SDSU DOWNS OMAHA IN QUARTERFINAL ACTION

Saturday, March 5

Sioux Falls, S.D. / Denny Sanford Premier Center

6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

28-4,18-0Summit League

Omaha

5-25,4-14Summit League

Omaha

South Dakota St.

Photo by: Richard Carlson/Inertia

3/6/2022 12:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State used a balanced attack and big performances from Baylor Scheierman and Douglas Wilson to grab an 87-79 victory over Omaha Saturday night in the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The win advances SDSU to the next round of semi-final competition on Tuesday.

Every SDSU player who saw action on the court scored six or more points, but it was Douglas Wilson and Baylor Scheierman who led the way for the Jackrabbits.

Wilson was 7-of-14 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free throw line for 22 points as Scheierman shot 50 percent from the floor and hit four 3-pointers for 20 points.

SDSU (28-4, 18-0 Summit League) shot 47 percent from the floor, 47 percent from behind the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line on 25-of-33 shooting. The Jacks also had 25 points off the bench compared to Omaha's six and held a 21-9 advantage in points off turnovers.

11 lead changes and six ties highlighted the first half as Omaha (5-25, 4-14 Summit League) fought neck-and-neck with SDSU to establish a lead. Scheierman hit SDSU's first triple of the night at the 16:59 mark, but the battle continued, featuring back-to-back 3-pointers from Zeke Mayo and a rim rattling, crowd-surging dunk from Wilson.

A 10-2 run from SDSU over the final 2:15 of the first half helped build a lead that would not be relinquished. A buzzer-beating triple from Scheierman capped off the run and helped push the lead to six as SDSU took the 48-42 advantage at the half.

Second half action returned with another run from the Jackrabbits, this time an 8-2 stretch from Scheierman and Wilson. The lead hit double digits at the 15:29 mark and held for a majority of the second half.

Despite a 34-point effort from Omaha's Frankie Fidler, consistent free throw shooting and key defensive plays from the yellow and blue helped maintain the lead until the final buzzer.

Game Notes

Wilson is currently in 17^th place on the career scoring list at SDSU with 1,360 points
Scheierman is now 40^th on the all-time scoring list at SDSU with 1,067 points
SDSU tied the school records for wins in a season (28)
SDSU has now won 19 straight games
SDSU committed under ten turnovers in a game for the tenth time this season

Up Next
SDSU will play the winner of Kansas City/South Dakota on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

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