VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota basketball picked up a 75-70 win over South Dakota State in a Senior Day Interstate Series matchup, presented by First Interstate Bank behind five Coyotes in double-figure scoring. USD completed the regular season sweep over the Jackrabbits, marking the first sweep of the Jacks since the 1996-97 season.  
 
South Dakota State had the hot hand early, but the Yotes would erase a 17-point first half deficit to trail by just four, 42-38, at halftime. In his second straight start, Ethan Kizer paced USD in the opening 20 minutes with 10 points on 3-of-3 shooting from deep, including a four-point play. South Dakota began to flip the momentum with four minutes to go in the first half following Kizer's four-point play, outscoring the Jacks 17-6 heading into the break.

The late surge in the first half brought the Yotes' first half shooting percentage up to 41.4% but the Jacks offense was in a groove from the jump with a 52.3%. SDSU connected on two more 3-pointers in the opening half, but the Yotes made up the difference by going 11-for-14 from the free throw line to SDSU's 5-of-7.
 
Foul trouble limited Fens in the first half to just nine minutes, but he quickly made up for that with seven points in the first five minutes as the Yotes pulled ahead 45-42. The Jacks regained the lead a couple possessions later, but a triple from Jordan Crawford out of a media timeout put the Yotes in front for good. Crawford would score nine of the next 11 USD points, as the Yotes grabbed their largest lead of the day 62-55 with eight minutes remaining.
 
Fens came up big on the defensive end in the final minute with two key blocks. The Coyotes iced the game at the free throw line, going 5-for-6 over the final 1:33, and 14-for-17 in the second half to complete the regular season sweep with a 75-70 Senior Day win over SDSU.
 
The Coyote starting five scored 70 of 75 points with Crawford and Fens leading the way with 17 each. The duo scored 27 of their 34 points in the second half. Buntyn added 15 points, while Vince Buzelis had 11 points, four rebounds and three steals.
 
The Coyotes turn their attention to next week's Summit League Tournament where they will either be the No. 4 or No. 6 seed depending on the outcome of tonight's Omaha vs St. Thomas game.
 
Notes

• South Dakota finishes the regular season with a 16-15 mark, 8-8 conference record and a 12-5 record at home
• The Coyotes swept the regular season series over the Jackrabbits for the first time since the 1996-97 season
• South Dakota's starting five combined to score 70 of its 75 points
• All five starters reached double-digit scoring
• Ethan Kizer has made multiple 3-pointers in two straight games