South Dakota Outlasts UMKC in Overtime Summit League Thriller

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The South Dakota Coyotes defeated the Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos 82-75 in overtime Wednesday night in a Summit League men’s basketball game at Municipal Auditorium.

UMKC led 31-23 at halftime, but South Dakota rallied in the second half to force the extra period, where it outscored the Kangaroos 18-11. Uzziah Buntyn led the Coyotes with 20 points, while Cameron Fens added 23. Chris Dockery scored 17 for UMKC.

South Dakota improved to 13-12 overall. UMKC fell to 4-20. The Coyotes capitalized on 17 UMKC turnovers and shot 28 of 35 from the free-throw line to secure the road victory.