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Final · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · First Bank & Trust Arena, Brookings, SD · attendance 3,227 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

South Dakota State rolled past Briar Cliff 71-49

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Fri, Nov 6, 2026

South Dakota State rolled past Briar Cliff 71-49 at First Bank & Trust Arena.

Eagan, Minnesota, native Jon Mekonnen led South Dakota State with 18 points. Jaxson Wingert had 15 points for Briar Cliff. Westfield, Indiana, native Trey Buchanan led all players with 7 rebounds for South Dakota State.

South Dakota State had 44 points in the paint to Briar Cliff's 14. Our model missed the final margin by 25.1 points.

Scoring · South Dakota State: Jon Mekonnen 18, Joe Sayler 10, Davis Kern 10, Cam Swearengen 9, EJ Ryans 8, Trey Buchanan 5, Kalen Garry 4, Semaj Stampley 4, Youssouf Yatabare 2, Blake Ellwein 1. Briar Cliff: Jaxson Wingert 15, Ryan Kleppe 8, Colby Collison 6, Mathok Mathok 5, Alex Dvorak 5, Nic Marshall 4, Jaden Huygens 3, Tatum Sorensen 3.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

BRCF 52, SDST 99model score

-47.1model spread (home)

151.4model total

25.1points off the final margin

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

Margin +22 (home)

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
BRCF	non-Summit team, not tracked
SDST	2	354	–	same

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

Team stats

Stat	BRCF	SDST
FG	12-40	28-62
FG%	30	45
3PT	5-20	6-26
3P%	25	23
FT	20-22	9-12
FT%	91	75
Rebounds	27	36
Offensive rebounds	2	10
Defensive rebounds	25	26
Assists	7	11
Steals	11	16
Blocks	3	2
Turnovers	23	13
Points off turnovers	11	23
Fast break points	6	8
Points in paint	14	44
Fouls	13	16
Largest lead	1	22
Possessions (est.)	71.5	70.7
Points per 100 possessions	68.6	100.4

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

Briar Cliff Chargers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Colby Collison F	30	6	3-8	0-3	0-0	0	6	1	1	0	1	2
Jaxson Wingert F	27	15	1-6	0-3	13-14	0	1	1	2	0	1	2
Mathok Mathok F	22	5	1-5	1-2	2-2	1	2	1	2	2	0	2
Ryan Kleppe F	19	8	3-5	1-1	1-2	1	7	0	2	2	0	2
Nic Marshall G	18	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
Jaden Huygens	21	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	3	2	2	1	0	1
Trace Egge	19	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0
Tatum Sorensen	15	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	3	3	1	2
Alex Dvorak	15	5	1-4	1-4	2-2	0	4	0	3	1	0	2
Jake Babbitt	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jaden Kreber	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Wiltgen	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Moore	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jameson Conway	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kolby Bechen	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sebastiano Patane	DNP

South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Joe Sayler G	26	10	4-8	1-5	1-2	1	2	1	2	5	0	0
Jon Mekonnen F	24	18	8-11	0-1	2-2	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
Davis Kern F	21	10	3-7	1-3	3-4	0	3	0	0	2	1	3
EJ Ryans G	20	8	2-4	2-3	2-2	1	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kalen Garry G	14	4	2-8	0-3	0-0	2	4	2	3	1	0	1
Semaj Stampley	22	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0
Trey Buchanan	21	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	1	7	5	1	2	0	2
Blake Ellwein	17	1	0-4	0-2	1-2	2	6	0	1	1	0	4
Jaden Rogers	11	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
Cam Swearengen	10	9	4-5	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	0	1
Youssouf Yatabare	9	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2
Myles Thompson	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jesse Van Kalsbeek	DNP
Alec Squires	DNP
Jadyn Cascio Jensen	DNP