South Dakota State plays St. Thomas after Wilson's 21-point game

Published Feb. 19, 2022 1:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Saint Thomas Tommies (8-18, 2-12 Summit) at South Dakota State Jackrabbits (24-4, 15-0 Summit)

Brookings, South Dakota; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

LINE: South Dakota State -18; over/under is 157

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State hosts the Saint Thomas Tommies after Doug Wilson scored 21 points in South Dakota State's 91-66 win against the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

The Jackrabbits have gone 14-0 in home games. South Dakota State is fifth in the Summit at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 73.2 points while holding opponents to 43.5% shooting.

The Tommies are 2-12 in Summit play. St. Thomas averages 7.6 turnovers per game and is 7-12 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Jackrabbits won the last meeting 92-77 on Jan. 21. Alex Arians scored 20 points points to help lead the Jackrabbits to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Baylor Scheierman is averaging 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Jackrabbits. Wilson is averaging 15.5 points and 5.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for South Dakota State.

Riley Miller is averaging 15.3 points for the Tommies. Parker Bjorklund is averaging 12.4 points over the past 10 games for St. Thomas.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jackrabbits: 10-0, averaging 85.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 54.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game.

Tommies: 0-10, averaging 66.3 points, 23.5 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 5.4 steals and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.9 points.

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