South Dakota Coyotes at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's BasketballKamateros carries South Dakota past W. Illinois 65-60
Xavier Fuller had 14 points and seven rebounds for South Dakota (7-6, 5-0 Summit League), which won its sixth straight game. A.J. Plitzuweit added 13 points. Damani Hayes had eight rebounds.
Stanley Umude, the Coyotes’ leading scorer heading into the matchup at 21.0 points per game, had only four points on 2-of-10 shooting.
Will Carius scored a season-high 21 points for the Leathernecks (2-10, 0-5), whose losing streak reached six games. Tamell Pearson added 19 points. Cameron Burrell had 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Rod Johnson Jr. made Jumper. | 65 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:07 | A.J. Plitzuweit made Free Throw. | 65 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:07 | A.J. Plitzuweit made Free Throw. | 64 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Foul on Will Carius. | 63 - 58 |
Statistics
SDAK |
WIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 20-59 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 13-15 | FT | 15-18 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
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Location: Macomb, IL
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2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 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 | 6 | 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 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |


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