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Cluff's 17 lead South Dakota State past UMKC 70-65

AP
Feb 23, 2025

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Oscar Cluff's 17 points helped South Dakota State defeat UMKC 70-65 on Sunday.

Cluff added 10 rebounds and four steals for the Jackrabbits (19-10, 10-4 Summit League). Jaden Jackson went 3 of 4 from the field (3 for 3 from 3-point range) to add 11 points. Kalen Garry shot 4 for 8 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.

Jamar Brown finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and three steals for the Kangaroos (11-18, 3-11). Babacar Diallo added 18 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three steals for UMKC.

Cluff put up 11 points in the first half for South Dakota State, which led 34-32 at the break. South Dakota State used an 8-0 second-half run come back from a seven-point deficit and take the lead at 62-61 with 2:18 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Garry scored 11 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
KC
Roos
32
SDKST
Jackrabbits
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Melvyn Ebonkoli vs. Oscar Cluff (Cameron Faas gains possession)
19:34		Cameron Faas misses two point jump shot
19:32		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Kalen Garry assists)	0-2
18:55		Jayson Petty misses three point jump shot
18:53		Owen Larson defensive rebound
18:48		Jayson Petty shooting foul (Owen Larson draws the foul)
18:48		Owen Larson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:48	+1	Owen Larson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-3
18:35	+3	Jamar Brown makes three point jump shot (Melvyn Ebonkoli assists)	3-3
18:16		Owen Larson misses three point jump shot
18:14		Melvyn Ebonkoli defensive rebound
18:06	+3	Cameron Faas makes three point jump shot (Babacar Diallo assists)	6-3
17:46		Oscar Cluff misses two point hook shot
17:44		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
17:24		Babacar Diallo misses two point layup
17:22		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
17:18		Owen Larson turnover (traveling)
17:03		Melvyn Ebonkoli turnover (traveling)
16:46	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot	6-5
16:28		Babacar Diallo misses three point jump shot
16:26		Matthew Mors defensive rebound
16:16	+2	Matthew Mors makes two point jump shot (Owen Larson assists)	6-7
16:06		Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
16:04		Joe Sayler defensive rebound
15:56		Matthew Mors misses three point jump shot
15:54		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
15:54		TV timeout
15:44		Owen Larson misses three point jump shot
15:42		Babacar Diallo defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Melvyn Ebonkoli makes two point hook shot	8-7
14:52		Babacar Diallo personal foul
14:46	+3	Isaac Lindsey makes three point jump shot (Owen Larson assists)	8-10
14:22		Cameron Faas turnover (traveling)
14:07		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
14:05		Davontae Hall defensive rebound
13:48		Jayson Petty turnover (traveling)
13:35		Isaac Lindsey misses three point jump shot
13:33		Jayson Petty defensive rebound
13:20	+3	Jamar Brown makes three point jump shot (Davontae Hall assists)	11-10
13:11		Isaac Lindsey turnover (bad pass) (Jamar Brown steals)
12:58		Cameron Faas misses three point jump shot
12:56		Isaac Lindsey defensive rebound
12:52		Davontae Hall personal foul
12:43	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup	11-12
12:25	+3	Davontae Hall makes three point jump shot	14-12
12:13	+2	Stoney Hadnot makes two point layup	14-14
11:52		Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
11:50		Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound
11:47		Stoney Hadnot offensive foul
11:47		Stoney Hadnot turnover (offensive foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:30		Cameron Faas misses two point jump shot
11:28		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
11:17	+3	Jaden Jackson makes three point jump shot (Owen Larson assists)	14-17
10:59		Melvyn Ebonkoli turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals)
10:50	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Owen Larson assists)	14-19
10:34		Kasheem Grady II turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals)
10:20		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
10:18		Jayson Petty defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point layup	16-19
9:35	+2	Damon Wilkinson makes two point jump shot (Owen Larson assists)	16-21
9:12		Melvyn Ebonkoli misses two point hook shot
9:10		Matthew Mors defensive rebound
9:00	+2	Joe Sayler makes two point jump shot	16-23
8:31		Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
8:29		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
8:08		Melvyn Ebonkoli shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-24
8:08		Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:08		Cameron Faas defensive rebound
7:48		Jamar Brown turnover (traveling)
7:48		TV timeout
7:33		Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot
7:31		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
7:25		Isaac Lindsey turnover (bad pass) (Jamar Brown steals)
7:14	+2	Jamar Brown makes two point jump shot	18-24
6:58		Cameron Faas personal foul
6:49		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
6:49		Matthew Mors offensive rebound
6:49		Cameron Faas shooting foul (Matthew Mors draws the foul)
6:49	+1	Matthew Mors makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
6:49		Matthew Mors misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:49		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point jump shot	20-25
6:00		Matthew Mors misses two point layup
5:58		Babacar Diallo defensive rebound
5:53		Kalen Garry personal foul
5:29		Jamar Brown misses two point jump shot
5:27		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
5:19		Matthew Mors turnover (lost ball) (Babacar Diallo steals)
5:07	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point jump shot	22-25
4:48	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot	22-27
4:24		Oscar Cluff blocks Melvyn Ebonkoli's two point jump shot
4:22		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
4:20		Matthew Mors turnover (traveling)
3:52		Jayson Petty misses two point jump shot
3:50		Owen Larson defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Stoney Hadnot makes two point layup (Damon Wilkinson assists)	22-29
3:39		Babacar Diallo shooting foul (Stoney Hadnot draws the foul)
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Stoney Hadnot makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-30
3:12		Davontae Hall misses two point jump shot
3:10		Jamar Brown offensive rebound
3:05		Jamar Brown misses two point layup
3:04		Owen Larson defensive rebound
2:57		Damon Wilkinson misses two point layup
2:54		Davontae Hall defensive rebound
2:47	+3	Jamar Brown makes three point jump shot (Babacar Diallo assists)	25-30
2:47		Roos 30 second timeout
2:37		Owen Larson turnover (bad pass) (Babacar Diallo steals)
2:27		Owen Larson personal foul
2:08	+3	Ring Nyeri makes three point jump shot (Davontae Hall assists)	28-30
1:54	+2	Stoney Hadnot makes two point layup (Owen Larson assists)	28-32
1:42	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point jump shot	30-32
1:25		Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot
1:23		Babacar Diallo defensive rebound
0:58		Davontae Hall misses three point jump shot
0:56		Jaden Jackson defensive rebound
0:41		Davontae Hall shooting foul (Joe Sayler draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-33
0:40	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-34
0:22		Jamar Brown misses two point jump shot
0:20		Babacar Diallo offensive rebound
0:13	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point layup	32-34
0:02		Owen Larson turnover (bad pass) (Jamar Brown steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
KC
Roos
33
SDKST
Jackrabbits
36

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Melvyn Ebonkoli personal foul
19:33	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot	32-36
19:15	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point jump shot	34-36
19:00		Matthew Mors misses two point jump shot
18:58		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
18:51		Cameron Faas blocks Matthew Mors's two point layup
18:49		Matthew Mors offensive rebound
18:42	+2	Matthew Mors makes two point layup	34-38
18:28		Melvyn Ebonkoli misses two point hook shot
18:26		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
18:09		Joe Sayler misses two point jump shot
18:07		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
17:57	+3	Cameron Faas makes three point jump shot (Babacar Diallo assists)	37-38
17:31	+2	Kalen Garry makes two point layup	37-40
17:07		Davontae Hall misses three point jump shot
17:05		Melvyn Ebonkoli offensive rebound
16:59	+2	Melvyn Ebonkoli makes two point hook shot	39-40
16:38		Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot
16:36		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
16:13		Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
16:11		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
16:01		Jaden Jackson misses two point layup
15:59		Melvyn Ebonkoli defensive rebound
15:48	+3	Jamar Brown makes three point jump shot (Davontae Hall assists)	42-40
15:24		Oscar Cluff turnover (lost ball) (Davontae Hall steals)
15:16	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point layup (Davontae Hall assists)	44-40
15:08	+2	Joe Sayler makes two point jump shot	44-42
14:42		Melvyn Ebonkoli turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals)
14:34		Melvyn Ebonkoli blocks Joe Sayler's two point layup
14:33		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
14:33		TV timeout
14:21		Isaac Lindsey misses three point jump shot
14:19		Kalen Garry offensive rebound
14:19	+2	Kalen Garry makes two point layup	44-44
14:19		Jamar Brown shooting foul (Kalen Garry draws the foul)
14:19		Kalen Garry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:19		Babacar Diallo defensive rebound
13:53	+3	Davontae Hall makes three point jump shot (Babacar Diallo assists)	47-44
13:40	+3	Kalen Garry makes three point jump shot (Joe Sayler assists)	47-47
13:08	+3	Ring Nyeri makes three point jump shot (Davontae Hall assists)	50-47
12:50		Kalen Garry misses three point jump shot
12:48		Ring Nyeri defensive rebound
12:20		Joe Sayler personal foul
12:00	+2	Jamar Brown makes two point jump shot (Babacar Diallo assists)	52-47
11:43		Damon Wilkinson misses two point hook shot
11:41		Damon Wilkinson offensive rebound
11:41		Blake Ammons personal foul
11:41		TV timeout
11:35		Damon Wilkinson misses two point hook shot
11:33		Davontae Hall defensive rebound
11:04		Babacar Diallo misses three point jump shot
11:02		Davontae Hall offensive rebound
11:01		Isaac Lindsey personal foul
10:52		Davontae Hall misses three point jump shot
10:50		Damon Wilkinson defensive rebound
10:40		Ring Nyeri blocks Kalen Garry's two point layup
10:38		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
10:09		Davontae Hall misses three point jump shot
10:07		Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound
9:58	+3	Stoney Hadnot makes three point jump shot (Kalen Garry assists)	52-50
9:41		Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
9:41		Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound
9:41		Ring Nyeri personal foul
9:15		Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot
9:13		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
8:50		Cameron Faas misses three point jump shot
8:48		Stoney Hadnot defensive rebound
8:34		Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot
8:32		Babacar Diallo defensive rebound
8:15		Stoney Hadnot personal foul
8:02	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point layup	54-50
7:54		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
7:52		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
7:35		Davontae Hall misses two point jump shot
7:35		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
7:35		Melvyn Ebonkoli personal foul
7:35		TV timeout
7:25		Stoney Hadnot misses two point jump shot
7:23		Jackrabbits offensive rebound
7:22		Melvyn Ebonkoli personal foul
7:10		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
7:08		Josh Ijeh defensive rebound
6:50		Jamar Brown misses two point jump shot
6:48		Joe Sayler defensive rebound
6:43		Joe Sayler turnover (bad pass) (Babacar Diallo steals)
6:19	+2	Jamar Brown makes two point layup (Babacar Diallo assists)	56-50
6:03		Joe Sayler misses three point jump shot
6:01		Jamar Brown defensive rebound
5:46		Babacar Diallo misses two point jump shot
5:44		Jackrabbits defensive rebound
5:41		Josh Ijeh shooting foul (Kalen Garry draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
5:41	+1	Kalen Garry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-52
5:26	+3	Jamar Brown makes three point jump shot (Davontae Hall assists)	59-52
5:10		Josh Ijeh personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-53
5:10	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
4:44	+2	Babacar Diallo makes two point jump shot	61-54
4:30	+3	Jaden Jackson makes three point jump shot (Joe Sayler assists)	61-57
4:26		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
4:26		TV timeout
4:06		Joe Sayler personal foul
3:53		Davontae Hall misses two point jump shot
3:51		Joe Sayler defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Kalen Garry makes two point jump shot	61-59
3:00		Jamar Brown misses two point jump shot
2:58		Melvyn Ebonkoli offensive rebound
2:52		Jamar Brown misses three point jump shot
2:50		Roos offensive rebound
2:50		TV timeout
2:39		Davontae Hall misses two point jump shot
2:37		Jaden Jackson defensive rebound
2:18	+3	Jaden Jackson makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)	61-62
1:55		Matthew Mors shooting foul (Cameron Faas draws the foul)
1:55		Cameron Faas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:55	+1	Cameron Faas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-62
1:37		Joe Sayler misses two point jump shot
1:35		Matthew Mors offensive rebound
1:29	+2	Matthew Mors makes two point layup	62-64
1:09	+2	Davontae Hall makes two point layup (Babacar Diallo assists)	64-64
1:09		Roos 30 second timeout
0:49	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Jaden Jackson assists)	64-66
0:32		Jaden Jackson personal foul
0:16		Babacar Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals)
0:14		Jamar Brown personal foul (Jaden Jackson draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Jaden Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-67
0:14	+1	Jaden Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
0:14		Jackrabbits 30 second timeout
0:07		Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Davontae Hall draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Davontae Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
0:07		Roos 60 second timeout
0:07		Davontae Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:07		Jaden Jackson defensive rebound
0:01		Cameron Faas personal foul (Joe Sayler draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-69
0:01	+1	Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
0:00		End of period

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Joe Sayler makes regular free throw 2 of 2