South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs. Kansas State Wildcats

Nov 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SDST	35	33	68
KSU	28	38	66

Game Recap

South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Kansas State Wildcats game highlights

Davis Kern scores 24 to help South Dakota State upset Kansas State 68-66 in season opener. Davis Kern scored 24 points and South Dakota State stunned Kansas State 68-66 in a season opener Tuesday night.

Player Stats

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Davis Kern	37	7-15	5-8	5-6	8	0	0	0	0	2	24
5Jon Mekonnen	31	6-11	0-2	2-4	4	0	3	0	1	4	14
7EJ Ryans	31	0-5	0-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0
3Joe Sayler	36	4-10	2-5	0-1	2	4	1	0	4	1	10
10Kalen Garry	38	6-11	2-3	0-0	8	3	1	0	3	2	14
23Blake Ellwein	6	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
1Semaj Stampley	6	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3
0Trey Buchanan	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	2	2



TOTAL	-	25-5743.9%	10-2441.7%	8-1361.5%	25	12	8	0	10	16	68

KANSAS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Dez Lindsay	21	0-3	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	1	2
6Brock Vice	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	1	3	3	2
7Isaiah Abraham	32	6-7	2-3	2-2	2	0	0	1	3	1	16
1Brandon Rechsteiner	34	6-17	4-11	0-0	7	3	0	0	0	0	16
2Jaden Schutt	35	2-6	2-6	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	6
13Matt Gilhool	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
22Pape N'Diaye	18	5-8	0-1	8-8	8	1	0	1	1	4	18
35JT Rock	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Jaylen Alexander	15	2-4	0-1	0-2	0	2	4	0	2	0	4
47Andrej Kostic	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Montana Wheeler	17	0-4	0-4	2-4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	22-5341.5%	8-2828.6%	14-1877.8%	30	12	6	3	10	13	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSDSTKSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kansas State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by South Dakota State.
(19:40) Isaiah Abraham bad pass turnover.
(19:40) Jon Mekonnen Steal.
(19:14) Davis Kern misses layup.
(19:14) Brock Vice Block.
(19:11) Dez Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:03) Brandon Rechsteiner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brock Vice assists).
03
+3 (18:37) Davis Kern makes 25-foot three point jumper (EJ Ryans assists).
33
(18:13) Brandon Rechsteiner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:10) Joe Sayler Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) EJ Ryans misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:49) Kalen Garry Offensive Rebound.
(17:41) EJ Ryans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:38) Brock Vice Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:22) Brock Vice makes layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists).
35
(16:55) Jon Mekonnen misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(16:52) Brandon Rechsteiner Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Dez Lindsay misses layup.
(16:31) Davis Kern Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:25) Davis Kern makes 25-foot three point jumper (EJ Ryans assists).
65
(16:00) Brandon Rechsteiner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Joe Sayler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:43) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:25) Isaiah Abraham makes layup.
67
(15:05) Kalen Garry misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:02) Brock Vice Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) Jaden Schutt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:56) EJ Ryans Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:36) Davis Kern makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joe Sayler assists).
97
(14:12) Brandon Rechsteiner misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(14:10) South Dakota State Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:10) Foul on Brock Vice.
+2 (13:48) Kalen Garry makes layup.
117
(13:19) Brandon Rechsteiner misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(13:19) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:19) Foul on Blake Ellwein.
(13:09) Matt Gilhool misses layup.
(13:04) Pape N'Diaye Offensive Rebound.
(13:04) Pape N'Diaye misses tip in layup.
(13:01) Pape N'Diaye Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:01) Pape N'Diaye makes 0-foot tip in layup.
119
(12:47) Kalen Garry misses 20-foot jumper.
(12:42) Pape N'Diaye Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) Jaden Schutt misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:30) Trey Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) EJ Ryans misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:23) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Foul on Trey Buchanan.
(12:15) Montana Wheeler misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:15) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:15) Montana Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2.
1110
(11:56) Trey Buchanan misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:52) Davis Kern Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:52) Davis Kern makes layup.
1310
+2 (11:22) Brandon Rechsteiner makes 13-foot jumper (Montana Wheeler assists).
1312
(11:09) Joe Sayler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
+2 (11:06) Jon Mekonnen makes layup.
1512
(11:06) Foul on Pape N'Diaye.
+1 (11:06) Jon Mekonnen makes free throw 1 of 1.
1612
(11:05) Jon Mekonnen Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Foul on Blake Ellwein.
(10:55) Jaylen Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:55) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:55) Jaylen Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:54) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Foul on Blake Ellwein.
(10:39) Blake Ellwein turnover.
(10:31) Foul on Trey Buchanan.
+2 (10:21) Jaylen Alexander makes 4-foot floating jump shot.
1614
+2 (9:47) Jon Mekonnen makes layup.
1814
(9:29) Isaiah Abraham misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:25) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Davis Kern misses layup.
(9:02) Isaiah Abraham Block.
(9:02) South Dakota State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:00) Joe Sayler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kalen Garry assists).
2114
(8:46) Montana Wheeler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) South Dakota State Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:44) Foul on Isaiah Abraham.
+2 (8:20) Jon Mekonnen makes layup.
2314
(8:08) Foul on Jon Mekonnen.
(7:47) team shot clock turnover .
(7:35) Davis Kern misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:30) Matt Gilhool Defensive Rebound.
(7:20) Jaden Schutt misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:16) Joe Sayler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:12) Kalen Garry makes layup.
2514
+3 (6:49) Isaiah Abraham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden Schutt assists).
2517
(6:27) Jon Mekonnen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:24) Isaiah Abraham Defensive Rebound.
(6:14) Matt Gilhool misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:11) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:02) Jon Mekonnen makes layup.
2717
(6:02) Foul on Matt Gilhool.
(6:02) Jon Mekonnen misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:59) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:47) Isaiah Abraham makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
2719
(5:23) Davis Kern misses layup.
(5:21) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Brandon Rechsteiner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:01) Jon Mekonnen Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Foul on Jon Mekonnen.
(4:57) Jon Mekonnen turnover.
+2 (4:41) Pape N'Diaye makes 4-foot hook shot (Dez Lindsay assists).
2721
(4:28) Davis Kern misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:24) Pape N'Diaye Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Dez Lindsay traveling turnover.
(3:49) Kalen Garry bad pass turnover.
(3:49) Dez Lindsay Steal.
(3:39) Pape N'Diaye misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:35) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:12) Kalen Garry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Buchanan assists).
3021
+3 (2:56) Brandon Rechsteiner makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3024
(2:26) Davis Kern misses layup.
(2:26) Pape N'Diaye Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Foul on Davis Kern.
+1 (2:25) Pape N'Diaye makes free throw 1 of 2.
3025
+1 (2:25) Pape N'Diaye makes free throw 2 of 2.
3026
(2:13) Foul on Montana Wheeler.
(2:07) Joe Sayler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) Brock Vice Defensive Rebound.
(1:42) Jaden Schutt misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:40) South Dakota State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:39) Foul on Brock Vice.
(1:24) Kalen Garry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:20) Brandon Rechsteiner Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Brock Vice misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) Kalen Garry Defensive Rebound.
(1:01) Kalen Garry bad pass turnover.
(1:01) Brock Vice Steal.
(0:57) Brock Vice bad pass turnover.
(0:57) Trey Buchanan Steal.
+2 (0:51) Kalen Garry makes layup.
3226
+2 (0:34) Pape N'Diaye makes layup (Jaden Schutt assists).
3228
+3 (0:04) Semaj Stampley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kalen Garry assists).
3528

2nd half

Team Stats

SDST

KSU

68Points66

25-57(43.9%)Field Goal(%)22-53(41.5%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)8-28(28.6%)

8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

27(7)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)

12Assists12

8Steals6

0Blocks3

10Turnovers12

16(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS

attendance: 7,047 (56.3%)

spread: KSU -11.5

over/under: 159.5