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Men's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, March 4
Sioux Falls, S.D. / Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
8:30 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Omaha
JACKRABBITS PREP FOR SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNEY
2/28/2023 12:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Game 31: South Dakota State (18-12, 13-5) vs. No. 7 Kansas City/ No. 10Â Omaha | |
| Date and Time | Saturday, March 4Â - 8:30Â p.m. CST |
| Location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Site | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |
| Television | Midco Sports |
| Stream | Midco Sports Plus | ESPN+ |
| Radio | Jackrabbit Sports Network |
| Audio | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| Tickets | TheSummitLeague.org |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page | Postseason Record Book |
| Opponents | Kansas City | Omaha |
South Dakota State looks ahead to its quarterfinal appearance at the 2023 Summit League Men's Basketball Championship at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls. The Jackrabbits will play at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, and await the winner of the No 7./No. 10 seed matchup between Kansas City and Omaha which takes place Friday.
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The Jacks are the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament for the fourth time as a member of The Summit League. SDSU is 6-1 all-time as the second seeded team. The Jackrabbits earned titles with three game runs through the championship in 2012 and 2016. SDSU fell in its 2020 opener to No. 7 Purdue Fort Wayne, 77-74.
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SDSU makes its return to Sioux Falls a year after claiming the 2022 Summit League crown. The Jackrabbits earned victories over Omaha (87-79), South Dakota (83-60) and North Dakota State (75-69) en route to their sixth Summit League title. The postseason conference title was the first for SDSU since 2018. The Jacks are 24-8 all-time in The Summit League Championship.
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The Jackrabbits went a combined 4-0 versus Kansas City and Omaha this season. SDSU picked up 20-plus point victories against Omaha, while SDSU earned a 23-point win versus Kansas City in Brookings following a 77-76 win at the Swinney Center on Jan. 30. Zeke Mayo led the SDSU scoring against each foe averaging 18.5 points versus the Roos and a 24.5 clip versus the Mavs.Â
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The Jacks are 3-0 all-time in Summit League Tournament play versus Omaha while they have never faced Kansas City in Sioux Falls.
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SDSU had its season-long seven-game win streak snapped its last time out at the hands of Oral Roberts on Feb. 25, 69-65. The top two teams in The Summit League the past two seasons, the Golden Eagles ended the 2022-23 slate with an 18-0 record in conference action. ORU also ended two SDSU spans. The Jacks had won 20 straight Summit League contests in Frost Arena, while they also had the nation's longest span of 15 straight wins in the month of February broken.
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Despite the defeat, the Jacks produced one of the best defensive efforts against the Golden Eagles this season. South Dakota State held ORU to its second lowest point total (65) and field goal percentage (35.7%) of the season in their Feb. 25 matchup in Frost Arena. The Golden Eagles' worst totals in points (45) and field goal percentage (22.6%) came on Nov. 14 to the now No. 1 team in the nation Houston Cougars.Â
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South Dakota State heads into the conference tournament at 18-12 overall. The Jacks have two double-digit scorers on the season by average in Mayo (18.3) and Matt Dentlinger (12.5). Five other Jacks have played major roles for SDSU during the season. Matt Mims and Alex Arians have each averaged over 30 minutes per game played and started in over 20 games. Newcomers William Kyle III and Matthew Mors have played in all 30 games for the Jackrabbits this year and each have made at least 15 starts. Charlie Easley has worked his way back from an extended time off due to injury and played in SDSU's last five contests. Â
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How to Keep up
Every game at The Summit League Championship up to the title game will be televised by Midco Sports and streamed on Midco Sports Plus and 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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