SIOUX FALLS – Mike Daum dropped in 33 points as South Dakota State beat Denver 83-73 in a Summit League Men’s Basketball Championship quarterfinal Sunday evening at the PREMIER Center.
The point total is tied for the seventh most in tournament history – five off the record – and the most points ever scored by a Jackrabbit in a tourney game.
Daum went 9-of-18 from the field at 13-of-15 at the free-throw line while also grabbing six rebounds.
Reed Tellinghuisen added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting and had nine rebounds. Chris Howell chipped in with 10 markers.
The Jackrabbits used an early 10-0 run to grab a 14-7 advantage.
Later, Daum hit a 3-pointer and added a layup to make it 24-13 at the 9:55 mark.
Daum’s bucket with 8:02 to go made it 29-15.
The first-half lead reached 17 points – 34-17 with 6:53 left – following a pair of A.J. Hess foul shots and another Daum trey.
Denver closed within 43-36 at halftime.
SDSU wasted little time pushing the margin back to double figures after the break as Howell, Tellinghuisen and Daum scored down low in the first 64 seconds to make it 49-36.
Joe Rosga canned a 3-ball for the Pioneers. Daum hit two free throws and Denver’s Daniel Amigo scored in the paint, leaving the score at 51-41 with 17:33 showing on the clock.
SDSU then rattled off 10 consecutive points to break the game open.
Tellinghuisen and Lane Severyn canned back-to-back 3s. Daum and Tellinghuisen scored down low to put SDSU up 61-41 with 15:30 to play.
“We talked to our team for quite a bit before the game emphasizing the rebounding battle,” said SDSU coach T.J. Otzelberger, whose team held a 36-31 advantage on the glass and committed nine turnovers to the Pioneers’ 13. “We feel like Denver is a really good rebounding team and we knew that was going to be critical both on the offensive and defensive end of the floor. I’m really happy that our guys stepped up and responded in that way – to outrebound a great that that’s physical and goes to the glass.
“I was really pleased in that second half, the effort and energy we started out with. I felt like at the end of the first half, we got a little stagnant. And our guys really responded in a major way to start the second half, so I’m really proud of them.”
For Denver (16-14), scored all 16 of his points in the first half. Joe Rosga and Ade Murkey posted 10 points apiece.
Fourth-seeded South Dakota State (16-16) faces top-seeded South Dakota (24-8) in the first semifinal tonight at 6.
Notes: Daum raised his season average to 25.19 points per game, which is currently the fifth-highest in a season in Summit League history. He has 806 points – the second most in a season in Summit League history (Oakland’s Reggie Hamlin had 942 in 2011-12) – in 32 games this season and 1,324 points in 66 games for his career (20.06 career average). … SDSU’s winning percentage is back at .500 for the second time this season, the other occurrence coming at 7-7. … Severyn started and played 34 minutes.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 83, DENVER 73
Denver (16-14)
C.J. Bobbitt 6-9 3-3 16, Daniel Amigo 3-13 0-0 6, Joe Rosga 4-10 0-0 10, Jake Pemberton 3-6 0-0 8, Thomas Neff 0-5 2-2 2, Ade Murkey 4-6 2-4 10, Bradley George 1-1 3-4 6, Jake Krafka 2-4 2-4 6, Luke Neff 0-1 0-0 0, Duke Douglas 1-1 0-0 2, Christian Mackey 1-2 1-1 3, Abiola Akintola 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 26-59 15-20 73.
South Dakota State (16-16)
Mike Daum 9-19 13-15 33, Lane Severyn 2-4 1-2 6, Chris Howell 3-9 4-5 10, Reed Tellinghuisen 7-8 0-0 18, Michael Orris 3-10 2-4 8, Skyler Flatten 1-2 0-0 2, Tevin King 1-1 0-0 2, A.J. Hess 1-4 2-2 4, Ian Theisen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 22-28 83.
Halftime – SDSU 43-36. 3-point goals – UD 6-15 (Pemberton 2-2, Rosga 2-3, Bobbitt 1-1, George 1-1, Amigo 0-1, L. Neff 0-1, Krafka 0-2, T. Neff 0-4), SDSU 7-18 (Tellinghuisen 4-5, Daum 2-6, Severyn 1-3, Orris 0-1, Flatten 0-1, Hess 0-1, Theisen 0-1). Rebounds – UD 31 (Murkey, Krafka 5), SDSU 36 (Tellinghuisen 9). Assists – UD 9 (Pemberton 4), SDSU 12 (Orris, King 4). Steals – UD 5 (Pemberton 2), SDSU 7 (Orris 3). Blocks – UD 3 (Murkey, Krafka, Akintola 1), SDSU 2 (Tellinghuisen, King 1). Turnovers – UD 13, SDSU 9. Total fouls – UD 24, SDSU 23. Fouled out – Amigo. Technical fouls – None. A – 9,837.
• Omaha 84, IPFW 80
The sixth-seeded Mastodons overcame an early 10-point deficit (16-6 at the 15:18 mark of the first half) to twice build an 11-point lead (the latter occurrence coming at 65-54 with 10:51 remaining in the game), only to see the third-seeded Mavericks come back and pull out the victory.
Omaha pulled even at 75-all on Tre’Shawn Thurman’s layup with 2:44 to go.
IPFW’s John Konchar and UNO’s Daniel Norl both hit a 3 in a 32-secod span.
The Mavericks moved on top 80-78 via Konchar’s jumper with 1:45 to go. The Mastodons tied it at 80-80 on a pair of Marcus Tyus free throws with 1:22 to play.
Thurman’s two-handed slam, set up by a nice Tyus pass, put Omaha on top 82-80 with 30 seconds to go.
Konchar missed an open look from the key with 36 seconds left and Tyus hit 1-of-2 foul shots with 30 seconds remaining.
Mo Evans got two open looks from long range on the Mastodons’ ensuing possession; however, both attempts rimmed off and Mitch Hahn grabbed the rebound on the latter. Hahn’s charity toss with 10 seconds showing on the clock essentially sealed the deal.
Thurman posted a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Mastodons in double figures. Tra-Deon Hollins had 13 points, 10 assists, seven boards and four steals.
Tyus and KJ Robinson posted 14 points apiece, while Zach Jackson chipped in with 11.
Omaha improved to 16-13.
For IPFW (19-11), Konchar had 25 points. Kason Harrell added 11 markers. Brent Calhoun tallied a double-double of 11 points and 10 boards, while Bryson Scott put in 10 points.
Saturday
• South Dakota 78, Western Illinois 69 (OT)
The top-seeded Coyotes outscored the Leathernecks 10-1 in the extra session to secure the win.
South Dakota led by as many as nine points in the first half but the score was tied at 37-all at the break.
The score was tied three times down the stretch.
WIU’s Garret Covington hit a 3-pointer to make it 63-63 with 4:01 to go. Brandon Gilbeck’s dunk put the Leathernecks ahead 65-63 with 3:18 left.
Tyler Flack answered with a jumper for the Coyotes with 2:10 remaining. Matt Mooney’s trey gave the Coyotes a 68-65 lead with 32 seconds showing on the clock.
C.J. Duff pulled the Leathernecks even at 68-all with a 3-ball with 12 seconds to play.
Flack opened overtime with a traditional three-point play and USD held WIU without a field goal in the 4-minute period.
Mooney finished with 24 points, six boards, four steals and two assists for the Coyotes (24-8)
Flack added 19 points and six rebounds. Trey Dickerson chipped in with 10 points, while Trey Burch-Manning and Hurst both had seven. Hurst had seven boards.
Western Illinois (8-20) got 25 points and six assists from Covington.
Duff had 12 points and Mike Miklusak recorded a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Brandon Gilbeck tallied 11 boards.
• IUPUI 76, North Dakota State 57
The seventh-seeded Jaguars outscored the second-seeded Bison 39-24 in the second half to post the victory.
Aaron Brennan posted a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead IUPUI (14-17)
Darell Combs contributed 11 points. Matt O’Leary, who had seven boards, and Evan Hall chipped in with 10 markers apiece.
For NDSU (19-11), Paul Miller finished with 24 points and seven rebounds.
