WIU

65

8-13

Final

SDAK

59

9-12

	1	2	T
WIU	26	39	65
SDAK	31	28	59

Sanford Coyote Sports Center, Vermillion


Associated Press	5y
Pyle leads Western Illinois to 65-59 win over South Dakota
Men's College Basketball, South Dakota Coyotes, Western Illinois Leathernecks





VERMILLION, S.D. -- Ben Pyle scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Western Illinois to a 65-59 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon. Kobe Webster added 13 points and four rebounds for the Leathernecks (8-13, 3-5 Summit League). C.J. Duff had 11 points and Brandon Gilbeck chipped in 10 points with six rebounds and three blocks. The Leathernecks trailed 31-26 at halftime and struggled early in the second half. They began to rally midway through, taking advantage of a seven-minute South Dakota drought to build a 55-50 lead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Pyle and Isaac Johnson with 4:47 to go. South Dakota evened it up 56-all with 2:14 remaining but Webster hit a layup and a 3-pointer after that to put the Leathernecks on top for good. Triston Simpson had 17 points and six rebounds for the Coyotes (9-12, 3-5). Trey Burch-Manning added 14 points and Tyler Peterson had eight points and 12 rebounds.

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