 3-1 ledger in Dahlberg Arena. Josh Bannen serves as the Grizzlies' leader in multiple categories. He paces Montana in scoring (14.3), rebounding (9.8) and assists (3.9). The Grizzlies have two other double-digit scorers in Aanen Moody (12.6) and Dischon Thomas (11.6). Montana is eighth in the country in free throw percentage (80%).Â
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How to Keep up
The game at Montana will be streamed on ESPN+. Every SDSU men's basketball game can be heard on the Jackrabbit Sports Network or at GoJacks.com/watch. To keep up with the Jackrabbits, follow along with the program on their social media accounts @GoJacksMBB or visit GoJacks.com.Â
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