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South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks Recap - South Dakota State Wins 60-59
Zeke Mayo scored 14 points leading South Dakota State to a 60-59 victory over North Dakota at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center on Saturday.
South Dakota State earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -5.5-point spread.
South Dakota State got 14 points from Matt Dentlinger and another 13 points from Alex Arians. Zeke Mayo contributed 4 assists, while Zeke Mayo cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.
North Dakota got 16 points from Tsotne Tsartsidze in a losing cause and another 12 points from Matt Norman. Jalun Trent contributed 5 assists for them, while Brady Danielson had 8 rebounds.
South Dakota State was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored North Dakota as they grabbed 33 boards, while South Dakota State only had 30
South Dakota State heads into a battle against South Dakota. North Dakota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Nebraska-Omaha.