JACKRABBITS RETURN TO FROST TO OPEN HOMESTAND

Saturday, December 10

Brookings, S.D.

4 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Eastern Washington

Tickets

Tanner Te Slaa

Photo by: Miranda Sampson

12/9/2022 12:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: Andrew Pedersen

Game 11: South Dakota State (3-7) vs. Eastern Washington (4-5)
Date and Time	Saturday, December 10 - 4 p.m. CST
Location	Brookings, South Dakota
Site	Frost Arena
Television	Midco Sports Two
Stream	Midco Sports Plus
Audio	GoJacks.com
Live Stats	GoJacksLive.com
Tickets	JackrabbitTickets.com
South Dakota State	Game Notes \| Home Page
Eastern Washington	Home Page

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State begins a three-game homestand at 4 p.m. on Saturday when the Jackrabbits host Eastern Washington in Frost Arena. The matchup features SDSU's final non-conference Division I opponent as the Jacks face Mount Marty (Dec. 12) and Bellevue (Dec. 14) before opening Summit League play.

SDSU fell to 3-7 overall after the Jackrabbits' recent road trip. The Jacks dropped contests at Kent State (83-68) and No. 11/14 Alabama (78-65) on consecutive days, then lost to Montana (81-56) in Missoula on Dec. 6.

The Jackrabbits' non-conference slate has been one of the toughest in Division I men's basketball. Through 10 games, SDSU's average opponent NET ranking is 17th in the nation. SDSU's schedule so far features top 150 NET-ranked teams in Akron (141), Boise State (56), St. Bonaventure (147), Arkansas (30), James Madison (43), Kent State (34) and Alabama (6).

The Jacks have been paced in scoring and rebounding this season by Zeke Mayo. The sophomore guard is averaging a team-best 12.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest. Mayo has been SDSU's scoring leader in four contests and rebound leader in five games.

A couple different players stepped up in SDSU's recent road trip. In the Jackrabbits' game at Kent State, Matthew Mors (10) and Tanner Te Slaa (8) each recorded career highs in points. In the loss to nationally-ranked Alabama, the Jacks were led by Alex Arians and Charlie Easley who scored 17 points apiece. Mors again paced SDSU in a defeat at Montana as he registered career highs in both points (15) and rebounds (5). After a 12-point effort at Montana, Matt Dentlinger is on the cusp of 1,000 career points as he sits at 997.

Eastern Washington visits Brookings on the heels of two straight victories. The Eagles beat North Dakota State at home on Dec. 3, 78-70. They followed that with a win over the California Golden Bears in Berkeley on Dec. 7 by a 50-48 score. Steele Venters scores a team-high 13.7 points per game and Casey Jones grabs a team-best 6.7 rebounds.

How to Keep up
The matchup between the Jackrabbits and Eagles will be broadcast by Midco Sports Two and streamed on Midco Sports Plus. 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.

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