Dentlinger and South Dakota State host Denver

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (15-11, 10-4 Summit) at Denver Pioneers (13-15, 4-11 Summit)

Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State plays the Denver Pioneers after Matt Dentlinger scored 20 points in South Dakota State's 72-67 win against the South Dakota Coyotes.

The Pioneers are 7-4 in home games. Denver leads the Summit with 39.0 points in the paint led by Touko Tainamo averaging 10.0.

The Jackrabbits are 10-4 against Summit opponents. South Dakota State ranks seventh in the Summit scoring 29.5 points per game in the paint led by William Kyle III averaging 5.5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tommy Bruner is averaging 16.5 points and four assists for the Pioneers. Tainamo is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Denver.

Zeke Mayo is shooting 43.7% and averaging 18.2 points for the Jackrabbits. Dentlinger is averaging 11.8 points over the last 10 games for South Dakota State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pioneers: 3-7, averaging 66.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points per game.

Jackrabbits: 8-2, averaging 75.4 points, 29.7 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.