NCAAB

South Dakota Coyotes at Denver Pioneers

· SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
South Dakota Coyotes
12-18, 2-13 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
55 - 71
Denver Pioneers
16-14, 9-4 Home

Denver rolls past South Dakota 71-55

Denver led 38-32 at halftime, then held South Dakota to 23 second-half points on 35 percent shooting. Olson's 3-pointer to start the second half gave Denver a nine-point lead.

Bryant Rucker had 14 points for Denver (16-14) and Jalen Love added 12. The Pioneers forced 11 turnovers, leading to 20 points.

South Dakota (12-18) was led by Brandon Bos with 13 and Trevor Gruis' 12. The Coyotes made five 3-pointers in the first half but made just 1 of 7 in the second.

The Coyotes trailed 60-50 with 3:46 left, then only made one more field goal, a Tavian Pomlee 3-pointer with 40 second left, the rest of the game.

Denver faces top-seeded North Dakota State in the semifinals on Monday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 55 - 71
2nd 0:19 Marcus Byrd Defensive Rebound. 55 - 71
2nd 0:19 Casey Kasperbauer missed Three Point Jumper. 55 - 71
2nd 0:31 Cam Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Bryant Rucker. 55 - 71
2nd 0:40 Tavian Pomlee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Norris. 55 - 69

Statistics

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18-39 FG 25-48
46 Field Goal % 52
6-16 3PT 10-22
38 Three Point % 45
13-23 FT 11-19
57 Free Throw % 58
25 Rebounds 29
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
19 Defensive Rebounds 19
10 Assists 14
5 Steals 5
4 Blocks 1
11 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
16 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Sioux Falls Arena

Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Capacity:

2025-26 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Dakota State 14-2 - 27-8
St. Thomas 12-4 2 24-10
North Dakota 10-6 4 18-17
South Dakota 8-8 6 16-16
Omaha 8-8 6 16-17
Denver 8-8 7 15-17
South Dakota State 7-9 7 14-18
Oral Roberts 4-12 10 10-23
Kansas City 1-15 13 4-27

2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Gonzaga 16-2 - 31-4
Saint Mary's 16-2 - 27-6
Santa Clara 15-3 1 26-9
Oregon State 9-9 7 17-16
Seattle U 8-10 8 21-14
Pacific 8-10 8 18-15
San Francisco 8-10 8 17-16
Washington State 7-11 9 12-20
Loyola Marymount 6-12 10 15-17
Portland 6-12 10 15-19
San Diego 5-13 11 12-21
Pepperdine 4-14 12 9-23
Full Standings