The Fighting Bill Fennelly’s enter the night at 1-0, picking up a win against Omaha just under a week ago. South Dakota State enters the night at 1-1, most recently losing to SEC title contender Mississippi State and have the most recent victory in the series against Iowa State. Let’s get into things.
The first quarter got off to a slow start for both teams, SDSU forcing turnovers and bad shots from the Cyclones early. The Jackrabbits eventually put some possessions together to build up a 17-14 lead after the first quarter.
It didn’t take long for Iowa State to regain the lead, opening up the quarter on a 7-2 run that had 4 different Cyclone scorers.