Final Stats

INDIANAPOLIS — Akilah Sims came off the bench to score 17 points and Kelsi Byrd added 16 points as the IUPUI Jaguars snapped the South Dakota women's basketball team's four-game winning streak 68-43 on Saturday in The Jungle.

The Jags (9-11, 4-3) outscored USD 27-5 over the last 12 minutes of the game, shooting 10-for-16 with three 3-pointers during the run. South Dakota (15-5, 5-2), which recorded its lowest scoring total of the season, was 2-for-13 shooting and had six turnovers during the same stretch.

Nicole Seekamp led the Coyotes with 11 points and three assists, while Margaret McCloud scored 10 points and collected four rebounds. Tia Hemiller finished with nine points, four rebounds and three assists.

Outside Sims and Byrd, Nevena Markovic scored nine points during IUPUI's final run to finish with 11 points overall. Mikale Rogers added nine points to the IUPUI effort.

South Dakota had 21 turnovers in the game, which helped IUPUI to a 30-8 advantage in points off turnovers. The Jags also outscored USD 38-22 in the paint and, with Sims' help, outscored the Coyotes in bench points 32-11.

IUPUI also had a sizable scoring run to end the first half, outscoring the Coyotes 22-10 over the final 11 minute to take a 32-22 lead into halftime. Sims scored 10 points to lead in the Jags in the half while Byrd added seven points. IUPUI outrebounded the Coyotes 20-13 in the half, outscored USD in bench points 14-2, and held a 13-2 edge in points off turnovers. They also controlled the paint to a 20-12 advantage.

Seekamp led the Coyotes with eight points in the first half while McCloud added six points. USD didn't have a field goal in the last six minutes of the half and shot 33.3 percent (8-of-24) in the frame. IUPUI finished the half shooting 43.3 percent (13-of-30).

The Coyotes cut IUPUI's lead down to three points on three occasions in the second half, but wasn't able to draw any closer. The last time USD was that close came off a 3-pointer by Jaylah Jackson with 12:16 remaining to make it 41-38, but the Jags would score the next 14 points of the game on their next six possessions to break open the game.

IUPUI shot 53.8 percent (14-of-26) in the second half while USD finished at 33.3 percent (9-of-27) again. Overall, IUPUI shot 48.2 percent (27-of-56) from the field and 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from 3-point range. USD was 17-of-51 from the field and 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) from beyond the arc.

South Dakota still leads the Summit League standings by a half game after North Dakota State lost to Western Illinois 88-66 on Saturday. The Coyotes return to the DakotaDome on Wednesday to host Denver in a rematch of last season's Summit League Tournament final. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.