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Jacks and Wolf Pack square off in Reno
12/10/2009 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State snapped its five game losing streak with its first-ever Summit League road win last Saturday at Western Illinois, and then started its second winning streak of the season wit a 95-70 win over Southwest Minnesota State on Tuesday at Frost Arena.
Garrett Callahan scored a personal and team season-high 27 points in the win over SMSU on 8-of-10 shooting to lead four Jackrabbits in double figures. Kai Williams added 16 points, Tony Fiegen added 11 points and Clint Sargent 10.
SMSU scored the first two points of the game, but SDSU answered with a 10-0 run and then continued to build its lead to as high as 19 points in the first half before taking a 13 point, 41-28 lead into the lockerroom.
The Jacks increased their lead a game-high 28 points in the second half before eventually reaching the final 25-point margin.
The Jacks now turn their attention to Nevada, who also played and won at home on Tuesday against a lower level team, as the Wolf Pack downed Fresno-Pacific 89-67.
Callahan leads the Jackrabbit offense through nine games with a 12.9 points per game average, Clint Sargent adds 10.6 points per game, which includes a team-best .524 three-point and .864 free throw percentage. Anthony Cordova averages 10.1 points and a team-high 5.0 rebounds per game and Kai Williams chips in with 9.9 points per game. Michael Palarca leads the Jacks with 26 assists to go with just 10 turnovers.
RABBITS ON THE RADIO - All Jackrabbit men's basketball games, home and on the road, can be heard live on AM 570 WNAX, with Steve Imming doing the play-by-play. The pre-game show begins 15 minutes before tipoff.
Select Jackrabbit games can also be heard on KRKI, ESPN Radio 99.5 FM in Rapid City.
THE JACKRABBIT INSIDER ON KSFY-TV - Fans of South Dakota State University Athletics can now get a weekly behind-the-scenes look at Jackrabbit sports teams with the addition of the "Jackrabbit Insider" to the KSFY Action News lineup.
Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the show airs on Sunday following KSFY's 10 p.m. newscast.
THE JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GoJacks.com - Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com watch every Jackrabbit home game and select road games streaming live on the internet. In addition, subscribers can listen to every game, home and on the road, streaming live on the internet.
To learn more about the Jackrabbit Extra, or to subscribe, log onto GoJacks.com and click on "sign up"
SUMMIT TV ON TheSummitLeague.org - Subscribers to Summit TV on TheSummitLeague.org can watch every Summit League men's and women's basketball game streaming live on the internet. To learn more about Summit TV, log onto TheSummitLeague.org
NAGY TO COACH BAREFOOT FOR SAMARITAN'S FEET - SDSU head coach Scott Nagy, along with the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association and high school coaches throughout the state, teamed up with Samaritan's Feet to raise money and shoes for children all over the world.
All of the coaches from the SDBCA agreed to coach a game barefoot between Jan. 14-23, culminating with coach Nagy coaching barefoot at Frost Arena on Jan. 23, when the Jackrabbits host Oakland.
Fans interested in donating can simply text SHOES to 85944, which automatically adds $5 to your next phone bill. Donations can also be made online at SamaritansFeet.org.
SENIORS CLIMB THE 1,000 POINT CLUB LADDER - Seniors Garrett Callahan and Kai Williams both joined the SDSU 1,000-Point Club last year as juniors and started their climb up the all-time points ladder.
Callahan started the season ranked 25th all-time with 1,092 points, but already moved up to 17th on the list with 1,208 points. Williams started the season 26th all-time with 1,091 point, and starts the week ranked 18th all-time with 1,180 points.
SARGENT CLOSES IN ON 1,000 POINTS - Jackrabbit junior Clint Sargent entered the season with 652 points, 348 shy of becoming the 41st member of the SDSU 1,000 Point Club. His 95 points so far this season gives him 747 career-points, 253 points shy of joining the club. Sargent scored 244 points as a freshman, 408 as a sophomore and ranks second on the team this season with 10.6 points per game.
THREE IN A ROW - A win at Nevada on Saturday would give the Jackrabbits their first three-game winning streak at the Division I level. The Jacks failed to reach the mark in seven previous tries, including three times last season.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT
Nevada Wolf Pack (3-4, 0-0 WAC, 3-0 Home) - The Wolf Pack, who downed NAIA foe Fresno Pacific 89-67 on Tuesday, won both of their prior home games this season and lost all four of their road games, most recently a 61-58 loss at Pacific. One of Nevada's other road losses came at the hands of national power North Carolina, who beat the Wolf Pack 80-73 in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Nov. 29.
NBA prospect Luke Babbit leads the Nevada offense with 18.4 points and with 10.6 rebounds per game. Armon Johnson adds 16.7 points and leads the team with 38 assists. Brandon Fields adds 13.7 points, while Joey Shaw enters the game with a 12.6 points per game average.
The Series vs. Nevada - The Wolf Pack won the first and only meeting between the two teams 96-63, on Dec. 3, 1982, in Reno.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS - The Jackrabbits return home to start a short two-game homestand on Tuesday, when they host Cal Poly in the return game from last year's ESPNU BracketBuster contest in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Central Michigan comes in the following Saturday before the Jacks head to Minnesota for a game against Golden Gophers on Dec. 23.
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