Quandre Bullock put up 31 points as South Dakota beat Omaha 91-87 on Wednesday night ending the Mavericks' nine-game winning streak.
Sioux Falls and Vermillion have been nominated for USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards. Each city has been nominated for its bustling art scene.
North Dakota State’s women’s basketball team earned a big win over South Dakota yesterday in Vermillion, taking down the Coyotes 72-53. The Bison were led by Abbie Draper, who dropped 29 points and hit 12-of-16 shots from the field. The senior forward also snatched a team high 12 rebounds.
Omaha Mavericks (13-9, 7-0 Summit League) at South Dakota Coyotes (12-10, 3-4 Summit League) Vermillion, South Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -1.5; over/under is 168.5 BOTTOM LINE: Omaha plays South Dakota after JJ White scored 35 points in Omaha's 84-76 victory over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (16-3, 6-0 Summit) at South Dakota Coyotes (9-11, 3-3 Summit) Vermillion, South Dakota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South
Jacari White's 32 points led North Dakota State over South Dakota 103-77 on Saturday. White shot 10 for 13 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Bison (15-6, 4-2 Summit League).
MITCHELL — A pair of Class A girls basketball powers saw their stock rise in the latest South Dakota Prep Media poll this week after extending undefeated starts to the season at the Hanson Classic on Saturday.
The Jacks are 16-3 this year, with impressive wins over Creighton, Wisconsin and Oregon, and losses to Duke, Texas and Georgia Tech. They've won six in a row but have been tested by a few Summit League foes already. They had to rally for an 83-76 road win at St. Thomas on Wednesday.
USD then missed an open 3-pointer and a difficult – but makeable – layup in the final minute of the third that could’ve cut their deficit to just three heading into the fourth. Instead, they still trailed by eight.
North Dakota visits the South Dakota Coyotes after Walker Demers scored 20 points in the Fighting Hawks' 76-71 loss to the Saint Thomas Tommies.
BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State plays South Dakota after Brooklyn Meyer scored 21 points in South Dakota State’s 83-76 win over the Saint Thomas Tommies. The Coyotes are 7-4 on their home court. South Dakota ranks sixth in the Summit with 30.6 points per game in the paint led by Grace Larkins averaging 16.0.
North Dakota State Bison (12-6, 4-1 Summit) at South Dakota Coyotes (9-10, 3-2 Summit) Vermillion, South Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota will try to keep its four-game home