Oscar Cluff's 23 points helped South Dakota State defeat Kansas City 65-64 on Thursday night. Matthew Mors made two free throws with 2:39 left to give SDSU a 65-62 lead. Cluff also contributed 19 rebounds and four blocks for the Jackrabbits (13-8,

KANSAS CITY, MO (Dakota News Now) -South Dakota State thwarted a final Kansas City possession to claim a win, 65-64, at the Swinney Center in a defensive skirmish on Thursday. The matchup featured 14 lead changes and nine tie scores over the course of 40 minutes.

Percentages: FG .400, FT .739. 3-Point Goals: 4-18, .222 (Lindsey 2-3, Mors 1-1, Sayler 1-4, Cluff 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Larson 0-3, Garry 0-5).

Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

South Dakota State takes on the UMKC Kangaroos after Oscar Cluff scored 21 points in the Jackrabbits' 84-70 victory against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

UMKC faces the South Dakota State Jackrabbits after Cameron Faas scored 20 points in UMKC's 76-72 loss to the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks.

“I never thought going into the season that Zeke Mayo would be the guy who could get more free throws than anybody else on our team,” KU coach Bill Self said of the former South Dakota State standout who went 6-of-8 from the free throw line in Saturday’s 84-74 victory over Kansas State at Allen Fieldhouse.

GRAND FORKS — The UND men’s basketball team played one of its best games defensively Saturday in a 76-72 win over Kansas City. The Roos shot 41.3%, the second-lowest shooting percentage by a UND Division I opponent this season.

American Indian activist Leonard Peltier speaks during a 1999 interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. President Joe Biden commuted to home confinement Peltier's life sentence after he spent most of his life in prison for the killing of two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975.

The #12 Kansas Jayhawks (13-4, 4-2) take on the TCU Horned Frogs (10-7, 3-3) on Wednesday, January 22, at 6 pm CT. Here are some key players on the Kansas team

North Dakota hosts the South Dakota Coyotes after Mier Panoam scored 21 points in North Dakota's 76-72 win over the UMKC Kangaroos.

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