George Marshall and Deondre Parks combined for 54 points as South Dakota State extended its home winning streak to 24 with a 92-76 win over Fort Wayne Thursday at Frost Arena.
The Jackrabbits improve to 14-4 with the win overall, and to 3-1 in The Summit League, while the Mastodons fall to 14-5 overall with the same 3-1 mark in league play.
“I was a little shocked that we scored 92 points, because it still feels like we’re not clicking offensively,” head coach Scott Nagy said. “We ran a lot more sets early and we just played very slowly, and I got tired of watching that, so we just went motion, and it was better.”
Marshall’s career-high 28 points led all players in the game, while Parks’ 26 tied his career-high. SDSU also got 14 points and 6 rebounds from Mike Daum, who made his first-career start, with Ian Theisen adding 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
A pair of Mastodons also scored more than 20 points, with Max Landis leading the way with 23 and John Konchar close behind with 22 to go with his game-high 13 rebounds. Joe Reed contributed 11 points in the loss.
The Jackrabbits look to start a new winning streak, and pick up their first Summit League road win of the season, on Saturday against North Dakota State. The Jacks and Bison tip at 4:30 p.m. from Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D.
