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Coyotes Top Fort Wayne

Coyotes Top Fort Wayne

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Five players in double-digit scoring led the South Dakota men’s basketball team to an 86-69 victory over Fort Wayne Thursday night inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.

Matt Mooney and Triston Simpson each tallied a team-high 17 points while Nick Fuller came off the bench for 14 points. Tyler Hagedorn and Tyler Peterson each added 10 points for the Coyotes who outscored the Mastodons 58-32 in the paint. Mooney totaled a career-high nine assists.

The Coyotes improve to 21-6 overall and 9-2 in the Summit League as Fort Wayne falls to 16-11 overall and 5-5 in league play.

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