Jackrabbits run wild on DU

brookings, s.d.» Mike Daum scored 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting and made three 3-pointers to help South Dakota State beat Denver 88-64 on Saturday.

A.J. Hess added 14 points. Chris Howell and Skyler Flatten added 11 each for the Jackrabbits (15-16, 8-8 Summit).

South Dakota State had a 25-8 run to build a 41-24 lead late in the first half and led by at least 17 throughout the second.

Joe Rosga scored 15 points and C.J. Bobbitt had 13 for the Pioneers (16-13, 8-8). DU’s bench outscored the Jackrabbits 64-21.

South Dakota State made 14-of-28 from 3-point range and 33-of-58 (56.9 percent) overall. Denver made 41.7 percent from both the arc and the field.

South Dakota State started fast in packed Frost Arena, scoring the first eight points before coach Rodney Billups took a timeout.

Denver’s Daniel Amigo immediately scored coming out of the timeout to put the Pioneers on the scoreboard.

Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen scored the first 16 points for the Jackrabbits.

The Pioneers, though, got back to within two points after Rosga’s 3-pointer from the top of the key, his first bucket of the afternoon.

The Jackrabbits extended their second-half lead to 23 points in less than five minutes.

The margin ballooned because of attacks to the rim that led to kickouts for open looks beyond the arc, where they finished 14-for-28.