By Kristin Hergert
Dec 19, 2020 12:01 PM
VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO.com)Â Â Drake shot 47 percent from the field and made 20 of 29 from the free-throw line to spoil South Dakota menâs basketballâs home opener Friday night inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
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The Bulldogs, still unbeaten at 7-0, defeated the Coyotes for the second time this season, this one a 75-57 decision behind a 25-point, five-assist performance from guard Roman Penn.
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South Dakota, falling to 1-6, was paced by Stanley Umude with 14 points while A.J. Plitzuweit had 12 and Xavier Fuller 11.
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Drake scored the final eight points of the first half, turning a narrow two-point advantage into a 37-27 halftime edge. Then, the guests used a 10-1 spurt early in the second half to push the lead to 17 points.
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By Rich Keller
Dec 13, 2020 7:33 AM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) South Dakota senior forward Stanley Umude scored a career-high 41 points on 17-of-26 shooting and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the Coyotes to a 91-78 win against rival South Dakota State Saturday inside the Sanford Pentagon on the final day of the CU Mortgage Direct Dakota Showcase.
Umude tied Iowa’s Luka Garza for the most points scored by a Division I player this season. It is the eighth-highest scoring game in Coyote history and best since Turner Trofholz dropped 42 on Nebraska-Kearney in March of 2005. It is also the most points scored by a Division I men’s basketball player inside the Sanford Pentagon.