JACKS THRASH PANTHERS IN BIG WIN

Friday, November 21

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

4-2,0-0Summit League

105

Georgia State

1-5,0-0Sun Belt

Georgia St.

South Dakota St.

105

Alec Squires

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

11/21/2025 10:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State jumped out to a double-digit lead less than five minutes into the contest and cruised from there as the Jackrabbits pummeled Georgia State, 105-58, on Friday inside First Bank & Trust Arena. The matchup, played in front of 2,641 fans, was part of the Cancun Challenge multi-team event.

SDSU never trailed in the contest. Matthew Mors hit a 3-pointer 15 seconds into the affair for the Jackrabbits and Georgia State followed with a field goal to make it 3-2. A nine-point scoring run for the Jacks put them ahead 12-2 at the 15:20 mark of the first half.

Another scoring stretch for the Jacks, this time 12 straight points, put SDSU up 24-4 just over eight minutes into the half. Trey Buchanan knocked down a 3-pointer right before the halftime buzzer to give SDSU a 53-19 halftime advantage.

The Jacks outshot the Panthers 62-28% from the floor and outrebounded Georgia State 25-11 in the opening 20 minutes.

Georgia State kept the second half competitive to start. The Panthers cut the deficit to under 30 points 10 minutes into the second half. However, a 13-0 run late in the second half ballooned the lead to over 40.

The Jackrabbits shot over 61% from the field each half and finished with a 61.7% clip. That field goal percentage, which came on 37 of 60 shooting, was tied for the 10th best during SDSU's Division I era. SDSU also had 28 assists as a team. That total was tied for the second most by the program in a single game, trailing only the 32 notched against Savannah State on Dec. 11, 2018.

South Dakota State's 47-point victory is its highest against a Division I opponent since that contest versus Savannah State, which the Jackrabbits won, 139-72.

SDSU improved to 4-2 in the victory. Georgia State fell to 1-5 overall.

NOTES

Five Jackrabbits scored in double digits. Matthew Mors led the way with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Damon Wilkinson followed with a career-high 17 points and a game-high seven rebounds. Buchanan and Joe Sayler each had 15 points, while Jaden Jackson added 14.
Sayler and Kalen Garry had six assists apiece. Both guards set career highs with those marks. Jackson followed with a season-high five assists and Alec Squires set a career high with four assists.
SDSU outrebounded Georgia State by a 43-22 margin. The Panthers were held to 33.3% from the field and 6 of 32 from 3-point range. The Jackrabbits recorded season highs in 3-pointers made (14) and in percentage (46.7%).

UP NEXT
South Dakota State travels to Mexico for the Cancun Challenge. The Jackrabbits open their two-game stay in Cancun at 5 p.m. CT against Utah Valley.

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