The South Dakota Coyotes and Fort Wayne Mastodons face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Gila Rivera Arena.
Fort Wayne Out to a Perfect Start
Fort Wayne has gotten out to a perfect start to the season and one of those wins came against DePaul. In that game, the offense scored 82 points on the way to the victory. On Friday the Mastodons faced off against Northern Arizona and they were able to secure the victory. The offense scored 77 points and that was enough for the victory. Quinton Morton-Robertson had a strong game putting up 27 points, three rebounds, and one assist. There were three different players that finished with at least 13 points.
South Dakota Looks for Another Big Win
South Dakota comes into this game with a 3-1 record and the only loss came against DePaul. At halftime against DePaul they were down 10 points and they couldn’t bounce back on the way to the defeat. On Friday, South Dakota and they scored 85 points on the way to the win. The defense wasn’t great, but the offense made enough winning plays to end up with a four point victory. Kaleb Stewart was the top player for South Dakota putting up 16 points, zero rebounds and zero assists. There were four different players that finished in double figures. In this game the defense is going to need to step up.
Shane’s Free Pick
There wasn’t a whole lot of defense played on Thursday and it’s going to be no different in this game. South Dakota scored 85 on Friday and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Fort Wayne has also have had a ton of success this season and they are going to have issue running up the score here. There will be very little defense and the over is going to cash here.