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
Thursday, February 16
Denver, CO
8 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Denver
Photo by: Joclyn Haven
JACKRABBITS TRAVEL TO ROCKIES TO FACE PIONEERS
2/14/2023 11:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Game 27: South Dakota State (15-11, 10-4) vs. Denver Pioneers (13-15, 4-11) | |
| Date and Time | Thursday, February 16Â - 8 p.m. CST |
| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Site | Hamilton Gymnasium |
| Television | N/A |
| Stream | DenverPioneers.com |
| Radio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Audio | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats | DenverPioneers.com |
| Tickets | DenverPioneers.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| Denver | Home Page |
South Dakota State looks to extend its winning streak to a season-high five games on Thursday when the Jackrabbits visit Denver to take on the Pioneers at 8 p.m. CT in Hamilton Gymnasium. The matchup is the second between the two sides this season as SDSU claimed the first on Jan. 21, 76-61, in Brookings. Â
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The Jackrabbits and Pioneers played a tightly contested opening 30 minutes in their first meeting this season. The contest saw 14 lead changes and seven tie scores before SDSU took control. Tied at 52 with less than 10 minutes remaining, a William Kyle III dunk and Matt Mims 3-pointer put the Jacks up five. SDSU was up by six when the Jackrabbits went on a 13-4 run over the final five minutes to close out the 76-61 win in Frost Arena. SDSU is 21-6 all-time over Denver and has won the last 11 meetings.Â
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SDSU is coming off a 72-67 victory over South Dakota on Saturday in Brookings. Trailing 67-64 with just under two minutes left, SDSU went on an eight-point scoring run to close out the contest. Matt Dentlinger scored a team-high 20 points while Zeke Mayo finished with 19, including a five-point stretch that gave the Jacks the lead late.Â
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The Jackrabbits' victory over the Coyotes improved SDSU to 15-11 overall and 10-4 in Summit League play. The Jacks have now won 15 games in 13 consecutive seasons. That span of 15 wins per season is the longest among all conference members. SDSU's current league mark has the Jacks second in The Summit League standings behind Oral Roberts (14-0), but directly ahead of North Dakota State (8-6), Western Illinois (8-7) and St. Thomas (8-7).Â
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The Jacks have earned 12 straight victories in the month of February dating back to the 2020-21 season. That active stretch of wins in the month is the longest among all Division I men's basketball programs.
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Mayo (21.5) and Dentlinger (13.9) are SDSU's scoring leaders in conference action. Behind them are Kyle III (9.5) and Alex Arians (9.2).
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Denver is 13-15 overall and has currently lost its last three games. The Pioneers' last victory was on Feb. 2 at home, a 74-44 result over Western Illinois. Denver is also 4-11 in Summit League play. Tommy Bruner scores a team-high 16.5 points per game and has a 17.5 average in conference action. Also averaging double digits in scoring during the entire season are Touko Tainamo (10.5), Tevin Smith (10.3) and Tyree Corbett (10.1). The Pioneers rank 19th in the nation with a 48.3% field goal percentage.Â
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How to Keep up
The matchup between the Jackrabbits and Pioneers will be streamed on DenverPioneers.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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