South Dakota erased an 18-point deficit over the final 15 minutes, only to see Kansas City reserve Jahshire Hardnett make his first shot of the game – a deep, pull-up 3-pointer with two seconds left to give the Roos a 78-75 win Sunday inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
The victory is the first for Kansas City (7-7) on the road this season while handing South Dakota (9-5) its first loss at home. It was the final non-conference game for the Coyotes before opening Summit League play Dec. 29 at Western Illinois.
South Dakota got 29 points from Tyler Hagedorn, equaling his second-highest output of the season. Cody Kelley added 15 points and Tyler Peterson chipped in 11.
