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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, January 5
Fargo, ND
7 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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North Dakota State
Alex Arians
Photo by: Andrew Pedersen
SDSU-NDSU MEET ON HARDWOOD IN FARGO THURSDAY
1/4/2023 11:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Game 16: South Dakota State (7-8) vs. North Dakota State (4-11) | |
| Date and Time | Thursday, January 5 - 7 p.m. CST |
| Location | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Site | Scheels Center |
| Television | WDAY Xtra (regional) |
| Stream | ESPN+ |
| Radio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Audio | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| Tickets | GoBison.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| NDSU | Home Page |
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State men's basketball team opens 2023 with the first of three consecutive away games as the Jackrabbits take on North Dakota State in Fargo at 7 p.m. Thursday. The game serves as the first between the two programs since the 2022 Summit League Championship matchup.Â
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SDSU topped NDSU by a combined eight points in two regular season victories a season ago. The conference title matchup proved to be just as competitive with four tie scores and two lead changes. It was a 56-all contest with 5:45 remaining, but the Jackrabbits shot 48.2% from the field and 81.3% at the free throw line in the second half to hold off the Bison in a 75-69 victory at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.Â
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NDSU holds the all-time series lead over SDSU, 120-112, however the Jackrabbits have the upperhand of late. The Jacks have won 11 of the last 13 matchups, while Eric Henderson is 6-2 as SDSU's head coach. The Jackrabbits are 39-67 when taking on the Bison in Fargo.Â
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The Jackrabbits won both their opening Summit League home games in Frost Arena this past week by 71-64 scores. The Jacks were paced by Zeke Mayo's career-high 33 points in the Thursday win over Western Illinois. Matt Dentlinger had a season-high 22 points, and Mayo contributed with a double-double, in the Saturday victory against St. Thomas. SDSU improved to 7-8 overall, and 2-1 in Summit League play, with the wins in Brookings.Â
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Mayo's back-to-back performances earned him his first Summit League Men's Basketball Peak Performer of the Week award. During the week he averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He leads SDSU scoring 14.8 points and grabbing 6.5 rebounds through 15 contest this season.Â
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NDSU is 4-11 overall and 1-2 in the league heading into Thursday's matchup. Under ninth-year coach David Richman, the Bison feature three double-digit scorers in Grant Nelson (16.1), Boden Skunberg (13.1) and Andrew Morgan (10.5).Â
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How to Keep up
The matchup between the Jackrabbits and Bison will be streamed on ESPN+ and GoBison.com. 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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