South Dakota State vs. Omaha (January 3, 2026) Pregame

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (top 11-4, 1-0) at Omaha Mavericks (top 2-14, 0-1)

Omaha, Nebraska; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State faces Omaha after Brooklyn Meyer scored 22 points in South Dakota State’s 67-49 win over the Saint Thomas Tommies.

The Mavericks went 2-4 at home. Omaha is 1-10 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Jackrabbits went 1-0 against their Summit opponents. South Dakota State averages 13.7 turnovers per game and is 4-1 when winning the turnover battle.

Omaha is averaging 55.8 points per game, which is 11.8 points fewer than the 67.6 points allowed by South Dakota State. South Dakota State is averaging 6.5 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.9 fewer shots on average than the 8.4 per game Omaha is giving up.

Saturday’s game is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sarai Estupinan averages 1.9 3-pointers per game for the Mavericks, scoring 14.9 points while shooting 33.0% from beyond the arc. Regan Juenemann is shooting 54.7% and averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games.

Madison Mathiowetz is shooting 45.0% from beyond the arc on 1.8 3-pointers per game for the Jackrabbits, averaging 11.9 points. Meyer is averaging 21.2 points and six rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 1-9, averaging 52.5 points, 28.4 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 34.8% from the field. Their opponents average 79.5 points per game.

Jackrabbits: 6-4, averaging 68.1 points, 33.8 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents average 69.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.