On a relatively sleepy night in college hoops, a Cinderella still found its slipper.
South Dakota State went into Bramlage Coliseum and took down Kansas State, making Casey Alexander wait a little bit longer for his first win as a Wildcat.
The Jackrabbits raced out to an 11-point lead in the first half, but that lead evaporated quickly in the early minutes of the second. Kansas State went on a 10-0 run and held a 7-point lead at the under-12 timeout. From there, South Dakota State clawed back, with Davis Kern scoring 10 points in the last 6 minutes to seal the win.
Kern was tremendous in his collegiate debut, finishing with 24 points and 8 rebounds in 37 minutes. Kalen Gerry and Jon Mekonnen each added 14 points for the Jackrabbits. Pape N'Diaye led K-State with 19 points and 8 rebounds.
South Dakota State is no stranger to beating high major opponents, but that's a huge foundational win for Bryan Peterson after a disappointing first season in Brookings.
Luke Murray picked up his first win as head coach in Boston College's 76-50 rout of Wagner.
Milan Momcilovic had 24 points (6-9 3P) in his official Kentucky debut - an 85-57 win over Manhattan.
Tennessee scored 56 points in the second half to outpace Wofford.
Jalen Shelley had 14 points and 12 rebounds in Texas A&M's win over Alabama State.
Saliou Niang (14pts, 14 rebs) and Donovan Dent (19pts, 10asts) each logged double-doubles in LSU's rout of LSU New Orleans.
North Florida flew cross-country to pick up a buy-game win over Cal Baptist.
Five-star wing Malachi Jordan committed to St. John's.
Four-star guard Jimmie Haywood committed to Washington.
The NCAA Selection Committee is no longer avoiding non-conference rematches in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Arizona State transfer Moe Odum committed to San Jose State. He will be eligible to play in late December.
On a new episode of Scout Team, Kevin Sweeney and Eric Fawcett break down UCLA's win over Arizona.
Will Warren explains why Illinois' offense will reach new heights this season.
Lukas Harkins begins his weekly stat pack series with notes on Butler, Duke, West Virginia and more.
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