S. Dakota 74, S. Dakota St. 71

Jan 5, 2013, 08:11 pm

VERMILLION, S.D. -- Juevol Myles scored 22 points, overshadowing a record-setting night by Nate Wolters, as South Dakota defeated South Dakota State 74-71 Saturday.

The Coyotes (7-10, 3-2 Summit) led by 20 points early in the second half before hanging on to defeat South Dakota State (11-6, 2-2).

Wolters scored 26 points in the losing effort to become the Jackrabbits' all-time leading scorer with 1,943 career points. He surpassed Mark Tetzlaff's mark of 1,931 set from 1981-85.

Brandon Bos added 16 points for South Dakota, including a 3-pointer to open the second half to put the Coyotes ahead 45-25. Casey Kasperbauer had 14 points and Trevor Gruis 12.

Chad White scored 16 points and Brayden Carlson 11 for South Dakota State, which used a 14-2 run midway through the second half to get within single digits and got as close as 72-71 on Jordan Dykstra's 3-pointer with 4 seconds left.