South Dakota Coyotes (15-5, 5-1 Summit) at North Dakota State Bison (17-2, 6-0 Summit) Fargo, North Dakota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State comes into a matchup with South Dakota as winners of 15 consecutive games.

Steere led the Bison to a 31-2 record and the 1994 NCAA Division II championship crushing Missouri Western State, North Alabama and California State-Bernadino in three games at the old Bison Sports Arena. Koenen’s Bison are 17-2 and have won 15 straight heading into the USD game.

Several years ago, I had the chance to drive around the Dakotas and was struck by the haunting beauty and the sheer immensity of the landscape but also its utter emptiness. Our family drove long stretches of highway without a house,

South Dakota State faces the North Dakota Fighting Hawks after Brooklyn Meyer scored 24 points in the Jackrabbits' 76-68 loss to the North Dakota State Bison

North Dakota State Bison (16-5, 6-0 Summit League) at Denver Pioneers (9-11, 2-3 Summit League) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts North Dakota State after Carson Johnson scored 33 points in Denver's 98-87 victory against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

The St. Thomas women’s basketball team tried a fourth-quarter comeback against conference-leading North Dakota State before falling 75-66 on Wednesday night. The Tommies got within 66-60

FARGO, N.D. (SDSU) — North Dakota State held South Dakota State to 35.7% shooting in the first half, and kept the Jackrabbits at bay in the second half, en route to a 76-65 victory for the Bison in the Scheels Center on Wednesday in Summit League men’s basketball.

The Bison triumphed for a 76-68 win over the Jackrabbits at First Bank & Trust Arena, ending a 24-game skid to the Jackrabbits after what was their first win in the rivalry series since Jan. 4, 2015.