NCAAB

Air Force Falcons at South Dakota Coyotes

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Air Force Falcons
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
53 - 59
South Dakota Coyotes
1-0, 1-0 Home

S. Dakota holds off Air Force with 59-53 season-opening win

The win marked the Coyotes first ever against Air Force in eight attempts. It was the first matchup between the programs since 2018.

South Dakota led 32-22 at halftime and extended the lead to 41-26 on a basket by Perrott-Hunt with 16:29 left. The Falcons proceeded to outscore South Dakota 27-14, and reduced their deficit to 55-53 with 18 seconds to go on a 3-pointer from A.J. Walker.

Mason Archambault and Erik Oliver each made a pair of free throws to seal the win.

Ethan Taylor and A.J. Walker each scored 14 points for Air Force.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 59
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 53 - 59
2nd 0:00 South Dakota Defensive Rebound. 53 - 59
2nd 0:00 Ethan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. 53 - 59
2nd 0:06 Erik Oliver made Free Throw. 53 - 59

Statistics

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20-45 FG 21-58
44 Field Goal % 36
7-23 3PT 6-18
30 Three Point % 33
6-12 FT 11-16
50 Free Throw % 69
29 Rebounds 39
1 Offensive Rebounds 13
28 Defensive Rebounds 26
8 Assists 10
5 Steals 6
5 Blocks 2
17 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 13
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
18 Fouls 15
2 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Sanford Pentagon

Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 1,854 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah State 15-5 - 27-6
San Diego State 14-6 1 22-10
New Mexico 13-7 2 23-10
Grand Canyon 13-7 2 20-12
Nevada 12-8 3 22-12
Boise State 12-8 3 20-12
Colorado State 11-9 4 21-12
UNLV 11-9 4 17-16
Wyoming 9-11 6 18-14
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 - 27-7
St. Thomas-Minnesota 12-4 2 24-9
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
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