Scores

Final

W Michigan 76

(0-1, 0-1 away)

SDSU 82

(1-0, 1-0 home)

2:00 PM ET, November 12, 2011

Frost Arena, Brookings, SD

1 2 T
WMU 36 4076
SDST 35 4782

Top Performers

Western Michigan: M. Stainbrook 32 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

South Dakota State: N. Wolters 32 Pts, 2 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl

S. Dakota St. 82, W. Michigan 76

Associated Press

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Nate Wolters had a double-double of 32 points and 11 assists to lead South Dakota State to an 82-76 victory over Western Michigan in a season opener Saturday.

Tony Fiegen added 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting for the Jackrabbits.

The Broncos' Matt Stainbrook scored a career-high 32 points, shooting 14 of 16. Demetrius Ward contributed 16 points and Mike Douglas 14.

Both teams made 29 baskets and Western Michigan sank 16 free throws to the Jackrabbits' 15, but the big difference came from 3-point range. South Dakota State shot 9-for-28 from long distance to just 2-for-15 for Western Michigan. Wolters and Brayden Carlson had three 3-pointers apiece.

Buoyed by Stainbrook's 19 first-half points, the Broncos went ahead 34-28 and led 36-35 at intermission.

Western Michigan was up 55-50 before the Jackrabbits forged a 10-run fueled by seven points from Wolters to push ahead 60-55 with 9:42 to play.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WMU
SDST
Points 76 82
FG Made-Attempted 29-61 (.475) 29-63 (.460)
3P Made-Attempted 2-15 (.133) 9-28 (.321)
FT Made-Attempted 16-28 (.571) 15-20 (.750)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (1/0) 23 (1/0)
Largest Lead 1 7

Game Leaders

 
WMU
SDST
PointsM. Stainbrook 32N. Wolters 32
ReboundsN. Hutcheson 9G. Callahan 6
AssistsN. Hutcheson 5N. Wolters 11
StealsD. Ward 3N. Wolters 3
BlocksM. Stainbrook 2G. Callahan 1
Team Stats: Western Michigan | South Dakota State

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 12, 2011 @SDST 82, WMU 76Recap

Next 5 Games

WMU
SDST
11/17 TEM 10:30am
11/18 @IONA 3:30pm
11/20 @COLO 11:30am
11/23 @PUR 7:00pm
11/26 @GONZ 4:00pm
 11/14 @MINN 8:00pm
11/16 @UGA 7:00pm
11/21 NIAG 4:30pm
11/22 SHSU 4:30pm
11/23 @MER 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Western Michigan | South Dakota State