USD Falters Down the Stretch

WACO, Texas – Despite a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds from senior Trey Burch-Manning, the South Dakota men’s basketball team fell 63-57 at Baylor Tuesday night in the Ferrell Center. The Coyotes led for over 30 minutes in the contest but a dry spell over the final 4:58 of action allowed the Bears to overcome a six-point deficit with a 12-0 run. South Dakota held a slight edge in rebounds at 42-41 and used 13 offensive rebounds to tally 19 second-chance points. Burch-Manning tallied the 500th rebound of his career in the game becoming the 31st player in the history of the program to achieve the feat. He now has 503 rebounds at USD and 15 games of 10 or more rebounds. King McClure led Baylor with 15 points as the Bears shot 40.4 percent (23-of-57) from the field. South Dakota shot 22-of-63 in the game for 34.9 percent. South Dakota returns to the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Saturday hosting CSU Bakersfield.