The University of South Dakota hosted a basketball doubleheader Saturday with mixed results for the home squad.
South Dakota got a game-high 27 points from Matt Mooney and 19 from Tyler Flack in beating Denver 88-83 Saturday inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
The win gives the Coyotes (15-9, 6-3 Summit) sole possession of second place in the Summit League standings. It also gives South Dakota its first regular season sweep of Denver in four years as conference foes.
Western Illinois guards Morgan Blumer and Emily Clemens tallied 28 and 24 points, respectively, as the Leathernecks outran the South Dakota women 86-78.
The Leathernecks (16-6, 6-3 Summit League) end the Coyotes’ 24-game home winning streak and snap their own two-game skid. It was the first loss inside the Sports Center for South Dakota (18-4, 7-2 Summit League), who won their first 10 at home this season.
