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Final · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · Sanford Coyote Sports Center, Vermillion, SD · attendance 1,352 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Northern Kentucky beat South Dakota 102-94

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Wed, Nov 4, 2026

Northern Kentucky beat South Dakota 102-94 on the road in Vermillion.

Noah Pagotto led Northern Kentucky with 30 points. Jahni Summers had 24 points and 4 3-pointers for South Dakota. Ommel, Netherlands, native Stef van Bussel led all players with 7 rebounds for South Dakota.

Northern Kentucky had 19 fast-break points to South Dakota's 9. Northern Kentucky covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 12.0 points.

Scoring · Northern Kentucky: Noah Pagotto 30, Eric Acker 22, Willie Foster 22, B.J. Davis-Ray 15, Donovan Rakotonanahary 10, Gabrielius Jokubauskas 3. South Dakota: Jahni Summers 24, Vince Buzelis 20, Kajus Kublickas 15, Stef van Bussel 13, Cade Kelderman 7, Josiah Dotzler 7, Ethan Kizer 6, Josh Townley-Thomas 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

NKU 78, SDAK 82model score

-4.0model spread (home)

159.3model total

12.0points off the final margin

UnderdogSDAK +2.56.5 Lost Under 163.54.2 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
Close	+2.5	163.5	114	-135	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin -8 (home) ATS NKU covered Total 196 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
NKU	non-Summit team, not tracked
SDAK	1	0	–	same

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

Team stats

Stat	NKU	SDAK
FG	35-56	34-64
FG%	63	53
3PT	9-14	9-25
3P%	64	36
FT	23-32	17-21
FT%	72	81
Rebounds	29	26
Offensive rebounds	8	10
Defensive rebounds	21	16
Assists	18	12
Steals	9	7
Blocks	2	1
Turnovers	14	15
Points off turnovers	21	16
Fast break points	19	9
Points in paint	50	50
Fouls	24	26
Largest lead	16	3
Possessions (est.)	77.2	79.0
Points per 100 possessions	132.1	119.0

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

Northern Kentucky Norse

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Noah Pagotto F	36	30	11-15	1-2	7-11	2	4	2	3	0	0	3
Eric Acker G	36	22	7-13	2-3	6-9	0	1	12	1	1	0	3
B.J. Davis-Ray G	35	15	5-8	2-3	3-3	0	5	1	1	2	0	2
Willie Foster G	29	22	7-14	3-5	5-5	0	2	3	4	2	0	4
Will Shortt F	14	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	1	0	1	5
Donovan Rakotonanahary	26	10	4-4	0-0	2-4	3	6	0	0	3	0	2
Gabrielius Jokubauskas	17	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2
Ryan Tolliver	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
JJ Apathjang	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Patrick Otto Mae	DNP
Juanma Ruiz	DNP
Ethan Elliott	DNP
Bryce Darbyshire	DNP

South Dakota Coyotes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cade Kelderman G	33	7	3-8	1-5	0-0	0	1	2	1	1	0	2
Vince Buzelis G	32	20	8-12	1-2	3-4	0	2	2	1	2	0	4
Jahni Summers G	31	24	7-12	4-9	6-6	1	3	0	3	2	0	4
Josiah Dotzler G	28	7	2-11	1-5	2-3	1	4	2	2	2	0	1
Stef van Bussel C	23	13	6-9	0-0	1-2	3	7	1	3	0	0	2
Kajus Kublickas	22	15	5-7	0-1	5-6	0	2	4	1	0	1	5
Ethan Kizer	14	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4
Josh Townley-Thomas	9	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3
Jake Brack	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Tyler Netolicky	DNP
Brandon Domsch	DNP
Iliam Fevry	DNP
Michael Nee	DNP
Marvin Richard III	DNP
Melo Sanchez	DNP
Elisha Warren	DNP