Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Dakota State on November 6, 2025 at 7 p.m.
/
7 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Dakota State
South Dakota State University Athletics
Jacks Return Home to Host Western Illinois
1/6/2015 7:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State returns home from a season-long seven game road swing to host its first Summit League game of the season tonight, when the Jackrabbits host Western Illinois.
The long road trip started with three wins at the World Vision Classic, hosted by Utah State. The event also included the long-awaited debut of junior transfer George Marshall, who didn't disappoint in winning tournament MVP honors. The Jacks opened the event with a 75-72 overtime win over Idaho State, downed Bakersfield by a 53-49 score in the second game, and then beat the host Aggies 68-65 in overtime in the championship game.
Along with winning a trophy, the Jackrabbits snapped a 50-game Utah State winning streak in home tournaments, dropping the Aggies to 51-2 all-time in home tournaments. Cody Larson joined Marshall on the all-tournament team.
The Jackrabbits then traveled to Salt Lake City to take on No. 14 Utah, but came up short against the Utes, which snapped a seven game winning streak and started a the current four game skid.
For the first time in school history, the Jacks played ranked opponents in consecutive games when they played at No. 23 Northern Iowa on Dec. 28. From there, SDSU opened league play last Friday with a loss at Denver, followed by a loss at North Dakota State on Sunday.
TONIGHT'S OPPONENT
WESTERN ILLINOIS FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS (7-6, 2-0 Summit): Picked to finish seventh in The Summit League Preseason Poll, the Leathernecks opened league play with a 73-67 home win over preseason favorite Fort Wayne on Friday, and then followed that up with an 80-78 win over Omaha on Sunday in Macomb, Ill. The Mavericks landed in the six spot in The Summit League Preseason Poll.
THE SERIES vs. WESTERN ILLINOIS
The Jackrabbits lead the all-time series 15-3, with wins in each of the last 12 meetings, which includes season sweeps in the last five seasons and a pair of wins in The Summit League Championships, including a 71-50 win on March 9, 2014.
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 vs. Western Illinois
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
No television for SDSU vs. Western Illinois
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
After one game at home, SDSU returns to the road for one game, when the Jackrabbits travel to Omaha to take on the Mavericks on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The Jackrabbits then return home for a season-long three game homestand.
Men's Basketball Weekly Update (11.05.2025)
Wednesday, November 05
Women's Basketball Weekly Update (11.05.2025)
Wednesday, November 05
Dan Jackson Show (11.04.2025)
Wednesday, November 05
Volleyball Weekly Update (11.04.2025)
Tuesday, November 04