BOZEMAN, Mont. — South Dakota State men’s basketball dropped a hard-fought contest Thursday night at Montana State, 77-70. The Jackrabbits (6-4) shot 41.9 as a team in front of 4,877 fans, led by four double figure scorers. Douglas Wilson paced the team with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Tray Buchanan matched his career-high with 15 points, hitting 5-of-6 at the line. David Wingett buried three 3-pointers to finish with 13 points and Brandon Key, who dished a team-high five assists, scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers. Buchanan and Matt Dentlinger each had six rebounds, as Dentlinger tallied three assists and a pair of blocks. Montana State had d3 double figurer scorers led by Herald Frey with 23. Amin Adamu finished with 19 and Laden Ricketts had 11 respectivly. South Dakota State heads for Fort Collins, Colorado next Tuesday to face Colorado State.
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BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team defeated Coppin State 94-41 on Thursday night at Frost Arena to advance to 6-3 on the season. A quartet of Jackrabbits reached double figures led by Tori Nelson who turned in a career-best 23 points. Nelson went 9-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-6 from long distance. Sydney Stapleton scored 17 of South Dakota State’s 34 bench points. The sophomore shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, making a career-best five 3-pointers. The junior pair of Myah Selland and Tylee Irwin added 13 and 11 points, respectively. The Jacks outrebounded the Eagels, 54-28, as Kallie Theisen pulled down a team-best 12 boards. State grabbed 24 offensive rebounds to convert on 23 second-chance points. Jalynda Sally led Coppin State with 10 points. South Dakota State will travel to take on No. 3/3 Oregon on Sunday.
