No. 4 seed South Dakota State took care of business in its Summit League Tournament opener Sunday evening, taking down No. 5 seed Denver, 83-73, Sunday.
SDSU (16-16) saw three players reach double figures, led by Mike Daum‘s 33 points. Daum hit 13 of 15 from the charity stripe and led all scorers.
Reed Tellinghuisen added 18 points along with a team-high nine rebounds and Chris Howell joined the Jackrabbit duo in double figures, finishing with 10 points and six rebounds.
The Jacks advance to face top-seeded South Dakota at 6 p.m., Monday in the Summit League Tournament semifinals.
