SDSU basketball: Women finding their stride, men prepare for showdown with first-place Bison

BROOKINGS — After winning 67 straight Summit League regular season games, the South Dakota State women lost twice in a two-week span, at home to North Dakota State and on the road against South Dakota. It was certainly no reason to panic, but it was uncharted territory for the players, as literally nobody on the roster had ever lost a conference game before. Additionally, both losses had been fairly convincing. The Bison and Coyotes had made the Jackrabbits look pretty mortal, and perhaps exposed ways to beat them. As of today, SDSU is not the favorite to get to the NCAA tournament out of the Summit League. That said, the Jackrabbits have responded in a big way. They've won three in a row,...