Purdue Fort Wayne
South Dakota State
Road Woes Continue
1/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2008
Brookings, SD - South Dakota State forward Kai Williams had a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Jackrabbits topped IPFW, 73-60 on Saturday night at Frost Arena.
The loss was IPFW's third straight, and ninth overall, on the road this year.
The Mastodons led just once in the ballgame, taking a 9-8 advantage at the 16:57 mark of the opening half on a 3-pointer from freshman guard Zach Plackemeier.
South Dakota State quickly regained the lead on a pair of baskets from center Ben Beran and held a 33-26 cushion at the half.
IPFW came out in the second half and got to within two as senior forward Jaraun Burrows beat the Jackrabbits down the floor for a fastbreak dunk.
Unfortunately, the 'Dons couldn't sustain their comeback, and on a dunk by Williams, the Jacks took a commanding, 57-40 lead.
IPFW couldn't get any closer than 11 the rest of the way. That came courtesy of a Plackemeier layup with 2:34 left in the contest.
Plackemeier led the Mastodons (5-10, 2-2) with 13 points.
Burrows had 12 points and five blocks, and freshman guard Ben Botts finished with 11.
Williams recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds for South Dakota State, which won for the first time in conference play (6-9, 1-3).
Guard Garrett Callahan had 18 points and Beran chipped in 11.
After winning their first two Summit League games, IPFW has now lost two in-a-row.
IPFW will return home for a pair of Summit League contests next week. The 'Dons host Oral Roberts on Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. They will host Centenary in a men's/women's doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. The women's contest tips off at 4:00 p.m. followed by the men at 7:00 p.m.
Note: IPFW was again without the services of starting point guard Demetrius Johnson who was injured in practice earlier this week.
~Dons~
