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INDIANAPOLIS - On the heels of a tough road loss, the Jaguars return home on Sunday, Jan. 11, to take on Summit League Preseason favorite South Dakota State.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION

• Sunday's tip is set for 3 p.m. ET at The Jungle.
• The game will be streamed live on IUPUIJags.com and live stats will also be available through IUPUIJags.com.
• Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for youth ages 12 and under.

 
ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

• The Jackrabbits come into the weekend with a 10-5 record, including a 1-1 mark in Summit League play.
• Due to weather in the Midwest, Friday's game between SDSU and Fort Wayne was moved to Saturday. Therefore, the Jackrabbits will play the Mastodons on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 4 p.m., before taking on the Jags on Sunday at 3 p.m.
• South Dakota State has three players scoring in double figures led by Megan Waytashek's 14.7 ppg. Macy Miller and Mariah Clarin are the other double-figure scorers at 12.7 ppg and 10.3 ppg.
• The Jackrabbits are one of the better rebounding teams in the conference grabbing 40.2 rpg, and they shoot an impressive 42.3 percent from the floor. From three, they are shooting 36.8 percent, in addition to shooting 78.0 percent from the free throw line.
• SDSU's three best shooters from deep are all shooting above 40.0 percent from three.

 
THE SERIES WITH THE JACKRABBITS

• South Dakota State owns a commanding 13-3 lead in the all-time series between the two schools.
• However, the Jags have won three of the last four meetings, including the last two in Indianapolis.
• The Jaguars are 2-5 in Indianapolis against the Jackrabbits.

 
LAST TIME OUT ...

• Trailing by as many as 13 in the first half, IUPUI made it a one-possession game with just under a minute to go but it wasn't enough as North Dakota State pulled out a 68-63 win over the Jaguars Tuesday evening (Jan. 8) at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
• The loss was the Jags first Summit League loss of the season evening their conference record at 1-1, while the Bison improved to 3-0 in league play.
• Nevena Markovic and Shaquira Scott paced the IUPUI offense with 14 points and 12 points, respectively, but it was the play of Jenna Gunn that spearheaded the comeback. Gunn scored seven of her nine points in the final 6:05, she had three of her team-high eight rebounds during that span and also added one steal.
• NDSU's Brooke LeMar led all scorers with 17 points and added nine assists. IUPUI dominated the paint outscoring North Dakota State 44-24, but the Bison offset their lack of inside scoring by burying seven three's compared to the Jags one.
• Two Bison three's and four points from Marena Whittle put the Jags in a 10-4 hole a little more than three minutes in, but they were able to respond with a 12-2 run of their own fueled by six points from Mikale Rogers to take a 16-12 lead with 11:26 to play.
• But just as the Jaguars looked to be in an offensive rhythm, the Bison went on a 23-6 surge to seize a 35-22 lead with 5:14 to play.
• Markovic broke the run with three straight field goals to bring IUPUI within seven, 35-28, but a Taylor Thunstedt three with 1:40 to play in the half would be the final basket sending the Jags into the break trailing by 10, 38-28.
• Out of the half, the Jaguars were able to close within eight three times in the first five minutes, but each time the Bison moved their lead back to double figures.
• For the next 11 minutes, the Jags made enough stops to make a run but timely NDSU buckets and untimely IUPUI turnovers kept it behind by double digits.
• Trailing by 12, 60-48, buckets from Martha Burse and Scott, and a free throw from Gunn inched the Jaguars within seven with 3:54 to play, but a missed lay-up from Scott on one end resulted in an easy transition bucket for NDSU on the other upping the Bison lead back to three possessions, 62-53.
• The defensive pressure from Gunn resulted in a quick shot and a turnover from NDSU, and on the other end she scored two straight lay-ups to shrink the deficit to five, 62-57, with 2:30 to go. Two Danielle Lawrence free throws with 1:08 remaining made it a one-possession game, but NDSU barely escaped the ensuing pressure following the made free throw resulting in an easy lay-up for the Bison upping their lead back to five.
• Burse quickly got a runner to go on the other end to make it a three-point game once again with 48 ticks on the clock, but from that point it came down to free throws and North Dakota State's Brooke LeMar hit six in the final half minute to close out a 68-63 win for the Bison.

 
TALE OF TWO HALVES

• While IUPUI is scoring almost six points less in the first half than it is in the second half, getting out to a lead in the first half has been key for the Jaguars this season.
• The Jaguars are 6-0 this season when leading at the half, but 0-9 when tied or trailing at intermission.
• IUPUI is averaging 31.0 points in the first half this season compared to 29.6 for its opponents.
• However, in the second half both the Jags and their opponents scoring production has gone up with IUPUI averaging 36.9 points and the opposition averaging 33.9 points.
• Even more impressive is that during wins, the Jags are averaging 39.8 points in the first half compared to 21.5 for their opponents, while in losses the Jags are scoring just 25.1 points compared to 35.0 for the opposition.

 
HOME SWEET HOME

• All six wins for IUPUI this season have come at home this season and the Jags have been impressive at The Jungle.
• In eight home games this year, the Jaguars are shooting 49.2 percent from the floor, including 40.5 percent from three. They are also outrebounding their opponents 41.6 to 29.3 during those contests.
• IUPUI also has three double-figure scorers at home this season led by Akilah Sims' 11.4 ppg. She is followed by Shaquira Scott's 11.1 ppg and Nevena Markovic's 10.9 ppg.
• The Jags have also been better sharing the ball at home distributing 15.1 apg on its home floor. 121 of the team's 182 assists this season have come at The Jungle.
• In total, the Jags are scoring 77.4 ppg at The Jungle this season compared to 59.6 for their opponents.