NCAAB

Denver Pioneers at South Dakota Coyotes

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Denver Pioneers
7-20, 1-13 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
45 - 72
South Dakota Coyotes
11-15, 6-5 Home

Umude double-double lifts South Dakota over Denver 72-45

Triston Simpson had 13 points and six rebounds for South Dakota (11-15, 5-8 Summit League). Cody Kelley added 12 points. Trey Burch-Manning had 11 points for the home team.

David Nzekwesi had 14 points for the Pioneers (7-20, 2-11), who have now lost six straight games. Joe Rosga added 13 points. Alperen Kurnaz had eight rebounds.

The Coyotes improve to 2-0 against the Pioneers on the season. South Dakota defeated Denver 71-70 on Jan. 2. South Dakota matches up against South Dakota State on the road on Saturday. Denver plays North Dakota on the road on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 45 - 72
2nd 0:29 David Nzekwesi made Free Throw. 45 - 72
2nd 0:29 David Nzekwesi made Free Throw. 44 - 72
2nd 0:29 Foul on Dan Jech. 43 - 72
2nd 0:49 Denver Defensive Rebound. 43 - 72

Statistics

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17-55 FG 25-54
31 Field Goal % 46
5-15 3PT 13-29
33 Three Point % 45
6-8 FT 9-12
75 Free Throw % 75
35 Rebounds 32
8 Offensive Rebounds 3
27 Defensive Rebounds 29
7 Assists 15
2 Steals 6
2 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 7
2 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 7
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 10
0 Fast Break Points 5
18 Points in Paint 18
13 Fouls 12
4 Largest Lead 30

Game Information

Venue: Sanford Coyote Sports Center

Location: Vermillion, SD
Attendance: 1,976 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings