Two long South Dakota droughts, each at the end of both halves, let No. 22 Washington off the hook in a 75-55 win inside Alaska Airlines Arena Monday.
South Dakota (6-3) cut a 16-point, second-half deficit to 54-50 with less than seven minutes to go and with Washington stars Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart tagged with their fourth fouls. The Coyotes missed two free throws to get within a single possession and mustered just two field goals the rest of the way as the Huskies improved to 6-1.
Stanley Umude, the preseason Summit League Player of the Year, had 17 points and 13 rebounds for his second double-double in as many games for the Coyotes. But USD, the nation’s No. 1 three-point shooting team, made 4-of-23 from beyond the arc and shot just 34 percent for the game.
