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Final · Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · First Bank & Trust Arena, Brookings, SD · attendance 2,714 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

South Dakota State beat Valparaiso 81-69

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Wed, Nov 11, 2026

South Dakota State beat Valparaiso 81-69 at First Bank & Trust Arena.

Kalen Garry led South Dakota State with 21 points. Tauranga, New Zealand, native Carter Hopoi had 16 points and 9 rebounds for Valparaiso, a game high on the boards.

South Dakota State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 14.4 points.

Scoring · South Dakota State: Kalen Garry 21, Joe Sayler 20, Jon Mekonnen 12, EJ Ryans 11, Alec Squires 7, Semaj Stampley 5, Trey Buchanan 3, Davis Kern 2. Valparaiso: Carter Hopoi 16, JT Pettigrew 15, Rakim Chaney 12, Hudson Scroggins 8, Rajan Roberts 7, Justus McNair 4, Sader Servilus 3, Bruno Alocen 2, Terron Garrett 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

VAL 67, SDST 65model score

+2.4model spread (home)

131.9model total

14.4points off the final margin

FavoriteVAL -1.50.9 Lost Under 141.59.6 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	+2.0	142.5			our snapshots
Latest	-17.5	147.5	-55000.0	7850.0	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	+1.5	141.5	102	-122	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +12 (home) ATS SDST covered Total 150 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
VAL	4	603	1	same
SDST	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	VAL	SDST
FG	20-53	26-57
FG%	38	46
3PT	6-20	8-20
3P%	30	40
FT	23-35	21-26
FT%	66	81
Rebounds	38	37
Offensive rebounds	13	9
Defensive rebounds	25	28
Assists	7	10
Steals	3	4
Blocks	4	4
Turnovers	9	7
Points off turnovers	9	21
Fast break points	5	3
Points in paint	24	32
Fouls	23	29
Largest lead	3	20
Possessions (est.)	65.6	67.3
Points per 100 possessions	105.1	120.3

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Valparaiso Beacons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Rakim Chaney G	36	12	4-12	2-7	2-3	1	6	4	2	2	1	3
Carter Hopoi F	32	16	4-9	1-3	7-10	4	9	0	1	1	3	3
JT Pettigrew F	23	15	4-10	2-3	5-9	1	5	0	1	0	0	5
Justus McNair G	18	4	1-6	0-3	2-4	1	2	0	1	0	0	1
Bruno Alocen G	15	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Sader Servilus	24	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rajan Roberts	21	7	2-6	1-1	2-2	0	2	0	1	0	0	3
Terron Garrett	16	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	2
Hudson Scroggins	13	8	3-4	0-0	2-3	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Kai Yu	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1
George Richardson	DNP
Kobe Walker	DNP
Justin Curry II	DNP
Dylan Moles	DNP
Camden Webster	DNP
Nick Lombardi	DNP

South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
EJ Ryans G	35	11	4-5	1-1	2-2	0	5	4	1	2	0	3
Joe Sayler G	33	20	7-20	2-7	4-5	0	4	1	1	0	0	2
Kalen Garry G	30	21	6-12	2-4	7-7	1	6	1	1	1	0	2
Davis Kern F	27	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	6	3	0	0	3	2
Jon Mekonnen F	26	12	5-10	1-3	1-2	1	4	0	1	0	0	5
Alec Squires	24	7	1-1	0-0	5-8	1	7	0	1	0	1	4
Blake Ellwein	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4
Semaj Stampley	9	5	1-2	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Trey Buchanan	6	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4
Jesse Van Kalsbeek	DNP
Youssouf Yatabare	DNP
Myles Thompson	DNP
Cam Swearengen	DNP
Jaden Rogers	DNP
Jadyn Cascio Jensen	DNP