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Preview: In their final tuneup before Big Ten Conference play begins next week, the Gophers hope to get rid of any kinks against South Dakota State at Williams Arena.

BROOKINGS - With eight upperclassmen on the roster, South Dakota State was supposed to have enough experience - finally - to get the job done late in games this season.

Freshman guard Kyle Odister's 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining propelled the Cal Poly men's basketball team to a 73-66 win over South Dakota State on Tuesday in Brookings.

Lorenzo Keeler had 21 points and Kyle Odister added 17 as Cal Poly defeated South Dakota State 73-66 Tuesday night.

Denver slips past South Dakota State 83-80 Eds: APNewsNow. Denver 83, S Dakota St 80.

" Only one team can win all three games at the Paradise Jam and only one team can lose all three.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - South Dakota State gave No. 7 Purdue all it could handle on Saturday in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, but the Boilermakers came out strong in the second half to hold on for a 74-63 win.

E'Twuan Moore scored 22 points and dished out five assists, leading seventh-ranked Purdue to a 74-63 win over South Dakota State in the first round of the Paradise Jam tournament.

BROOKINGS - For the first time since moving to the NCAA Division I level in 2004, the South Dakota State men's basketball team has the makings of a winner.

South Dakota State wins 77-61 over Wyoming Eds: APNewsNow. South Dakota St 77, Wyoming 61.

Twelve different South Dakota State players scored at least two points and all 17 Jackrabbits on the roster cracked the stat sheet in a 72-58 SDSU win in its lone exhibition game of the season on Monday at Frost Arena.