SDSU & ST. THOMAS CLASH THURSDAY AT SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNEY

Thursday, March 5

Sioux Falls, S.D. (Denny Sanford PREMIER Center)

8:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

St. Thomas

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Photo by: Andrew Pedersen

3/4/2026 9:53:00 AM | Men's Basketball

By: Andrew Pedersen

Game 32: #7 South Dakota State (14-17, 7-9) vs. #2 St. Thomas (23-8, 12-4)
Date and Time	Thursday, March 5 - 8:30 p.m. CT
Location	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Site	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Television/Stream	Midco Sports / Summit League Network
Audio	GoJacks.com
Live Stats	GoJacksLive.com (Statbroadcast)
Tickets	Ticketmaster
South Dakota State	Game Notes \| Home Page
St. Thomas	Home Page

South Dakota State heads to Sioux Falls to participate in the 2026 Summit League Basketball Championship. The Jackrabbits are the No. 7 seed in the tournament and will face second-seed St. Thomas at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.

SDSU is 28-10 all-time in The Summit League tournament. The Jackrabbits have won the tournament seven times, the most among the conference's current members.

South Dakota State is 13-4 all-time in its opening game of the Summit League Championship. A season ago, the Jackrabbits fell in the quarterfinals as the No. 3 seed to No. 6 seed North Dakota, 85-69. The year prior saw the Jacks win the 2024 tournament crown to go along with titles won in 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022.

The 2026 edition of the tournament features SDSU as the seventh seed in the nine-team field. It is the first time the Jackrabbits have been the No. 7 seed since their first appearance in The Summit League Championship in 2009. That year saw the Jackrabbits defeat No. 2 Oral Roberts in overtime (72-69) before falling in the semifinals to Oakland.

South Dakota State finished the regular season with a 14-17 overall record and went 7-9 in conference play. Leading the way in league competition were Joe Sayler and Damon Wilkinson. The two were SDSU's leading scorers across the 16-game league slate. Both were recognized as honorable mentions to the All-Summit League team on Tuesday.

The Jackrabbits face the Tommies for the second time in tournament play. The two sides faced off in the 2024 semifinals. A defensive battle saw SDSU finish with a 43-33% shooting edge en route to a 59-49 victory.

St. Thomas closed out its 2025-26 schedule with a 23-8 record and 12-4 mark in league play. The Tommies beat the Jackrabbits in both regular season matchups, earning a 74-69 win in St. Paul and 77-62 victory in Brookings. First Team All-Summit League performers Nick Janowski and Nolan Minessale led UST by averaging 22 and 20 points per game, respectively, versus SDSU.

COVERAGE INFORMATION
The contest between the Jackrabbits and Tommies will be televised on Midco Sports. Live stats for the game are available on GoJacksLive.com. Every SDSU men's basketball game can be heard on the Jackrabbit Sports Network, at GoJacks.com.watch or on the Varsity App. To keep up with the Jackrabbits, follow along with the program on their social media accounts @GoJacksMBB or visit GoJacks.com.

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