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Jacks non-conference season ends at Minnesota
12/21/2009 7:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State went 1-1 last week in its first multigame homestand of the season to boost its home record to 3-2 heading into the Summit League home opener on Dec. 31, against Oral Roberts.
The Jackrabbits went 7-2 in league home games last season, but before they can turn their attention to the league home opener against the Golden Eagles, the Jacks need to keep their focus on the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who host the Jacks on Wednesday in Minneapolis for the fourth straight year and 12th time in the long history of both programs.
After struggling in a loss to Cal Poly last Tuesday in Brookings, the Jacks bounced back with an 80-72 win over Central Michigan on Saturday. Griffan Callahan scored a career-high 15 points to lead four Jackrabbits in double figures, including Dale Moss, who finished with 11 points and a game-high seven rebounds. Kai Williams and Nate Wolters both added 10 points in the win.
The Chippewas led by seven points early in the first half, but the Jacks kept their composure and worked their way back to tie the game three times before eventually taking the lead for good on a pair of Moss free throws with 9:20 left in the first half. The Jacks kept their foot on the gas, and used a 13-0 run to end the half that put them up 39-24 at the break. Central Michigan did get to within six points midway through the second half, but the Jacks quickly got the lead back into double digits and never allowed CMU to get closer than eight points the rest of the way.
Callahan continues to lead the Jackrabbit offense with 12.0 points per game and with 10 steals. Clint Sargent adds 10.2 points per game as the only other player to average in double figures. Williams averages 9.7 points and leads the team with 4.8 rebounds per game.
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 tip-off.
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
THE JACKRABBITS ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK -Jackrabbit fans can watch Wednesday's game at Minneota on the Big Ten Network cable channel. Various Cable and satellite providers carry the Big Ten Network, including DirecTV (channel 610) and Dish Network (channel 439).
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 16th on the list with 1,236 points. Williams started the season 26th all-time with 1,091 points, and starts the week ranked 18th all-time with 1,207 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 122 points so far this season gives him 774 career-points, 226 points shy of joining the club.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT
Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-3, 0-0 Big Ten, 7-0 Home) - The Golden Gophers began the season ranked 18th in the AP Poll, and then rose to 16th after the first week of the season when they started with four straight wins, including a win over No. 10 Butler in the opening game of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. The Gophers then dropped their next two games of the 76 Classic and their game in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to fall out of the poll.
Minnesota bounced back from its three-game skid to win its next four games, all of them at home, leading up to Wednesday's game with the Jackrabbits, the fifth game in a six-game homestand for the Gophers.
Lawrence Westbrook leads the Gophers through 10 games with an even 13 points per game, Damian Johnson adds 10.8 points and Blake Hoffarber averages 10.5. Ralph Sampson III averages 8.6 points per game and leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game.
The Series vs. Minnesota - Minnesota leads the all-time series 11-0, including wins in each of the last four seasons. Clint Sargent came off the bench for just the second time in his career last year to lead the Jacks with a career-high 25 points in the 74-60 loss. Garrett Callahan finished the game with 15 points.
Minnesota won the first meeting of the series 59-21 on Dec. 6, 1930 at Williams Arena.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS - The Jackrabbits return home after the holiday break to open the home portion of their conference schedule against Oral Roberts on New Year's Eve and against Centenary in the Lamb Bonanza on Jan. 2, 2010, in the first doubleheader of the year at Frost Arena.
The Jacks and Golden Eagles tip-off on Thursday at 7 p.m., while the Centenary game starts on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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