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Appel, Mayo lead South Dakota State past Denver 76-68 in Summit League title gameA to

AP
Mar 13, 2024

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Luke Appel and Zeke Mayo each scored 16 points and South Dakota State defeated Denver 76-68 on Tuesday night to win the Summit League Tournament and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time.

The Jackrabbits built a 22-5 lead within the first 10 minutes. South Dakota State led 37-23 at halftime and pushed it to 23 with eight minutes left in regulation. Jaxon Brenchley and Pedro Lopez Sanvicente then hit 3-pointers for Denver and the Pioneers went on a 15-2 run to make it 65-53 with 3 1/2 minutes left.

Brenchley hit a 3-pointer, added one free throw on the next possession, then hit another 3 to get Denver within 67-62 with a minute left. The Jackrabbits made 7 of 8 free throws to win it.

William Kyle III had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Jackrabbits (22-12) and Matt Mims and Kalen Garry each scored 11.

Brenchley finished with 20 points and Tommy Bruner, the nation's leading scorer at 24.2 points per game, had 17 for Denver (17-17). Bruner made only 1 of 9 3-pointers and was 7 for 21 overall. DeAndre Craig scored 12.

The Jackrabbits were 11 of 17 to start the game. Mayo made half the Jackrabbits' six 3s and scored 10 before the break. South Dakota State finished 9 of 23 from 3-point distance and Denver made 11 of 36.

South Dakota State won the Summit League championship for the seventh time in eight title-game appearances since 2012.

Denver has never played in the NCAA Tournament and was playing in a conference tournament championship game for just the second time.

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1st Half
DU
Pioneers
23
SDKST
Jackrabbits
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Touko Tainamo vs. William Kyle III (DeAndre Craig gains possession)
19:47		Jaxon Brenchley misses two point jump shot
19:45		William Kyle III defensive rebound
19:25		Luke Appel misses two point jump shot
19:23		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound
19:03		Touko Tainamo misses two point hook shot
19:01		Matt Mims defensive rebound
18:55	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	0-2
18:29		DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot
18:27		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
18:21		Charlie Easley turnover (bad pass) (Tommy Bruner steals)
17:55		Touko Tainamo misses two point jump shot
17:53		Luke Appel defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Luke Appel makes two point jump shot (William Kyle III assists)	0-4
17:09	+3	Touko Tainamo makes three point jump shot (Tommy Bruner assists)	3-4
16:40		Charlie Easley misses two point layup
16:38		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound
16:33		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
16:31		William Kyle III defensive rebound
16:11	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk	3-6
15:51		Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
15:49		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
15:41		Charlie Easley misses three point jump shot
15:39		William Kyle III offensive rebound
15:36		Touko Tainamo blocks William Kyle III's two point layup
15:34		Pioneers defensive rebound
15:34		TV timeout
15:04		DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot
15:02		William Kyle III defensive rebound
14:44	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Kalen Garry assists)	3-8
14:44		Isaiah Carr shooting foul
14:44		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:44		Charlie Easley offensive rebound
14:37	+3	Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists)	3-11
14:15	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point jump shot	5-11
13:55		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
13:53		Kalen Garry offensive rebound
13:50	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	5-14
13:18		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
13:16		Matthew Mors defensive rebound
13:00		Isaiah Carr personal foul
12:55	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	5-17
12:51		Pioneers 30 second timeout
12:51		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente turnover (lost ball) (Kalen Garry steals)
12:36		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
12:34		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah defensive rebound
12:23		Matt Mims personal foul
12:12		Tommy Bruner misses two point layup
12:10		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
11:45	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	5-19
11:23		Zeke Mayo personal foul
11:23		TV timeout
11:20		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah misses three point jump shot
11:18		Luke Appel defensive rebound
11:01	+3	Matt Mims makes three point jump shot (Luke Appel assists)	5-22
10:37		Touko Tainamo turnover (lost ball) (Kalen Garry steals)
10:30		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
10:28		Pioneers defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Isaiah Carr makes two point layup (DeAndre Craig assists)	7-22
10:23		Luke Appel shooting foul
10:23		Isaiah Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:23		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
9:59	+3	Charlie Easley makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	7-25
9:38		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
9:36		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Matt Mims makes two point jump shot	7-27
8:52	+2	Jaxon Brenchley makes two point layup	9-27
8:40		Matt Mims misses three point jump shot
8:38		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente makes two point layup	11-27
8:04		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente personal foul
8:00		TV timeout
7:56		Matthew Mors turnover (bad pass) (Tommy Bruner steals)
7:52		Matthew Mors blocks Tommy Bruner's two point layup
7:50		DeAndre Craig offensive rebound
7:49		Matthew Mors shooting foul
7:49		DeAndre Craig misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:49	+1	DeAndre Craig makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-27
7:37		Matthew Mors turnover (back court violation)
7:21	+2	Isaiah Carr makes two point dunk (Tommy Bruner assists)	14-27
6:49		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente blocks William Kyle III's two point hook shot
6:47		DeAndre Craig defensive rebound
6:35		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
6:33		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
6:31		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
6:29		Tommy Bruner defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point layup	16-27
6:09		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente personal foul
6:03	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	16-30
5:47	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point layup	18-30
5:19		Kalen Garry turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Carr steals)
5:11		Jaxon Brenchley turnover (lost ball)
4:44		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
4:42		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound
4:28		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses three point jump shot
4:26		William Kyle III defensive rebound
4:20		Charlie Easley misses three point jump shot
4:18		William Kyle III offensive rebound
4:12	+2	William Kyle III makes two point layup	18-32
3:53		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
3:51		Luke Appel defensive rebound
3:51		Isaiah Carr personal foul
3:51		TV timeout
3:30		Matt Mims misses two point jump shot
3:28		Pioneers defensive rebound
3:12		Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
3:10		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
3:08		Tommy Bruner personal foul
2:50		Luke Appel misses two point layup
2:48		Jaxon Brenchley defensive rebound
2:34		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses two point jump shot
2:32		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
2:17	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	18-34
1:56		Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
1:54		Nate Barnhart defensive rebound
1:45	+2	Nate Barnhart makes two point dunk (Luke Appel assists)	18-36
1:43		Pioneers 30 second timeout
1:21	+3	DeAndre Craig makes three point jump shot (Tommy Bruner assists)	21-36
1:12		Touko Tainamo personal foul
1:12		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:12		DeAndre Craig defensive rebound
0:59	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point layup	23-36
0:36		DeAndre Craig shooting foul
0:36	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-37
0:36		Zeke Mayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
0:05		Pioneers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Matt Mims misses two point layup
0:00		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DU
Pioneers
45
SDKST
Jackrabbits
39

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Luke Appel turnover (Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente steals)
19:28		Jaxon Brenchley misses two point layup
19:26		William Kyle III defensive rebound
19:15	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Charlie Easley assists)	23-39
18:51		Jaxon Brenchley turnover (Charlie Easley steals)
18:32	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup (Matt Mims assists)	23-41
18:19		Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Tommy Bruner draws the foul)
18:19	+1	Tommy Bruner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-41
18:19	+1	Tommy Bruner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-41
16:50	+3	Jaxon Brenchley makes three point jump shot	28-41
17:57	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	25-43
17:47		Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
17:45		Luke Appel defensive rebound
17:32		Luke Appel misses two point layup
17:30		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
17:16		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
17:14		William Kyle III defensive rebound
17:08		Isaiah Carr blocks William Kyle III's two point layup
17:06		DeAndre Craig defensive rebound
16:56		William Kyle III personal foul
16:50	+3	Jaxon Brenchley makes three point jump shot	28-43
16:25	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	28-45
16:15		Tommy Bruner turnover
16:05	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	28-48
15:57		Pioneers 30 second timeout
15:57		TV timeout
15:45		Tommy Bruner misses two point layup
15:43		Isaiah Carr offensive rebound
15:39	+2	Isaiah Carr makes two point layup	30-48
15:31	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	30-50
15:14	+3	Isaiah Addo-Ankrah makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Craig assists)	33-50
14:59	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	33-53
14:38		DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot
14:36		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
14:15		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
14:13		Isaiah Carr defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point layup	35-53
13:50	+3	Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot (Luke Appel assists)	35-56
13:35	+3	Tommy Bruner makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Addo-Ankrah assists)	38-56
13:17		Nate Barnhart misses two point hook shot
13:15		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah defensive rebound
13:03		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah misses two point jump shot
13:01		Luke Appel defensive rebound
12:49		DeAndre Craig personal foul
12:49		TV timeout
12:32		Matt Mims misses three point jump shot
12:30		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
12:24		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah misses three point jump shot
12:22		William Kyle III defensive rebound
12:13		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
12:13	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-57
12:13		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:13		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
12:03		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah turnover (traveling)
11:42	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	38-59
11:33		Tyson Garff misses three point jump shot
11:31		William Kyle III defensive rebound
11:12		William Kyle III turnover (Touko Tainamo steals)
11:05	+2	Tyson Garff makes two point layup (DeAndre Craig assists)	40-59
10:56		William Kyle III misses two point dunk
10:54		William Kyle III offensive rebound
10:52		Touko Tainamo shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
10:52		TV timeout
10:52	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-60
10:52	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-61
10:26		DeAndre Craig misses two point layup
10:24		Luke Appel defensive rebound
10:05		William Kyle III misses two point hook shot
10:03		Isaiah Carr defensive rebound
9:42		Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
9:40		Luke Appel defensive rebound
9:27		Tommy Bruner personal foul
9:13		Luke Appel misses three point jump shot
9:11		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
8:51		Tyson Garff misses three point jump shot
8:49		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
8:34	+2	Luke Appel makes two point layup	40-63
8:17	+3	Jaxon Brenchley makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Craig assists)	43-63
7:59		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
7:57		Pioneers defensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:36		Jaxon Brenchley misses two point layup
7:34		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
7:25		Zeke Mayo misses two point layup
7:23		Matthew Mors offensive rebound
7:17		Matthew Mors misses two point layup
7:15		Tommy Bruner defensive rebound
7:10	+3	Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente makes three point jump shot (Tommy Bruner assists)	46-63
6:52		Matt Mims misses three point jump shot
6:50		Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound
6:41		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
6:39		Charlie Easley defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Matthew Mors makes two point layup (Luke Appel assists)	46-65
5:58	+2	Jaxon Brenchley makes two point layup	48-65
5:58		Charlie Easley shooting foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul)
5:58		Jaxon Brenchley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:58		Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound
5:46		Tyson Garff misses three point jump shot
5:44		Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound
5:38		Jaxon Brenchley misses two point layup
5:36		Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound
5:31		Tyson Garff misses three point jump shot
5:29		Matt Mims defensive rebound
5:19		Luke Appel turnover (DeAndre Craig steals)
5:09	+3	DeAndre Craig makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Brenchley assists)	51-65
4:50		Matt Mims misses three point jump shot
4:48		DeAndre Craig defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Tommy Bruner makes two point layup (DeAndre Craig assists)	53-65
4:27		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
4:27		TV timeout
4:23		Charlie Easley turnover (bad pass)
4:06		Touko Tainamo misses two point jump shot
4:04		Luke Appel defensive rebound
4:03		Tyson Garff personal foul
3:35		Charlie Easley misses three point jump shot
3:33		DeAndre Craig defensive rebound
3:28		DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot
3:26		Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound
3:24	+2	Jaxon Brenchley makes two point layup	55-65
3:07		DeAndre Craig personal foul
2:55		Luke Appel turnover (Jaxon Brenchley steals)
2:47		Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
2:45		Kalen Garry defensive rebound
2:43		Jaxon Brenchley personal foul (Kalen Garry draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-66
2:43	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-67
2:33		DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot
2:31		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
2:07		Touko Tainamo personal foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
2:07		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:07		Jaxon Brenchley defensive rebound
1:56	+3	Jaxon Brenchley makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Craig assists)	58-67
1:53		Pioneers 60 second timeout
1:50		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah personal foul (Luke Appel draws the foul)
1:50		Luke Appel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:50		Jaxon Brenchley defensive rebound
1:35		William Kyle III shooting foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul)
1:35		Jaxon Brenchley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:35	+1	Jaxon Brenchley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-67
1:08		Luke Appel misses two point hook shot
1:06		Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
0:59	+3	Jaxon Brenchley makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Craig assists)	62-67
0:52		Tommy Bruner personal foul (Kalen Garry draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
0:52	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
0:45	+2	DeAndre Craig makes two point layup	64-69
0:41		Jaxon Brenchley personal foul (Matt Mims draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Matt Mims makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
0:41	+1	Matt Mims makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-71
0:35		Kalen Garry personal foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul)
0:31		Isaiah Addo-Ankrah misses three point jump shot
0:29		Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound
0:29		Kalen Garry shooting foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Jaxon Brenchley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
0:29		Jaxon Brenchley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
0:27		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
0:26		Tommy Bruner personal foul (Matt Mims draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Matt Mims makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-72
0:26	+1	Matt Mims makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-73
0:20	+3	DeAndre Craig makes three point jump shot	68-73
0:16		Jaxon Brenchley personal foul (Kalen Garry draws the foul)
0:16		Kalen Garry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
0:12		Tyson Garff misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound
0:05		Jaxon Brenchley misses two point layup
0:04		Matt Mims defensive rebound
0:04		DeAndre Craig personal foul (Matt Mims draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Matt Mims makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
0:04	+1	Matt Mims makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-76
0:01		Jaxon Brenchley misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Jaxon Brenchley misses three point jump shot