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Buchanan and South Dakota State host Georgia State

Georgia State Panthers (1-4) at South Dakota State Jackrabbits (3-2)

Brookings, South Dakota; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State plays Georgia State after Trey Buchanan scored 24 points in South Dakota State’s 94-46 victory against the Peru State Bobcats.

The Jackrabbits are 2-0 in home games. South Dakota State leads the Summit League in rebounding, averaging 37.6 boards. Damon Wilkinson leads the Jackrabbits with 6.0 rebounds.

The Panthers have gone 0-3 away from home. Georgia State is 1-4 against opponents with a winning record.

South Dakota State makes 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.4 percentage points higher than Georgia State has allowed to its opponents (40.4%). Georgia State averages 65.2 points per game, 0.8 more than the 64.4 South Dakota State gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Jackson is shooting 42.3% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Jackrabbits, while averaging 13.4 points and 1.6 steals. Joe Sayler is shooting 50.0% and averaging 11.4 points.

Joah Chappelle is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 8.2 rebounds for the Panthers. Micah Tucker is averaging 9.8 points and 1.0 rebound.

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