Shogbonyo leads Denver against South Dakota State after 20-point game
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (20-10, 11-4 Summit League) at Denver Pioneers (10-20, 4-11 Summit League)
Denver; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jackrabbits -8.5; over/under is 147.5
BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts South Dakota State after Nicholas Shogbonyo scored 20 points in Denver's 64-56 loss to the UMKC Kangaroos.
The Pioneers have gone 7-6 at home. Denver is 7-7 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 12.0 turnovers per game.
The Jackrabbits are 11-4 against Summit League opponents. South Dakota State is the Summit League leader with 37.1 rebounds per game led by Oscar Cluff averaging 12.5.
Denver's average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game is 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 9.2 per game South Dakota State gives up. South Dakota State averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Denver allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaiah Addo-Ankrah is shooting 40.9% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Pioneers, while averaging 7.3 points. DeAndre Craig is averaging 14 points and 5.2 rebounds over the past 10 games.
Joe Sayler averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Jackrabbits, scoring 13.3 points while shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc. Cluff is shooting 54.4% and averaging 17.5 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pioneers: 4-6, averaging 70.4 points, 29.0 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points per game.
Jackrabbits: 8-2, averaging 81.1 points, 36.6 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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