Southern Illinois at South Dakota

Saturday, September 28, 2024

South Dakota beat Southern Illinois 42–⁠13. It was their 10th meeting; after it, South Dakota led the series 6–⁠4.

AwaySouthern Illinois4–⁠8 in 2024
13
HomeSouth Dakota11–⁠3–⁠1 in 2024
42

Final at DakotaDome, VermillionIndoorsTV: ESPN+Attendance 6,706

Official
John ShayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Southern Illinois076013
South Dakota14210742

Standouts

  • PassingHunter Simmons23 of 41, 306 yards, 2 TDSouthern Illinois
  • RushingTravis Theis25 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDSouth Dakota
  • ReceivingJ.J. Galbreath2 catches, 100 yards, 1 TDSouth Dakota

Player stats

Southern Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Hunter Simmons23/4130620
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shaun Lester Jr.103109
Jerrian Parker728011
Keontez Lewis2906
Willtrell Hartson1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Keontez Lewis388144
Jathen Jones260041
Colton Hoag652114
Vinson Davis450024

South Dakota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Aidan Bouman11/1724720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Travis Theis25147220
Charles Pierre Jr.15124231
Aidan Bouman112012
Keyondray Jones-Logan211010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
J.J. Galbreath2100180
Quaron Adams161161
Carter Bell241038
Charles Pierre Jr.326016

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Southern IllinoisSouth Dakota
366Total yards551
306Passing yards247
60Rushing yards304
7.5Yards per pass14.5
2.4Yards per rush6.8
16First downs24
7–⁠17Third downs4–⁠11
1–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
3–⁠30Penalties2–⁠30
24:41Possession35:19

Efficiency

Southern IllinoisSouth Dakota
35%Success rate58%
0.07EPA per play0.53
1.34Explosiveness1.31
−0.05Rushing EPA0.42
0.14Passing EPA0.84
13%Passing-down success60%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Dakota 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Dakota −13.5, over/under 47.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

South Dakota end zoneSouthern Illinois end zoneQ1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 South DakotaTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ1 South DakotaTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ2 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 South DakotaTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 4 playsQ2 South DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 South DakotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 playQ2 South DakotaTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Southern IllinoisMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 South DakotaPunt, 6 playsQ3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ3 South DakotaPunt, 5 playsQ3 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 South DakotaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Southern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 South DakotaPunt, 8 playsQ4 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 South DakotaEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. South Dakota drives left to right, Southern Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  2. Q1 South DakotaTouchdown, 9 plays, 46 yards
  3. Q1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  4. Q1 South DakotaTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 Southern IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 34 yards
  6. Q2 South DakotaTouchdown, 1 play, 80 yards
  7. Q2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  8. Q2 South DakotaTouchdown, 3 plays, 77 yards
  9. Q2 Southern IllinoisPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  10. Q2 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  11. Q2 Southern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 55 yards
  12. Q2 South DakotaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q2 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 1 play, 44 yards
  14. Q2 South DakotaTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q2 Southern IllinoisMissed FG, 10 plays, 41 yards
  16. Q3 South DakotaPunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  17. Q3 Southern IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q3 South DakotaPunt, 5 plays, 21 yards
  19. Q3 Southern IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 81 yards
  20. Q3 South DakotaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 Southern IllinoisTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 64 yards
  22. Q4 South DakotaPunt, 8 plays, 49 yards
  23. Q4 Southern IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  24. Q4 South DakotaEnd of game, 3 plays, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then South Dakota 14, Southern Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 63 yds , Vinson Davis III return for 18 yds to the SIU 20
14:491st & 10 at own 20Shaun Lester Jr. run for 6 yds to the SIU 26
14:202nd & 4 at own 26Hunter Simmons sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the SIU 21
13:453rd & 9 at own 21Hunter Simmons sacked by Mi’Quise Grace for a loss of 11 yards to the SIU 10
13:094th & 20 at own 10Paul Geelen punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SIU 46
South Dakota Touchdown, 9 plays
13:031st & 10 at opp 46Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the SIU 44
12:202nd & 8 at opp 44Aidan Bouman pass complete to Travis Theis for 14 yds to the SIU 30 for a 1ST down
11:491st & 10 at opp 30(11:52) Shotgun Bouman,Aidan pass incomplete deep right to Bell,Carter thrown to SIU10 PENALTY SIU Holding (Conn,Jamir) 10 yards from SIU30 to SIU20, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:421st & 10 at opp 20Charles Pierre Jr. run for 6 yds to the SIU 14
11:072nd & 4 at opp 14Travis Theis run for 3 yds to the SIU 11
10:163rd & 1 at opp 11Travis Theis run for 1 yd to the SIU 10 for a 1ST down
9:381st & goal at opp 10Travis Theis run for 9 yds to the SIU 1
9:082nd & goal at opp 1Travis Theis run for no gain to the SIU 1
8:303rd & goal at opp 1Travis Theis run for no gain to the SIU 1
8:124th & goal at opp 1Travis Theis run for 1 yd for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 7, Southern Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
8:081st & 10 at own 21PENALTY SIU False Start (Fenske,Noah) 5 yards from SIU21 to SIU16. NO PLAY.
8:081st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 58 yds , Vinson Davis III return for 14 yds to the SIU 21
8:001st & 15 at own 16Shaun Lester Jr. run for 7 yds to the SIU 23
7:232nd & 8 at own 23Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
7:233rd & 8 at own 23Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 07:23
7:073rd & 8 at own 23Hunter Simmons pass complete to Colton Hoag for 13 yds to the SIU 36 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at own 36Shaun Lester Jr. run for 1 yd to the SIU 35
6:152nd & 11 at own 35Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
6:113rd & 11 at own 35Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
6:054th & 11 at own 35Paul Geelen punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SDAK 25
South Dakota Touchdown, 12 plays
5:561st & 10 at own 25Travis Theis run for 10 yds to the SDAK 35 for a 1ST down
5:121st & 10 at own 35(05:21) Bouman,Aidan pass complete short left to Galbreath,JJ caught at SIU46, for 19 yards to the SIU46 (Hearns,Desman) PENALTY USD Personal Foul (Cotton,Joe) 15 yards from USD35 to USD20. NO PLAY.
4:551st & 25 at own 20Aidan Bouman pass complete to Charles Pierre Jr. for 16 yds to the SDAK 36
4:172nd & 9 at own 36Aidan Bouman run for 13 yds to the SDAK 49
4:051st & 10 at own 48Travis Theis run for 5 yds to the SIU 47
3:302nd & 5 at opp 47Travis Theis run for 5 yds to the SIU 42 for a 1ST down
2:441st & 10 at opp 42Aidan Bouman pass complete to Keyondray Jones-Logan for 7 yds to the SIU 35
2:062nd & 3 at opp 35Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
2:003rd & 3 at opp 35Keyondray Jones-Logan run for 10 yds to the SIU 25 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at opp 25Travis Theis run for 9 yds to the SIU 16
1:002nd & 1 at opp 16Charles Pierre Jr. run for 8 yds to the SIU 8 for a 1ST down
0:231st & goal at opp 8Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
0:162nd & goal at opp 8Charles Pierre Jr. run for 8 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 14, Southern Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 6 plays
0:111st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds , Vinson Davis III return for 23 yds to the SIU 23
0:001st & 10 at own 23Allen Middleton run for 2 yds to the SIU 25
Q2 14:532nd & 8 at own 25Jerrian Parker run for 4 yds to the SIU 29
Q2 14:143rd & 4 at own 29Timeout South Dakota, clock 14:14
Q2 14:083rd & 4 at own 29Hunter Simmons pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 25 yds to the SDAK 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:031st & 10 at opp 46Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
Q2 13:572nd & 10 at opp 46Jerrian Parker run for 3 yds to the SDAK 43
Q2 13:173rd & 7 at opp 43Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
Q2 13:104th & 7 at opp 43Paul Geelen punt for 43 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter10 drives, then South Dakota 35, Southern Illinois 7
South Dakota Touchdown, 1 play
12:571st & 10 at own 20Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 80 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 21, Southern Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
12:571st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:491st & 10 at own 25Keontez Lewis run for 3 yds to the SIU 28
12:222nd & 7 at own 28Shaun Lester Jr. run for 1 yd to the SIU 29
11:413rd & 6 at own 29Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
11:324th & 6 at own 29Paul Geelen punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SDAK 23
South Dakota Touchdown, 3 plays
11:261st & 10 at own 23Charles Pierre Jr. run for 15 yds to the SDAK 38 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at own 38Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 38 yds to the SIU 24 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at opp 24Charles Pierre Jr. run for 24 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 28, Southern Illinois 0
Southern Illinois Punt, 4 plays
10:071st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds
10:011st & 10 at own 25Hunter Simmons pass complete to Colton Hoag for 14 yds to the SIU 39 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at own 39Willtrell Hartson run for 3 yds to the SIU 42
8:592nd & 7 at own 42Hunter Simmons pass complete to Willtrell Hartson for a loss of 5 yards to the SIU 37
8:293rd & 12 at own 37Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
8:214th & 12 at own 37Paul Geelen punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SDAK 16
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
8:161st & 10 at own 16Travis Theis run for 4 yds to the SDAK 20
7:302nd & 6 at own 20Aidan Bouman pass complete to Charles Pierre Jr. for 1 yd to the SDAK 21
6:493rd & 5 at own 21Aidan Bouman pass complete to Carter Bell for 3 yds to the SDAK 24
6:154th & 2 at own 24Tyler Ebel punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Tae Marrero Jr. at the SIU 33
Southern Illinois Turnover on downs, 9 plays
6:091st & 10 at own 33Shaun Lester Jr. run for 9 yds to the SIU 42
5:322nd & 1 at own 42Hunter Simmons pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 19 yds to the SDAK 39 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at opp 39Hunter Simmons pass complete to Shaun Lester Jr. for 4 yds to the SDAK 35
4:492nd & 6 at opp 35Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
4:443rd & 6 at opp 35Hunter Simmons pass complete to Jay Jones for 19 yds to the SDAK 16 for a 1ST down
4:161st & 10 at opp 16Shaun Lester Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDAK 15
3:332nd & 9 at opp 15Hunter Simmons run for 3 yds to the SDAK 12
3:013rd & 6 at opp 12Timeout South Dakota, clock 03:01
2:573rd & 6 at opp 12Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
2:514th & 6 at opp 12Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
South Dakota Punt, 3 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 12Charles Pierre Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 15
2:072nd & 7 at own 15Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
2:013rd & 7 at own 15Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
1:524th & 7 at own 15Tyler Ebel punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDAK 44 , Tae Marrero Jr. returns for 9 yds to the SDAK 44
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 1 play
1:521st & goal at opp 3Timeout South Dakota, clock 01:52
1:461st & 10 at opp 44Hunter Simmons pass complete to Keontez Lewis for 44 yds for a TD (Paul Geelen KICK)South Dakota 28, Southern Illinois 7
1:461st & goal at opp 3Timeout Southern Illinois, clock 01:46
South Dakota Touchdown, 3 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 35Paul Geelen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:381st & 10 at own 25Travis Theis run for 12 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at own 37Travis Theis run for 17 yds to the SIU 46 for a 1ST down South Dakota Penalty, Personal Foul (Joey Lombard) to the SDAK 39 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at own 39Aidan Bouman pass complete to Quaron Adams for 61 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 35, Southern Illinois 7
Southern Illinois Missed FG, 10 plays
0:591st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:521st & 10 at own 25Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
0:462nd & 10 at own 25Hunter Simmons pass complete to Colton Hoag for 6 yds to the SIU 31
0:413rd & 4 at own 31Hunter Simmons pass complete to Nah’shawn Hezekiah for 24 yds to the SDAK 45 for a 1ST down
0:371st & 10 at opp 45Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
0:372nd & 10 at opp 45Timeout South Dakota, clock 00:37
0:312nd & 10 at opp 45Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
0:253rd & 10 at opp 45Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 8 yds to the SDAK 37
0:154th & 2 at opp 37Shaun Lester Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 34 Shaun Lester Jr. fumbled, recovered by SIU Shaun Lester Jr. for a 1ST down , return for 5 yds to the SDAK 34 for a 1ST down
0:071st & 10 at opp 34Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
0:012nd & 10 at opp 34Hunter Simmons run for no gain to the SDAK 34
0:003rd & 10 at opp 34Paul Geelen 51 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter5 drives, then South Dakota 35, Southern Illinois 13
South Dakota Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Paul Geelen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the SDAK 23
14:172nd & 12 at own 23Travis Theis run for 9 yds to the SDAK 32
13:353rd & 3 at own 32Travis Theis run for 5 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at own 37Charles Pierre Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDAK 36
12:032nd & 11 at own 36Aidan Bouman pass complete to Charles Pierre Jr. for 9 yds to the SDAK 45
11:203rd & 2 at own 45Keyondray Jones-Logan run for 1 yd to the SDAK 46
10:414th & 1 at own 46Tyler Ebel punt for 54 yds for a touchback
Southern Illinois Punt, 5 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 20Hunter Simmons pass complete to Shaun Lester Jr. for 8 yds to the SIU 28
10:082nd & 2 at own 28Shaun Lester Jr. run for 4 yds to the SIU 32 for a 1ST down Southern Illinois Penalty, Personal Foul (Marcelo Mendiola) to the SIU 17 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at own 17Hunter Simmons pass complete to Shaun Lester Jr. for 2 yds to the SIU 19
9:062nd & 8 at own 19Keontez Lewis run for 6 yds to the SIU 25
8:313rd & 2 at own 25Shaun Lester Jr. run for 2 yds to the SIU 23
7:504th & 4 at own 23Paul Geelen punt for 55 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SDAK 22
South Dakota Punt, 5 plays
7:431st & 10 at own 22Charles Pierre Jr. run for 7 yds to the SDAK 29
7:062nd & 3 at own 29Charles Pierre Jr. run for 8 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at own 37Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
6:212nd & 10 at own 37Charles Pierre Jr. run for 6 yds to the SDAK 43
5:373rd & 4 at own 43Aidan Bouman pass incomplete
5:284th & 4 at own 43Tyler Ebel punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SIU 19
Southern Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
5:171st & 10 at own 19Hunter Simmons pass complete to Jay Jones for 41 yds to the SDAK 40 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at opp 40Hunter Simmons pass complete to Jerrian Parker for 15 yds to the SDAK 25 for a 1ST down
4:331st & 10 at opp 25Jerrian Parker run for 5 yds to the SDAK 20
4:052nd & 5 at opp 20Jerrian Parker run for 4 yds to the SDAK 16
3:183rd & 1 at opp 16Shaun Lester Jr. run for 3 yds to the SDAK 13 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at opp 13Hunter Simmons pass complete to Colton Hoag for 6 yds to the SDAK 7
2:152nd & 4 at opp 7Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
2:103rd & 4 at opp 7Hunter Simmons pass complete to Colton Hoag for 7 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)South Dakota 35, Southern Illinois 13
South Dakota Touchdown, 8 plays
2:101st & 10 at own 35Paul Geelen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:041st & 10 at own 25Travis Theis run for 1 yd to the SDAK 24
1:122nd & 11 at own 24Aidan Bouman pass complete to JJ Galbreath for 20 yds to the SDAK 44 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at own 44Travis Theis run for 9 yds to the SIU 47
0:002nd & 1 at opp 47Travis Theis run for 8 yds to the SIU 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:441st & 10 at opp 39Nevan Cremascoli run for 9 yds to the SIU 30
Q4 14:082nd & 1 at opp 30Travis Theis run for 8 yds to the SIU 22 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:301st & 10 at opp 22Travis Theis run for 2 yds to the SIU 20
Q4 12:472nd & 8 at opp 20Travis Theis run for 20 yds for a TD (Will Leyland KICK)South Dakota 42, Southern Illinois 13
4th quarter4 drives, then South Dakota 42, Southern Illinois 13
Southern Illinois Turnover on downs, 9 plays
12:411st & 10 at own 35Zeke Mata kickoff for 62 yds , Vinson Davis III return for 26 yds to the SIU 29
12:291st & 10 at own 29Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 24 yds to the SDAK 47 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at opp 47Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 15 yds to the SDAK 32 for a 1ST down
11:351st & 10 at opp 32Hunter Simmons pass complete to Shaun Lester Jr. for 4 yds to the SDAK 28
10:592nd & 6 at opp 28Hunter Simmons pass complete to Shaun Lester Jr. for 4 yds to the SDAK 24
10:413rd & 2 at opp 24Jerrian Parker run for 11 yds to the SDAK 13 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at opp 13Jerrian Parker run for no gain to the SDAK 13
9:342nd & 10 at opp 13Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
9:293rd & 10 at opp 13Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
9:294th & 10 at opp 13Timeout South Dakota, clock 09:29
9:184th & 10 at opp 13Hunter Simmons pass complete to Colton Hoag for 6 yds to the SDAK 7
South Dakota Punt, 8 plays
9:101st & 10 at own 7Charles Pierre Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDAK 6
8:262nd & 11 at own 6Charles Pierre Jr. run for 31 yds to the SDAK 37 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at own 37Charles Pierre Jr. run for 2 yds to the SDAK 39
7:012nd & 8 at own 39Travis Theis run for 7 yds to the SDAK 46
6:143rd & 1 at own 46Travis Theis run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at the 50Charles Pierre Jr. run for 7 yds to the SIU 43
4:392nd & 3 at opp 43Aidan Bouman pass complete to Keyondray Jones-Logan for a loss of 2 yards to the SIU 45
3:553rd & 5 at opp 45Charles Pierre Jr. run for 1 yd to the SIU 44
3:114th & 4 at opp 44Timeout South Dakota, clock 03:11
3:054th & 4 at opp 44Tyler Ebel punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Tae Marrero Jr. at the SIU 11
Southern Illinois Punt, 3 plays
2:591st & 10 at own 11Jerrian Parker run for 1 yd to the SIU 12
2:222nd & 9 at own 12Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinson Davis III for 3 yds to the SIU 15
2:003rd & 6 at own 15Timeout South Dakota, clock 02:00
1:533rd & 6 at own 15Hunter Simmons pass incomplete
1:464th & 6 at own 15Paul Geelen punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Carter Bell at the SDAK 36
South Dakota End of game, 3 plays
1:411st & 10 at own 36L.J. Phillips Jr. run for 1 yd to the SDAK 37
0:562nd & 9 at own 37N. Cremascoli takes a knee
0:003rd & 10 at own 36N. Cremascoli takes a knee

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

South Dakota leads 8–⁠4 in 12 meetings, counting the two since this game.

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