Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Mayville State (Exhibition) on October 29, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.
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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Monday, December 2
Brookings, S.D.
7 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
Dakota Wesleyan
Photo by: Jenna Batka
JACKS BEGIN THREE-GAME WEEK MONDAY
12/1/2024 8:11:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| South Dakota State Men's Basketball: Games 9 & 10 | |
| Date and Time (Gm 9 | Gm 10) | Monday, Dec. 2Â - 7 p.m. CT | Wednesday, Dec. 4 - 8 PM CT |
| Location (Gm 9 | Gm 10) | Brookings, South Dakota | Missoula, Montana |
| Site (Gm 9 | Gm 10) | First Bank & Trust Arena | Dahlberg Arena |
| Streaming (Gm 9 | Gm 10) | Summit League Network | ESPN+ |
| Tickets (Gm 9 | Gm 10) | JackrabbitTickets.com | GoGriz.com |
| Audio | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page | Game Notes vs. Montana |
| Opponents | Dakota Wesleyan | Montana |
South Dakota State continues non-conference play this week with three games over the course of a six-day span. The Jackrabbits host Dakota Wesleyan first at 7 p.m. on Monday.
The Jacks then play a pair of games as a part of the Big Sky-Summit Challenge. SDSU travels to Missoula, Mont., to face the Grizzlies in Dahlberg Arena at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday. The Jackrabbits take on Eastern Washington at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Brookings.
SDSU is coming off a 2-1 stay at the Cayman Islands Classic. Oscar Cluff was named to the All-Tournament Team for three consecutive double-double performances. The Jackrabbits beat Duquesne, an NCAA Tournament squad a season ago. SDSU fell 83-82 to Boise State in the semifinals just narrowly missing out extending the matchup to overtime. The Jacks closed out the trip by beating Missouri State, 75-55, leading for more than 38 minutes in the contest.
SDSU stands at 6-2 overall with the Jackrabbits' only other loss a 78-69 defeat to Northern Colorado on a neutral-site floor. The Jack look to improve on one of their stronger starts in recent memory. Since SDSU made the transition to the Division I level in 2004, the Jacks have had similar opening eight-game starts in two other seasons. SDSU's 2015-16 team eventually opened the first 10 games of its season with a 9-1 record, while the 2021-22 squad got its schedule started with an 8-2 record.
Dakota Wesleyan travels to Brookings with a 6-2 record to begin its 2023-24 season. The Tigers' only losses include a two-point defeat to Valley City State and a loss to NAIA nationally-ranked Northwestern. DWU fell in an exhibition to South Dakota on Nov. 14, 92-69, in Vermillion.
The Jacks face a set of familiar foes in the Big Sky-Summit Challenge this week. Two years ago, SDSU traveled to Missoula and hosted EWU in Brookings as part of the series. The Jackrabbits dropped an 81-56 contest to the Griz that season and fell to 1-6 all-time against Montana. SDSU trailed by 23 late in the second half versus the Eagles, but mounted a furious comeback that was capped by a Zeke Mayo game-winner for a 77-76 win. SDSU is 2-0 all-time over EWU.
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