South Dakota State men’s basketball found itself on the ropes with 16 minutes to go at North Dakota State Saturday, trailing by 17 points and facing an uphill climb on the road.
The Jacks began clawing away at the deficit until pulling within one (74-73) on a Mike Daum 3-pointer with 51 seconds on the clock. The teams traded buckets from there, but with less than three seconds remaining NDSU (up 77-75 at the time), missed the back end of a 1-and-1 free throw.
Enter, David Jenkins.
Tevin King gathered the rebound off the miss and handed it off to the Tacoma native. After weaving through traffic, Jenkins released a shot near mid-court and watched his game-winner bank in with no time remaining, lifting the Jackrabbits to a 78-77 victory over North Dakota State.
South Dakota State, now 21-7 overall and 11-2 in Summit League, never led until Jenkins’ bucket, using the last-second heroics to maintain their spot atop the league standings.
