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South Dakota State University Athletics
Summit League Play Begins in Denver
12/31/2014 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State closed the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 74-63 loss at No. 23 Northern Iowa on Sunday, the second straight loss for the Jackrabbits against a ranked opponent after falling at No. 14 Utah on Dec. 23.
The Jacks now turn their attention to Summit League play, and enter their first game of league play at Denver with a 9-5 record. The Jacks and Pioneers, who enter league play with a 6-7 record, tip on Friday at 8 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT, inside Magness Arena.
SDSU won the last meeting at Denver, an improbable 74-73 victory that saw the Jacks erase a 10-point deficit over the last 10 minutes of the game, which included a pair of clutch Jordan Dykstra 3-pointers late in the game.
Dykstra, who went scoreless in the first half of the game, scored 14 of his team-high 18 points over the last 2 minutes, 51 seconds to secure the Jackrabbit win.
TONIGHT'S OPPONENT
DENVER PIONEERS (6-7, 0-0 Summit): The Pioneers finished fourth in their first season in The Summit League last year, but garnered 12 first place votes in the 2014-15 preseason poll, where they came in just behind league favorite Fort Wayne.
Denver opens league play following a dramatic overtime win at home over Saint Joseph's on Monday in Denver.
THE SERIES vs. DENVER
SDSU leads the all-time series 6-4 after sweeping the season series last year, which includes an improbable 74-73 come-from-behind win in Denver on Jan. 30, 2014 and a 78-69 win on Feb. 27, 2014 at Frost Arena.
ON THE RADIO
The pregame show on the Jackrabbit Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to tip with Tyler Merriam on the play-by-play.
Originated from the AM 570 WNAX studios in Yankton, S.D., every SDSU men's basketball game can be heard live on a total of seven stations on the Jackrabbit Sports Network.
WNAX - 570 AM – Yankton
KBFS - 1450 AM – Belle Fourche
KJJQ - 910 AM – Brookings
KDSJ - 980 AM – Deadwood
KORN - 1490 AM – Mitchell
KJOE - 106.1 FM – Pipestone, Minn.
KSDR - 1480 AM – Watertown
ON THE INTERNET
Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra can listen to every game streaming live on the internet at no cost. Subscribers can also watch every home game streaming live in HD on the internet for a fee.
LIVE STATS
Find live stats for all home games online at GoJacksLive.com
CLICK HERE for the link to live stats for SDSU at Denver on Friday
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER: @GoJacksMBB
Follow the team's official Twitter account for live in-game updates for every game, home and on the road.
ON TELEVISION
Network: ROOT SPORTS
Play-by-Play: Vic Lombardi
Analyst: Greg Lackey
Channels: DirecTV 683, Dish Network 414, Comcast Cable 26 or 665 HD (Denver Television Market)
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
SDSU concludes its first Summit League weekend of the season on Sunday at North Dakota State at 4 p.m., when the Jackrabbits and Bison meet at Scheels Arena, NDSU's temporary home, while the Bison Sports Arena undergoes a major renovation.
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