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South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
17-8, 5-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 61
Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-15, 4-8 Home

Summit leader South Dakota St. beats Western Illinois, 71-61

Alex Arians had 14 points and six rebounds for South Dakota State. Noah Freidel added 11 points.

South Dakota State (17-8, 8-2) dominated the first half and led 42-24 at halftime. The Leathernecks' 24 points in the first half were a season low.

Zion Young had 16 points for the Western Illinois (5-15, 2-8), which saw its losing streak reach five games. Ben Pyle added 15 points and Kobe Webster had 12.

The Jackrabbits improve to 2-0 against the Leathernecks for the season. South Dakota State defeated Western Illinois 91-56 on Jan. 4.

South Dakota State faces Nebraska Omaha at home next Saturday. Western Illinois matches up against Purdue Fort Wayne on the road on Wednesday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 61
2nd 0:01 Matt Dentlinger made Free Throw. 71 - 61
2nd 0:01 Matt Dentlinger made Free Throw. 70 - 61
2nd 0:01 Foul on Zion Young. 69 - 61

Statistics

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26-50 FG 24-65
52 Field Goal % 37
8-17 3PT 8-30
47 Three Point % 27
11-14 FT 5-7
79 Free Throw % 71
41 Rebounds 25
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
32 Defensive Rebounds 17
11 Assists 11
1 Steals 10
5 Blocks 5
18 Turnovers 5
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 5
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 18
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
15 Fouls 15
20 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 772 | 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 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26
Full Standings