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South Dakota State (14-7, 5-1) at South Dakota (11-8, 2-3) – 4:30 PM EST (ESPN3)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day features the first round of the South Dakota Showdown Series between the Jackrabbits and the host Coyotes. The Jackrabbits started slowly in going 7-6 against D1 competition and opened the Summit League with a loss at Omaha. Since that time, they have reeled off five straight wins to take sole possession of first place. Douglas Wilson is averaging 17.7 points a game for the Jackrabbits (and also averaging 20 points a game in Summit League competition).
While South Dakota started off the season with three wins in the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii, they are only 8-8 overall since that game (6-8 when you take out a pair of non-D1 wins). The ‘Yotes are 2-0 at home in league play with wins against Denver and Omaha but have lost all three road games against Western Illinois, Purdue-Fort Wayne and North Dakota State. Tyler Hagedorn leads South Dakota with 18.4 points a game and 7.1 rebounds a game.