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Jacks meet OU and IPFW on final road trip
2/17/2010 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State returns to the road for the final time in the 2009-10 season this week with games at league-leader Oakland on Thursday and at IPFW on Saturday. The Jackrabbits and Golden Grizzlies tip-off on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, while the Jacks and Mastodons get things going early on Saturday with a 2 p.m. ET start.
Bad luck and buzzer-beaters busted the Jacks in their only game last week, as North Dakota State's Nate Zastrow hit a game tying three-pointer as time expired in regulation. NDSU's Josh Vaughan hit one as time expired in the first overtime, but strangest play of the Bison's 90-85 double-overtime win over South Dakota State came with 23 seconds left in regulation.
The Jackrabbits, led 64-60 with 23 seconds on the clock when Zastrow went to the free throw line for two shots. He made the first shot for a 64-61 SDSU lead, but his second shot bounced out and got stuck between the rim and the backboard forcing a jump ball. The possession arrow pointed to the Bison, setting the stage for the first buzzer-beater of the night.
NDSU scored first in the second OT and never trailed again, sending 3,575 shocked Jackrabbit fans back into snow outside of Frost Arena.
Clint Sargent enters the week leading the Jackrabbit offense with 12.8 points per game, and leading the team with a 46.5 percent three-point field goal percentage and an 85.4 free throw percentage. Sargent also needs just 27 points over the weekend to become the 42nd Jackrabbit to reach the 1,000 point milestone, and the third along with Kai Williams and Garrett Callahan to score all of them at the Division I level.
Callahan comes into the week averaging an even 12 points per game, Kai Williams adds 10.3 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game, while Nate Wolters enters the week with a 9.8 points per game average to go along with his team-high 28 steals.
NAGY RAISING MONEY FOR HATIAN RELIEF EFFORTS - SDSU head coach Scott Nagy teamed-up with Samaritan's Feet, the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association and high school coaches throughout the state, 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, against Oakland.
Anyone interested in donating can simply text SHOES to 85944, which automatically adds $5 to your next phone bill. Donations from the 605 area code go specifically to Haiti the earthquake relief efforts. Donations can also be made online at SamaritansFeet.org
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
CALLAHAN CLIMBING THE CHARTS - Garrett Callahan joined the SDSU 1,000-Point Club on Feb. 12, 2009, and continues his climb up the all-time scoring charts. Callahan cracked the top-10 in the Jacks win over Southern Utah on Feb. 4, and enters this week eighth on the all-time list at SDSU with 1,392 points.
More than just a scorer, Callahan entered the top-10 in assists on Feb. 6, against UMKC and enters the week tied for 10th all-time at SDSU with 241 assists.
WILLIAMS MAKES HIS MARK - Kai Williams completed an old fashioned three-point play in overtime against Oakland on Jan. 31, 2009, to become the 39th member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club and the first to score all of his points at the Division I level. Now a senior, Williams enters the week ranked 12th all-time with 1,349 points.
In addition to his climb up the SDSU scoring charts, Williams also rebounded his way into the top-five in career-rebounds. He led the Jacks in rebounding in each of his first three years on the team and enters the week ranked fourth on the all-time list with 805.
SARGENT CLOSES IN ON 1,000 POINTS - Junior Clint Sargent continues to close in on the 1,000-point milestone. His team-high 321 points so far this season gives him 973 career-points, 27 points shy of joining the club.
WOLTERS TIES FREE THROW RECORD - Freshman Nate Wolters tied the SDSU single game free-throw percentage record when he went 12-for-12 from the free throw line in the Jacks win over UMKC last week. Wolters tied the record first set by Jim Sutton in a win over St. Thomas (Minn.) on Dec. 17, 1956 and equaled by Garrett Callahan in a win over Southern Utah on Feb. 12, 2009.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (20-8, 14-1 Summit, 10-1 Home) - A virtual lock to earn the number one seed at The Summit League Championships next month in Sioux Falls, the Golden Grizzlies enter Thursday's game with the Jackrabbits riding a five-game winning streak. That streak includes weekend sweeps over the last two weeks.
Keith Benson leads a potent Oakland attack with 17.1 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. He also leads the team, and the league, with 91 blocks. Johnathon Jones adds 11.8 points, Derrick Nelson 11.7 points and Larry Wright 10.8 points per game.
The Series vs. Oakland - The Golden Grizzlies lead the all-time series 5-1. The Jacks lone win in the series came on Jan. 31, 2008, a 74-68 come-from-behind win in overtime at Frost Arena. Kai Williams scored his 1,000th career point in the win.
The First Meeting vs. Oakland (1/23/10) - SDSU led for most of game, but the Golden Grizzlies kept the Jackrabbits close enough to come back and win 85-82, despite the best efforts of the season-high crowd of 4,064 fans in Frost Arena.
IPFW Mastodons (12-13, 7-8 Summit, 7-4 Home) - The Mastodons snapped a season-long three game losing streak in their last game, a 72-65 overtime win at Southern Utah last week. Prior to that streak, the 'Dons won five of their last six games, with the only loss coming at the hands of the Jacks in the first meeting of the season.
Deilvez Yearby leads the IPFW offense with 14.1 points per game, leads the defense with 8.7 rebounds per game and adds a team-high 60 blocks, 50 more than any other player on the team. Ben Botts adds 11.4 point per game, while Zach Plackemeier averages 9.4 points per game to go along with his team-high 89 assists.
The Series vs. IPFW - IPFW leads the all-time series 6-3. Each team won on its home floor last season, including a 100-66 Mastodon win in the last meeting in Fort Wayne on Jan. 2, 2009.
The First Meeting vs. IPFW (1/21/10) - SDSU trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half and by 14 points at halftime in the first meeting of the season, but the Jackrabbits battled back for a hard-fought 65-64 come-from-behind victory at Frost Arena. Nate Wolters keyed the comeback, scoring 13 of the Jackrabbits final 15 points in the win.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS - The Jackrabbits return home next weekend to close out the season with games against Western Illinois on Thursday and against IUPUI on Saturday.
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