Quandre Bullock put up 31 points as South Dakota beat Omaha 91-87 on Wednesday night ending the Mavericks' nine-game winning streak.

He won 100 games and two national championships during two five-year stints as head coach at UMD and also served nine years as the school's athletic director.

Omaha Mavericks (13-9, 7-0 Summit League) at South Dakota Coyotes (12-10, 3-4 Summit League) Vermillion, South Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -1.5; over/under is 168.5 BOTTOM LINE: Omaha plays South Dakota after JJ White scored 35 points in Omaha's 84-76 victory over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

North Dakota State’s women’s basketball team earned a big win over South Dakota yesterday in Vermillion, taking down the Coyotes 72-53. The Bison were led by Abbie Draper, who dropped 29 points and hit 12-of-16 shots from the field. The senior forward also snatched a team high 12 rebounds.

Sioux Falls and Vermillion have been nominated for USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards. Each city has been nominated for its bustling art scene.

The University of South Dakota announced that head football coach Bob Nielson is stepping down with plans to retire after coaching 32 seasons.

Viborg-Hurley, last week’s No. 3 squad, knocked off then-No. 1 Castlewood by a 49-44 final at the Hanson Classic in Mitchell on Jan. 25, as the Cougars took the top spot in the South Dakota Prep Media poll from the Warriors.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (16-3, 6-0 Summit) at South Dakota Coyotes (9-11, 3-3 Summit) Vermillion, South Dakota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South…

North Dakota State Bison (14-6, 3-2 Summit League) at South Dakota Coyotes (11-8, 2-2 Summit League) Vermillion, South Dakota; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE…

Jacari White's 32 points led North Dakota State over South Dakota 103-77 on Saturday. White shot 10 for 13 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Bison (15-6, 4-2 Summit League).

The Jacks are 16-3 this year, with impressive wins over Creighton, Wisconsin and Oregon, and losses to Duke, Texas and Georgia Tech. They've won six in a row but have been tested by a few Summit League foes already. They had to rally for an 83-76 road win at St. Thomas on Wednesday.

After cutting its deficit to as little as six points in the third quarter, South Dakota women's basketball fell short in the fourth quarter against North Dakota State on Wednesday, losing 72-53. After hanging around for most of the game,