EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Jack Doumbia had 17 points in Norfolk State’s 84-65 win over South Dakota State on Thursday night (Dec. 21, 2023) in the Sun Bowl Invitational.
Doumbia finished 7 of 11 from the field for the Spartans (9-6). George Beale scored 14 points while going 5 of 7 (4 for 5 from 3-point range). Jamarii Thomas and Allen Betrand both added 13 points.
Kalen Garry led the way for the Jackrabbits (6-7) with 17 points. Zeke Mayo added 11 points for South Dakota State. Nate Barnhart also had 10 points and two steals.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Emma Ronsiek scored 19 points and blocked a career-high seven shots, which tied a school record, and No. 21 Creighton eased past South Dakota State 58-46 on Thursday (Dec. 21, 2023) night.
Morgan Maly added 13 points for the Bluejays (8-2), who shot 23 of 61.
Brooklyn Meyer had 12 points to lead the Jackrabbits (9-5) and Tori Nelson 10.
Ronsiek hit a 3-pointer to start a 15-0 run, and contributed a total of nine points that turned a 23-14 deficit into a 29-23 lead at halftime.
It was the second-straight loss to a ranked team for SDSU, which won 29 games last year and won a first-round game in the NCAA Tournament. Four of five losses are to ranked teams, the fifth being a two-point loss at Wisconsin. The other losses were South Carolina, Washington State and Gonzaga.
The Jackrabbits missed their last six shots of the second-quarter and the drought continued for 10 minutes (0-for-11 shooting) going into the third quarter.
South Dakota State ended up 2 of 10 with seven turnovers in the third quarter and Creighton closed with a 10-2 to take a 44-30 lead into the fourth quarter. The lead stayed in double figures the rest of the way.
Creighton had 19 assists on 23 baskets and South Dakota State had 16 on 21 field goals. The teams were a combined 6 of 8 from the foul line.
The Bluejays return to Big East play with a home game against St. John’s on Dec. 30.
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