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Jacks Get Title Showdown

Jacks Get Title Showdown

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No. 1 seed South Dakota State rolled into its fourth consecutive Summit League Tournament title game appearance with a 78-57 semifinal victory over No. 5 seed North Dakota State Monday at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

The Jacks will face South Dakota in a rubber match after splitting two conference games this season.

SDSU (27-6) shot 48.3 percent as a team and hit eight 3-pointers, led by David Jenkins Jr. and Mike Daum in the scoring column.

Jenkins paced all scorers with 24 points, hitting 10-of-15 from the field en route to his 11th 20-point game of the season.

Daum finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for his 20th double-double of the season while Tevin King (five assists) and Skyler Flatten (two steals) added eight points each.

The game can be heard on 570 WNAX and will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 8 p.m.

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