South Dakota continued its dominance over the Summit League on Saturday afternoon as the Jackrabbits came away with a 93-63 win over Omaha.
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OMAHA – South Dakota continued its dominance over the Summit League on Saturday afternoon as the Jackrabbits came away with a 93-63 win over Omaha.
SDSU (19-3, 9-0) never trailed on Saturday and won its 56th straight game over Summit League opponents. The Jacks also won their ninth consecutive game overall.
The Jacks led 8-0 two minutes into the game. SDSU would lead 22-13 at the end of the first quarter. The Jacks then used an 11-3 run to push the lead to 36-22 with 4:20 left in the first half. They took a 47-32 lead into the locker room.
SDSU scored five straight out of the break to make it a 20-point lead with 7:34 left in the game. Omaha answered with a 7-0 run but the Jacks scored the final nine points of the quarter as Paige Meyer and Katie Vasecka combined to make three-straight 3-pointers and the Jacks led 70-47 heading into the fourth.
Omaha made it a 19-point game with 7:41 left but SDSU then went on another 9-0 run to make it 87-55 with 2:58 to go. The Jacks largest lead of the game came with 45 seconds left as a Madysen Vlastuin 3-pointer made it 93-60.
SDSU shot 50% from the field and was 13-of-35 from three. Brooklyn Meyer led the Jacks again with 22 points, five rebounds and three steals. Vasecka had 14 points and five assists. Mesa Byom had 12 points and Paige Meyer and Haleigh Timmer each had nine points. Timmer also had four steals and two blocks.
Omaha shot 44.4% from the field and was 6-of-20 from three. The Mavericks were led by Grace Cave who had 18 points. Alana Powell and Lauren Perry each had 10 points.
SDSU had a 39-29 advantage in rebounds. The Jacks had nine turnovers and the Mavericks had 16. SDSU was 12-of-15 at the free throw line and Omaha was 9-of-14.
The Jacks will hit the road again on Wednesday as they’ll take on North Dakota. Tip off between SDSU and UND is scheduled for 7 p.m.