Matt Mooney scored a game-high 16 points and Tyler Hagedorn had 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead South Dakota to a 62-55 win against Western Illinois Wednesday inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
The Coyotes (14-9, 5-3 Summit) improved to 10-1 at home this season and remain in second place in the Summit League standings.
Western Illinois (6-13, 3-5) got 13 points each from Garret Covington and Dalan Ancrum, and 12 more from Brandon Gilbeck, but lost its fourth straight. The Leathernecks have also lost in their last four trips to Vermillion.
Neither team shot better than 35 percent from the field, but South Dakota capitalized on 21 of 34 free throws compared to 9 of 17 for Western Illinois. The Coyotes were 3 of 14 from 3-point range, but Western Illinois made 6 of 20.
