National Basketball Association
South Dakota St. 92, Washington 73
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2011
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Larry Spaulding, # Ken Ditty, # Mike Greenstein
Attendance:
9060
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Nate Wolters scored a season-high 34 points and added seven assists and South Dakota State hit its first seven 3-point shots en route to a stunning 92-73 romp over host Washington on Sunday.
Griffin Callahan scored 16 points and the Jackrabbits (10-4) jumped out to a 22-point first-half lead while snapping the Huskies’ 32-game non-conference home winning streak.
Tony Wroten scored 23 points and Darnell Gant had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (5-5), which has lost four of its last five games.
South Dakota State made 10-of-16 3-pointers and committed just five turnovers while dominating the sluggish Huskies. The Jackrabbits were 0-3 in previous games against power-conference teams this season before opening the contest with a flourish.
The Jackrabbits answered Washington’s game-opening basket with a 23-5 run that included five 3-point baskets for a 16-point lead just six-plus minutes into the contest.
A short time later, Jordan Dykstra and Chad White hit back-to-back 3-pointers as South Dakota State expanded the lead to 31-12 with 11:22 left in the half. The lead eventually reached 41-19 with 6:32 to go.
Washington tried to battle back from a 18-point halftime deficit and pulled within 59-48 on Gant’s 3-pointer with 13:48 left. But the Jackrabbits responded with a 11-4 run to build their advantage back to 18 points and were never again threatened.
Wolters had 16 first-half points and White tallied 12 points on four 3-pointers as the Jackrabbits hit 8-of-11 first-half 3-point attempts and committed just two turnovers while taking a 51-33 halftime lead.
Washington’s previous nonconference home loss was to Valparaiso during the 2007-08 campaign.
Top Game Performances
South Dakota St. |
|
Washington |
Nate Wolters 34 |
Scoring |
Tony Wroten 23 |
Nate Wolters 7 |
Assists |
Abdul Gaddy 7 |
Brayden Carlson 5 |
Rebounds |
Desmond Simmons 11 |
Nate Wolters 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Tony Wroten 6 |
Griffan Callahan 3 |
Steals |
Abdul Gaddy 1 |
Tony Fiegen 1 |
Blocks |
Abdul Gaddy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
South Dakota St.
|
92 |
54.9 |
10-16 |
26-32 |
12 |
26 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
Washington
|
73 |
41.3 |
5-18 |
16-22 |
14 |
33 |
3 |
2 |
9 |