South Dakota scored a pair of Summit League basketball wins Thursday night with men’s and women’s victories over Western Illinois.
A 20-3 run midway through the first half propelled the South Dakota men’s basketball team to an 80-54 victory over Western Illinois in Macomb, Illinois.
Tyler Hagedorn tallied a game-high 19 points while Matt Mooney scored in double figures for the 15th-straight game with 12 points. South Dakota improves to 19-6 overall and 7-2 in the Summit League while Western Illinois falls to 10-11, 1-7.
South Dakota women’s basketball completed the sweep of defending Summit League champion Western Illinois as the Coyotes topped the Leathernecks 92-81 inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
The Coyotes (18-5, 9-0) are riding a 12-game winning streak. Western Illinois drops to 16-7, 6-3.
Junior guard Jaycee Bradley led the way by tying her season high of 21 points.
