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Flenard Whitfield scored 18 points, including a jumper with 34 seconds left that put the game away for good, in Western Michigan's 77-74 win over South Dakota State on Saturday.
The Broncos (5-4) were down by a point when Whitfield made the go-ahead shot on an assist from Demetrius Ward to make it 75-74.
Ward went on to make a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to extend the lead. He led Western Michigan in scoring with 19 points.
Nate Wolters scored a game-high 28 points for the Jackrabbits (7-3) while Jordan Dykstra added 12 and Clint Sargent 11.
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The Broncos shot 48.3 percent from the field and extended their winning streak to four games.
The Jackrabbits finished with 43.9 shooting from the field.
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