GEORGE TOWN, Grand Caymans – South Dakota State found itself in a battle Tuesday at the Cayman Islands Classic and came out victorious, taking down Iowa 80-72 at John Gray Gymnasium.
The Jackrabbits (4-2) had four players in double figures, led, by David Jenkins Jr.’s 23 points behind three 3-pointers and six free throws, including three in the final minute to close out his 19-point second half.
Tevin King added 16 with seven rebounds and three assists, while Reed Tellinghuisen (15 points) and Mike Daum (10 points) achieved double digits.
Ian Theisen pulled down a team-best nine rebounds, playing 20 minutes with five points and a 3-pointer, while Daum paced the squad with four assists.
Isaiah Moss was one of four Hawkeyes to reach double figures, finishing with 18 points.
A back-and-forth game saw nine lead changes and 10 ties, with the largest leads for both teams coming in the opening two minutes (Iowa by six) and the final 42 seconds (SDSU by nine). Between the two extremes, the teams traded buckets in a fast-paced affair that saw SDSU shoot 44.3 percent and Iowa 50.9 percent from the field.
The Jackrabbits sank 10 3-pointers in the contest and made 16 of their 19 free throw attempts. Iowa hit eight 3-pointers but missed seven of its 15 free throw chances.
Down six early, SDSU used 3-pointers from Tellinghuisen and Daum to tie it before Iowa took back control and went up five – 17-12 – near the under-12 media timeout. From there, the Jackrabbits ran off seven straight to take their first lead of the day at 21-17, only to have the Hawkeyes respond and match the Jackrabbits at 23 with 6 minutes to go in the half.
Over the next 2 minutes, South Dakota State put together another 7-0 run burst to take a 30-23 lead before the Hawkeyes closed the gap to one – 34-33 – at 1:02.
Daum closed the first-half scoring with a highlight-reel slam, coming up with a steal on the defensive end and sprinting down the court, finishing with a dunk just before the buzzer to give SDSU a 36-33 halftime lead.
Iowa opened the final frame with a 7-2 rally to take a 40-38 lead at 17:55 and the teams swapped scores over the next 6 minutes before a jumper from Jenkins put SDSU in the lead for good, 54-52, with 11:57 to go.
The Jackrabbits strung together one more 7-0 spurt to go up 63-55 just outside of the 8-minute media to force an Iowa timeout, and though the Hawkeyes cut it to one – 63-62 – at 5:48, King and Jenkins combined to score the next 13 Jackrabbit points and put the game on ice.
Notes: SDSU is 3-7 all-time against Iowa and have won both matchups as a Division I program. ... South Dakota State picked up its sixth win against a Power Five school since joining the Summit League in 2007. ... Tellinghuisen moved to 35th in career points at SDSU.
Up Next
SDSU faces Buffalo – a 96-91 overtime winner over UAB on Tuesday – in the fifth-place game today at 2:30 p.m.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 80, IOWA 72
Iowa (3-2)
Ahmad Wagner 5-6 0-0 11, Tyler Cook 4-10 3-4 11, Luka Garza 2-7 0-3 4, Jordan Bohannon 2-5 1-2 7, Isaiah Moss 8-16 0-0 18, Maishe Dailey 0-2 0-0 0, Jack Nunge 5-5 2-4 14, Ryan Kriener 2-2 0-0 5, Riley Till 0-0 0-0 0, Brady Ellingson 0-1 0-0 0, Dom Uhl 0-0 0-0 0, Cordell Pemsl 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 28-55 8-15.
South Dakota State (4-2)
Reed Tellinghuisen 4-12 5-5 15, Mike Daum 4-11 1-2 10, Ian theisen 2-2 0-0 5, Tevin King 7-13 1-2 16, Chris Howell 0-4 0-0 0, Brandon Key 1-2 0-0 2, Skyler Flatten 0-1 0-0 0, David Jenkins Jr. 7-12 6-7 23, Lane Severyn 2-4 3-3 9. Totals 27-61 16-19 80.
Halftime – SDSU led 36-33. 3-point goals – Iowa 8-21 (Nunge 2-2, Bohannon 2-5, Moss 2-7, Wagner 1-1, Kriener 1-1, Ellingson 0-1, Garza 0-2, Dailey 0-2), SDSU 10-20 (Jenkins 3-7, Severyn 2-2, Tellinghuisen 2-4, Theisen 1-1, Daum 1-3, King 1-3). Rebounds – Iowa 35 (Garza 10), SDSU 32 (Theisen 9). Assists – Iowa 16 (Bohannon 7), SDSU 10 (Daum 4). Steals – Iowa 4 (Moss 2), SDSU 9 (King 5). Blocks – Iowa 3 (Cook 2), SDSU 1 (Severyn 1). Turnovers – Iowa 15, SDSU 11. Total fouls – Iowa 17, SDSU 15. Fouled out – Cook. Technical fouls – none. A – 1,275.
