Who’s Playing
South Dakota @ Denver
Current Records: South Dakota 14-10; Denver 9-18
What to Know
The Denver Pioneers are 3-11 against the South Dakota Coyotes since January of 2016, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pioneers and South Dakota will face off in a Summit battle at 4 p.m. ET at Hamilton Gymnasium. South Dakota will be strutting in after a win while Denver will be stumbling in from a loss.
The oddsmakers predicted a rough contest for Denver on Thursday, and boy were they were right. Things couldn’t have gone much worse for them as they lost 84-61 to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
Meanwhile, South Dakota made easy work of the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks on Thursday and carried off a 91-69 victory.
Denver’s defeat took them down to 9-18 while South Dakota’s win pulled them up to 14-10. We’ll see if the Pioneers can steal the Coyotes’ luck or if South Dakota records another victory instead.
How To Watch
- When: Saturday at 4 p.m. ET
- Where: Hamilton Gymnasium — Denver, Colorado
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Series History
South Dakota have won 11 out of their last 14 games against Denver.
- Jan 13, 2022 – South Dakota 80 vs. Denver 71
- Jan 03, 2021 – South Dakota 79 vs. Denver 57
- Jan 02, 2021 – South Dakota 93 vs. Denver 54
- Jan 30, 2020 – South Dakota 93 vs. Denver 87
- Jan 05, 2020 – South Dakota 80 vs. Denver 78
- Feb 20, 2019 – South Dakota 72 vs. Denver 45
- Jan 02, 2019 – South Dakota 71 vs. Denver 70
- Mar 05, 2018 – South Dakota 76 vs. Denver 58
- Jan 27, 2018 – Denver 84 vs. South Dakota 68
- Dec 30, 2017 – South Dakota 82 vs. Denver 71
- Jan 28, 2017 – South Dakota 88 vs. Denver 83
- Jan 04, 2017 – South Dakota 75 vs. Denver 69
- Feb 21, 2016 – Denver 76 vs. South Dakota 71
- Jan 28, 2016 – Denver 66 vs. South Dakota 52
