Denver Pioneers vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
DEN	35	44	79
SDST	33	54	87

Game Recap

Wilkinson, Sayler and Jackson combine for 54 as South Dakota State defeats Denver 87-79. Damon Wilkinson, Joe Sayler and Jaden Jackson combined for 54 points to lead South Dakota State to defeat Denver 87-79 on Thursday.

Player Stats

DENVER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Gabe Oldham	35	0-1	0-0	1-3	7	0	3	0	0	3	1
5Logan Kinsey	37	5-9	0-0	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	4	12
0Jeremiah Burke	39	8-22	1-9	3-4	8	2	0	1	4	1	20
20Carson Johnson	39	10-22	5-9	2-2	4	3	2	0	0	2	27
7Zane Nelson	20	5-10	1-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	3	11
21Didier Maleng	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1Shaun Wysocki	17	1-3	1-1	2-2	3	0	0	1	1	2	5
8Julius Rollins	10	1-2	1-1	0-2	0	0	0	0	1	3	3

TOTAL	-	30-6943.5%	9-2437.5%	10-1566.7%	31	10	6	2	7	19	79

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Matthew Mors	28	3-6	1-3	3-4	3	1	3	0	0	3	10
34Damon Wilkinson	29	8-11	0-0	3-4	9	1	0	1	1	2	19
14Jaden Jackson	35	4-11	1-3	8-8	7	4	0	0	0	1	17
3Joe Sayler	35	7-17	1-4	3-3	3	3	0	1	3	2	18
10Kalen Garry	34	4-9	1-3	0-1	4	4	0	0	1	4	9
5Caleb Delzell	12	2-4	1-3	0-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	5
35Alec Squires	10	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	3
12Bubz Alvarez	13	1-2	1-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	2	1	4
2Luke Haertle	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	6-1833.3%	19-2576.0%	36	15	4	2	9	15	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDENSDST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Denver.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by South Dakota State.
(19:40) Jeremiah Burke traveling turnover.
+2 (19:20) Damon Wilkinson makes layup.
02
(19:05) Zane Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:01) Damon Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Joe Sayler misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:50) Denver Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Carson Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:35) Damon Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:26) Jaden Jackson makes 6-foot jumper.
04
(18:11) Jeremiah Burke misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:59) Kalen Garry makes layup.
06
+2 (17:42) Logan Kinsey makes layup (Zane Nelson assists).
26
(17:22) Joe Sayler misses 6-foot jumper.
(17:19) Jeremiah Burke Defensive Rebound.
(17:05) Jeremiah Burke misses dunk.
(17:01) Jeremiah Burke Offensive Rebound.
(17:00) Jeremiah Burke misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:58) Jaden Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:52) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Jaden Jackson assists).
28
+2 (16:38) Carson Johnson makes 19-foot jumper.
48
(16:24) Joe Sayler misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:20) Gabe Oldham Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Jeremiah Burke bad pass turnover.
(15:51) Jaden Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:46) Caleb Delzell Offensive Rebound.
(15:37) Damon Wilkinson misses layup.
(15:34) Logan Kinsey Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Jeremiah Burke misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) Logan Kinsey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:12) Logan Kinsey makes layup.
68
(14:54) Foul on Logan Kinsey.
+2 (14:29) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Jaden Jackson assists).
610
(14:08) Logan Kinsey misses layup.
(14:08) Damon Wilkinson Block.
(14:08) Damon Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Bubz Alvarez bad pass turnover.
(13:57) Gabe Oldham Steal.
(13:49) Zane Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:47) Bubz Alvarez Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Kalen Garry bad pass turnover.
(13:23) Zane Nelson misses 7-foot jumper.
(13:20) Caleb Delzell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:05) Alec Squires makes layup (Kalen Garry assists).
612
(12:48) Julius Rollins misses 7-foot jumper.
(12:44) Alec Squires Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Alec Squires bad pass turnover.
+3 (12:14) Jeremiah Burke makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carson Johnson assists).
912
(11:47) Joe Sayler misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:45) South Dakota State Offensive Rebound.
(11:45) Foul on Julius Rollins.
(11:29) Caleb Delzell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Carson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Carson Johnson misses 11-foot jumper.
(11:14) Didier Maleng Offensive Rebound.
(11:14) Didier Maleng bad pass turnover.
(11:14) Luke Haertle Steal.
+2 (11:00) Luke Haertle makes layup (Caleb Delzell assists).
914
(10:47) Jeremiah Burke misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:44) Luke Haertle Defensive Rebound.
(10:37) Caleb Delzell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:33) Alec Squires Offensive Rebound.
(10:33) Foul on Didier Maleng.
(10:31) Joe Sayler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:29) Carson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Foul on Jaden Jackson.
(10:00) Foul on Joe Sayler.
+3 (9:52) Julius Rollins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carson Johnson assists).
1214
(9:34) Joe Sayler bad pass turnover.
(9:34) Carson Johnson Steal.
(9:28) Carson Johnson misses layup.
(9:25) Luke Haertle Defensive Rebound.
(9:17) Joe Sayler misses layup.
(9:15) South Dakota State Offensive Rebound.
(9:10) Foul on Julius Rollins.
+1 (9:10) Damon Wilkinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1215
(9:10) Damon Wilkinson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:10) Denver Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Logan Kinsey misses 9-foot jumper.
(8:46) Luke Haertle Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Luke Haertle bad pass turnover.
(8:43) Gabe Oldham Steal.
+2 (8:34) Jeremiah Burke makes 9-foot jumper.
1415
+2 (8:15) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Luke Haertle assists).
1417
(7:53) Jeremiah Burke misses layup.
(7:50) Shaun Wysocki Offensive Rebound.
(7:48) Shaun Wysocki misses layup.
(7:43) Jeremiah Burke Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:43) Jeremiah Burke makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1617
(7:36) Matthew Mors misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:32) Jeremiah Burke Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Foul on Luke Haertle.
+2 (7:13) Logan Kinsey makes 16-foot jumper (Jeremiah Burke assists).
1817
(6:51) Joe Sayler bad pass turnover.
(6:51) Gabe Oldham Steal.
+2 (6:34) Jeremiah Burke makes 6-foot jumper.
2017
+2 (6:18) Kalen Garry makes layup.
2019
+3 (5:57) Carson Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Burke assists).
2319
(5:43) Kalen Garry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) Carson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:27) Jeremiah Burke misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:24) Damon Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Matthew Mors misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:10) Gabe Oldham Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Jeremiah Burke bad pass turnover.
(4:52) Matthew Mors Steal.
(4:37) Foul on Gabe Oldham.
+1 (4:37) Damon Wilkinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2320
+1 (4:37) Damon Wilkinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2321
+2 (4:23) Jeremiah Burke makes layup.
2521
+2 (4:05) Joe Sayler makes layup.
2523
+2 (3:46) Zane Nelson makes 15-foot jumper.
2723
(3:29) Bubz Alvarez misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:21) Damon Wilkinson Offensive Rebound.
(3:21) Damon Wilkinson bad pass turnover.
(3:21) Carson Johnson Steal.
(3:17) Carson Johnson misses layup.
(3:17) Joe Sayler Block.
(3:17) South Dakota State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:09) Joe Sayler makes layup.
2725
+3 (2:56) Shaun Wysocki makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carson Johnson assists).
3025
(2:28) Jaden Jackson misses layup.
(2:22) Matthew Mors Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:22) Matthew Mors makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3027
+3 (2:16) Carson Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3327
+2 (2:00) Matthew Mors makes layup (Damon Wilkinson assists).
3329
(1:50) Foul on Matthew Mors.
(1:43) Carson Johnson misses 16-foot jumper.
(1:39) Matthew Mors Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:26) Damon Wilkinson makes layup (Joe Sayler assists).
3331
(0:56) Carson Johnson misses 15-foot jumper.
(0:50) Gabe Oldham Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Gabe Oldham misses layup.
(0:46) Joe Sayler Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Joe Sayler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:31) Kalen Garry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:15) Kalen Garry makes 13-foot jumper (Jaden Jackson assists).
3333
(0:05) Foul on Damon Wilkinson.
+1 (0:05) Carson Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3433
+1 (0:05) Carson Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3533

2nd half

Team Stats

DEN

SDST

79Points87

30-69(43.5%)Field Goal(%)31-62(50.0%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

34(14)Rebounds(Offensive)41(14)

10Assists15

6Steals4

2Blocks2

8Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

7Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Frost Arena · Brookings, SD

attendance: 2,127 (25.0%)

spread: SDST -8.5

over/under: 162.5