COWBOYS BEAT JACKRABBITS IN SIOUX FALLS

Monday, December 15

Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon)

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

7-6,0-0Summit League

Wyoming

9-2,0-0Mountain West

Wyoming

South Dakota St.

12/15/2025 9:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Wyoming made nine of its first 10 shot attempts and never looked back in an 87-72 victory over South Dakota State on Monday, Dec. 15, inside the Sanford Pentagon.

The Cowboys got out to a hot start from the field to jump out to a 20-8 advantage. The Jackrabbits used a seven-point scoring run to cut the deficit to 20-15 with 10 minutes, 37 seconds remaining in the opening half.

Wyoming responded and had the lead back to double digits, 29-17, at the 6:28 mark. A 3-pointer by SDSU's Kalen Garry briefly made it a nine-point margin with just over a minute left on the clock, however a layup by Wyoming's Leland Walker at the buzzer made it 40-29 at the break.

The Cowboys extended the lead to 19 within the opening four minutes of the second half and led by as many as 23. A 14-3 run by the Jackrabbits trimmed the Wyoming lead to 64-52 with 9:06 to play, but the Pokes responded with six straight points to keep the Jacks at bay.

Wyoming finished the matchup with a 38-21 rebounding edge. The Cowboys also outshot the Jackrabbits by a 54-40% margin.

The Pokes improved to 9-2 overall in the victory, while the Jackrabbits fell to 7-6.

NOTES

Wyoming is now 6-1 all-time against SDSU. The Cowboys have won the last four meetings between the two squads.
The Pokes had four players finish scoring in double digits paced by 25 points by Nasir Meyer. Khaden Bennett had a game-high nine rebounds and Walker dished five assists.
Four Jackrabbits scored double digits in Garry (15), Jaden Jackson (13), Joe Sayler (12) and Damon Wilkinson (12). Sayler also had team highs in rebounds (5) and assists (4). Bubz Alvarez scored a season-high eight points for South Dakota State.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State travels to Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown on Friday. The Jackrabbits will take on the Milwaukee Panthers in the Fiserv Forum with tipoff set for 4 p.m.

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