No. 4 seed South Dakota State gave a nod to last season’s Cardiac Jacks in the 2017 Summit League Tournament semifinals Monday night, knocking off top-seeded South Dakota, 74-71 in front of a tournament-record 11,235 fans at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

SDSU (17-16) faced a 16-point deficit early in the first but didn’t panic and steadily climbed out of the hole until Michael Orris drained an 18-footer with 1.5 seconds left to complete the comeback and give State its first lead since the opening minute of the game. Tyler Merriams call of the game winner…..

USD’s long heave went out of bounds on the ensuing possession and Reed Tellinghuisen‘s pair of free throws sealed the win and gave the junior 1,000 points for his career.

Orris led the way with 20 points and five rebounds, while Mike Daum just missed a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Tellinghuisen had 16 points, seven rebounds and two well-timed blocks on the defensive end, and Chris Howell joined the group in double figures with 11 points

South Dakota (22-11) led by 16 points in the first half and by 13 points, 56-43, with 13 minutes to go, but fell one defensive stop short from reaching their first title game. The Coyotes made 2 of 7 from the free-throw line in the second half and missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 13 seconds to go and a 71-70 lead.

Matt Mooney tied his career high of 30 points to lead South Dakota, including a cold-blooded step-back 3 from the corner with 32.7 seconds left that broke a 68-68 tie.

South Dakota State advances to The Summit League Tournament Championship Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Jacks will face No. 3 seed Omaha who ousted IUPUI Monday.

The game can be heard on 570 WNAX and will air on ESPN2.