The Sanford Pentagon will host South Dakota State and Missouri State in a non-conference, regular-season men’s college basketball game Dec. 2.
Tickets will go on sale Sept. 1.
South Dakota State has a 2-3 record at the Pentagon. This will be Missouri State’s first trip to the venue. Since opening in 2013, the Pentagon has hosted 15 NCAA Division 1 men’s college basketball games.
The Jackrabbits won the 2017 Summit League Tournament, advancing to the NCAA Tournament before falling to #1 seed, Gonzaga. SDSU returns Summit League Player of the Year Mike Daum who broke the school’s single-season scoring record in 2016-17.
The Bears are coming off a 17-16 record in 2016-17, losing in the semi-finals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to eventual champion, Wichita State. Missouri State returns All-MVC first-team forward Alize Johnson, who led the Missouri Valley Conference in rebounding and the Bears in scoring during the 2016-17 season.
