KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the second game in a row, the South Dakota basketball team forced overtime after trailing at half, but this time finished the job by downing Kansas City 82-75 Wednesday night.
 
After knocking down 10 3-pointers in the previous game, the Coyotes struggled to find the range in the Swinney Center in the first half going 0-for-10 from deep. The Yotes answered in the second half with four treys, and Jordan Crawford knocked down two of his four triples in overtime to help USD outscore KC 18-11 in the final five minutes.
 
South Dakota forced 12 Roo turnovers in the first half but committed nine of their own with each team scoring 11 points off miscues. The Roos held a 31-23 lead at the break behind a 53.8 shooting percentage, while holding South Dakota to a 29.6%. The Yotes made up part of the difference at the free throw line where they went 7-for-11, while playing without fouling on the other end, limiting KC to just 1-of-4 from the charity stripe. The Roos held a 31-23 lead at the halftime break.
 
South Dakota chipped away at the deficit, but the Roos held strong with the lead for the first 16 minutes of the second half. The Yotes tied the score twice before breaking through for a 57-56 lead with 3:18 remaining off a fastbreak layup from Uzziah Buntyn. The lead exchanged hands three times before Cameron Fens went to the line for a pair of free throws trailing 64-63 with 23 seconds left. After connecting on one of two free throws to tie the score, both teams had a chance with under five seconds left to secure the win. KC's jumper in the paint missed the mark, while Buntyn's half court heave was high.
 
South Dakota was 4-of-6 from the field in the overtime period and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. The Yotes held KC to 5-of-10 shooting and won the rebounding 5-2 in the extra period. With the score tied at 71-71 with a minute and a half left, Crawford connected on his fourth 3-pointer to start a 7-0 run to put USD ahead for good and the Yotes would ice the game at the free throw line going 6-for-6 in the final 30 seconds.
 
Fens secured his eighth double-double with a game high 23 points and 12 rebounds. He shot over 50.0% from the field and converted 9-of-14 from the free throw line.
 
Buntyn added 20 points, his third straight game reaching the 20-point mark, and had five rebounds, four assists and four steals. Crawford added 16 points and three boards, while Vince Buzelis had 12 points, six boards and two steals.
 
South Dakota continues its road week on Saturday when they travel to Brookings, South Dakota for an Interstate Series presented by First Interstate Bank matchup with South Dakota State.
 
Notes

• South Dakota moves to 13-12 on the season, 5-5 in the conference and picked up its second win on the road
• Fens notched his eighth double-double of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds
• Buntyn recorded his third straight game with 20 or more points
• Crawford has connected on multiple 3-pointers in seven of the last eight games
• It was Buntyn's fifth straight game with nine or more made free throws
• Buntyn tied his career high of four steals, which he set last game against NDSU (1/31/26)
• The Coyotes' 28 made free throws were the most since the December 18 game against Prairie View A&M (34-for-44)
• South Dakota came away with 11 steals, marking the fifth time this year they've had 10+ in a game