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Game 7-052: South Dakota at New Jersey Tech
February 14, 2011 8:23 am ET by Kyle Whelliston

South Dakota Coyotes at New Jersey Tech Highlanders

February 12, 2011 4:00 pm
Fleisher Athletic Center
BBState Stats/Recap

Life and love on the road in the Great West.

@midmajority Game Tweets

15:46 Game No. 7-052: South Dakota at NJIT. You're in Highlander Country. #therecanonlybeone http://img.ly/2Zqw
15:48 It's resting. We are not the only ones affected. RT @lynchjm: @midmajority Probably a dumb question but did pixelvision die?
15:51 The Estelle & Zoom Fleisher Center. Here's a better look. http://img.ly/2ZqB
16:09 #KiltFever http://img.ly/2ZqQ
16:10 Affirmative on the mini-bleachers! RT @nyc_dude: @midmajority Is that some sort of mini-bleachers set up behind the basket?
16:11 A pair of alternating #superhoops for NJIT and South Dakota to begin play here in this Great West battle!
16:13 South Dakota, reigning champs, are 12-11 (4-2 GWC); NJIT is 10-12 (4-1). Yes, NJIT has won 10 games! #youareinformed
16:14 NJIT won 16 games in their first three seasons in D1, including *one* in 2008-09. 10 last year, so an 11th would be a school D1 record!
16:15 RT @tahobgood: @midmajority I think a midmarjority-esque blog following Great West and Independent teams would be fascinating.
16:15 They do practice here. RT @Stephen_Hill: @midmajority Is the NJIT gym as small as it looks from your pic? Looks like a practice facility
16:16 #superhoop madness in Newark. 11-9 at MTO1, and NJIT has hit 3 of 5 from #superhoopland.
16:17 And when you think that the CAA race is over, it's not over, it's not over. RT @midmajority360 Old Dominion 70 Virginia Commonwealth 59 #CAA
16:19 Two teams just lobbing #superhoop attempts at each other, #GreatWestStyle. Jordan Boots, coach's son and Bieber lookalike, airballs a 3.
16:20 I mention that b/c it was one of the most spectacular airballed 3's I've ever seen. Not even a line drive, it had the arc of a bloop hit.
16:21 After eight minutes of play, it's 16-14. Man-to-man? Three-ball. Zone? Three-ball. We salute their steadfastness!
16:25 This place was blindingly white the first time I came here (2007). They've put up a bunch of nice sports murals since.
16:26 NJIT up 23-14 at the end of the first quarter. Whenever a Highlander hits a #superhoop, the PA announcer says: "THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
16:29 URI won in OT at the buzzer, but this score went out on the wires anyway. RT @midmajority360 Charlotte 70 Rhode Island 69 #A14
16:30 South Dakota road trip! Thu at Chicago State (W), today at NJIT, next Thu at Utah Valley. That's tough.
16:33 Men's and women's teams travel together in the Great West & play DH's. The schedule doesn't make sense anyway, but at least they do that.
16:34 South Dakota's women's team won the earlier game over NJIT 70-46, then paraded thru the gym with a stack of pizzas. They looked happy.
16:36 NJIT 30, South Dakota 28, 4:19 1H. Blistering pace, both teams shooting in the low 40's. Probably an 80-possession game here.
16:40 NJIT, for their part, has this four-game, 10 day road trip coming up: at Houston Baptist, UTPA, South Dakota, North Dakota. Ouch.
16:43 The GWC is a fast, end-to-end league: SDAK, HBU and CST all average over 74 possessions per 40 minutes. SDAK keeps turnovers low though.
16:45 32 seconds left in 1H: 37-35 NJIT. Both teams shooting exactly 13-for-30.
16:48 And that's your halftime score: NJIT 37, South Dakota 35.
16:49 What did you say? RT @CornYote @midmajority also sounds like the PA guy may inflict some hearing damage if NJIT keeps draining the longballs
16:52 HT: Little girls' basketball game. Lots of playful pushing & shoving before tip; had to redo the jump twice. Totally adorable and awesome.
16:52 But they're shooting at a higher percentage than NJIT/SDAK.
16:57 I'm not clicking on that RT @bubbaprog: @midmajority WKU has a bunch of dudes wearing Speedos behind the North Texas basket: http://...
17:02 The second half has begun! NJIT leads South Dakota 39-37.
17:06 Inside play has been chaotic, violent, plentiful. Outside shooting has been more effective for both teams, but still they go to the hoop.
17:12 NJIT has a MTO thing: they play "Cum On Feel The Noize" and the cheerleaders/mascot lift up cheer cards that say "Wild!" on them.
17:13 Prefer that to "Sweet Caroline," by default. South Dakota and NJIT tied at 44, 14:14 2H.
17:18 Jheryl Wilson with a 3, and NJIT goes up 51-48 at 11:16 2H. Pace has slowed, and SDAK is trying to drive to the hoop by whatever means.
17:21 End of the third quarter, and it's NJIT 54, South Dakota 49.
17:27 Eight minute MTO, and NJIT is up on South Dakota 59-54. Visiting team is beginning to lose steam, drag a bit.
17:29 Great West road teams have won 28% of the time this season. By local comparison: NEC 38%, MAAC 46%, Ivy 50%.
17:30 (In conference play.) I'm surprised Great West teams win on the road at all.
17:31 All the people who wanted to come showed up. RT @MRLowen24 @midmajority how many people are at the game?
17:33 5:38 to go, NJIT up 61-58. SDAK is being brutally abused down low. Why even go into the paint? GWC officiating: that's another worm can.
17:37 SDAK plays at the nation's 15th fastest pace, but hits a league-worst 25% of 3's and a league-best 57% of 2's. Odd combination.
17:39 NJIT 65-63, 3:19 2H. So SDAK tries to beat teams down the floor for layups, but plays in the Hell Travel conference. Surprise! 1-8 on road.
17:41 But Coyotes hanging in there today because NJIT having trouble picking shots, shooting 40%. 67-up at 2:05 2H.
17:43 But you can fit 3 or 4 GWC athletic budgets in Denver's $24M. RT @skyvan: @midmajority Denver's travel for play in Florida is much worse
17:46 NJIT's Dytanya Johnson (great name, great hair) hits 2 FT's, Highlanders up 69-68 at 1:21 2H.
17:48 NJIT's Jheryl Wilson a layup, now Highlanders up 71-68 with :33. And they get the ball back after an empty SDAK poss; foul, FT's.
17:49 Wilson: Make, make. NJIT by five, :22 seconds left. A modified "I Believe" chant! (just the end) They must have played Navy at some point.
17:49 Another empty for SDAK, two more FT's. 75-68.
17:50 Forget what I said about the earlier airball. An unidentified SDAK player (for his own pride) just nailed the shot clock.
17:51 Over. NJIT 76, South Dakota 68. Coyotes got hit with some serious assdragitis in the last minute.

Boxscore

at NEW JERSEY TECH 76, SOUTH DAKOTA 68
02/12/2011

SOUTH DAKOTA 12-12 (4-3) -- J. Thomas 4-11 1-2 12; C. Westbrook 9-13 6-6 25; T. Gruis 2-6 4-8 8; L. Krogman 0-9 2-2 2; K. Cutler 5-7 3-5 13; J. Boots 0-5 0-0 0; R. Andreotti 1-4 0-1 2; M. Bouie 3-4 0-0 6; S. Tecker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 16-24 68.
NEW JERSEY TECH 11-12 (5-1) -- J. Wilson 12-15 1-2 28; C. Flores 6-15 5-6 21; P. Miller 1-3 0-0 2; I. Wilkerson 3-13 3-4 10; L. Kearse 2-7 2-2 6; D. Johnson 1-2 2-2 4; R. Regis 0-0 0-0 0; K. Silcott 1-2 0-0 2; S. Schickel 0-4 0-0 0; A. Ohri 1-3 0-0 3; S. McCarthy 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-66 13-16 76.

Three-point goals: SDAK 4-23 (L. Krogman 0-6; J. Boots 0-3; J. Thomas 3-9; C. Westbrook 1-5), NJIT 9-21 (J. Wilson 3-4; I. Wilkerson 1-3; C. Flores 4-8; A. Ohri 1-3; L. Kearse 0-3); Rebounds: SDAK 36 (T. Gruis 8), NJIT 35 (C. Flores 8); Assists: SDAK 13 (K. Cutler 6), NJIT 13 (P. Miller 5); Total Fouls -- SDAK 17, NJIT 21; Fouled Out: SDAK-None; NJIT-None.