Madison Guebert drops in 32 as SDSU topples Denver 72-63

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DENVER – Sophomore Madison Guebert scored a career-high 32 points to lead the South Dakota State women's basketball team to a 72-63 win at Denver on Wednesday night in Magness Arena.

Guebert's 32 points were the 16th-most points in school history. She was 11-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line.

Guebert also had a personal-best five assists.

Ellie Thompson recorded her second 20-plus point game of the season with 22 points. She added eight rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Kerri Young had eight points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Jackrabbits (15-4, 6-1).

Denver, (4-15, 1-5) was led by Lauren Loven's 20 points.

The Jackrabbits used a 14-2 run midway through the second quarter to take their largest lead of the half at 31-20. Guebert sank two of her three 3-pointers in the half during the stretch.

Denver cut SDSU's lead to five, 33-28, after Loven hit her third 3-pointer to cap an 8-2 run. Guebert gave the Jackrabbits a 36-28 lead with her third 3-pointer with three seconds left in the half.

South Dakota State opened the third quarter with an 11-0 run fueled by six straight points by Thompson.

The Jacks' largest lead, 52-33, came on a Thompson layup with 3:42 to play in the quarter.

Loven hit back-to-back 3-pointers with 4:38 left in the game to cut the Jackrabbits' lead to nine points, 60-51. The freshman then hit another long-range shot to pull Denver within eight, 68-60, with 38 seconds left, but SDSU’s Alexis Alexander converted a layup and Guebert sealed the win at the free-throw line.

Notes

Macy Miller was the last Jackrabbit to score 30-plus points when she scored 31 points versus Arkansas Nov. 18, 2015. ... Guebert recorded her sixth 20-plus point game.

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South Dakota State returns to Frost Arena Saturday when it plays Western Illinois at 2 p.m.