In the campus game of the Sanford Pentagon Showcase, South Dakota men’s basketball defeated Mount Marty 93-54 Monday night inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
Tyler Hagedorn scored a game-high 16 points while three Coyotes, including Logan Power, set a new career-high for points. Power scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 14 minutes of action. Other Coyotes hitting career highs included Josh Williams with seven points and Jack Stensgard with three points.
After a 6-6 score, just over three minutes into the game, the Coyotes went on a 32-6 run over the next 10 minutes to build a 38-12 lead with 6:23 on the clock. South Dakota (4-1) concluded the run with 11-straight points. Hagedorn sank a jumper, which was followed with a layup by Trey Burch-Manning. Carlton Hurst then sank a 3-point basket and the run ended with four-straight points off the hands of Triston Simpson.
The first half lead swelled to 31 points when Power sank a 3-point basket with 25 seconds remaining in the half.
