South Dakota clinched a top-two seed in the Summit League Tournament with its 73-58 win over Denver on Thursday evening inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
No. 23 South Dakota (24-3, 12-1 Summit) extended its win streak to 11 games. Denver (14-12, 7-6) falls a half-game behind Oral Roberts and a full game behind Western Illinois for fifth in the Summit League standings.
The Coyote defense held the 11th-highest scoring offense in the nation to 22 points beneath its average. The Pioneers are also the nation’s 11th-best 3-point shooting team in the country and the Coyotes held them to 7-of-25 (28 percent) beyond the arc.
