Grand Canyon Lopes at South Dakota State Jackrabbits
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 79
South Dakota State wins nation-best 21st straight home game
Jenkins, the 2017-18 Summit League freshman of the year, was 8 of 16 from the field and 11 of 15 at the free-throw line. Daum, the two-time Summit League player of the year, finished sixth in the nation in points at 23.9 and 14th in rebounds at 10.3 last year. He has a chance to become the ninth player in Division I history to reach 3,000 career points as he entered the season with 2,232.
South Dakota State has reached the NCAA Tournament the past three seasons, and five of the last seven. The Jackrabbits went 28-7 last year and challenged Ohio State in the first round of the tournament.
Trey Drechsel and Carlos Johnson each scored 17 points for Grand Canyon. Sophomore center Alessandro Lever, picked as the Western Athletic Conference's preseason player of the year, scored nine points.
Twice in the last four seasons, Grand Canyon has opened the season on the road against the nation's top-ranked team.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 | South Dakota State Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Trey Drechsel missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | David Jenkins made Free Throw. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | David Jenkins made Free Throw. | 74 - 78 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 SDST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-70 | FG | 28-58 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-34 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 17-20 | FT | 16-26 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Assists | 8 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Brookings, SD
Attendance: 1,933 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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 |