Friday,  February 15, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 211 • 19 of 38 •  Other Editions

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ing down 28 of 52 shot attempts including 11 3-pointers. The Jackrabbits out-rebounded IUPUI 41-20 and had 17 assists.
• Greg Rice gave IUPUI (6-21, 1-12) a 10-8 lead after a lay-up with 12:57 to go but South Dakota State answered with a 33-11 run to close out the first half leading 41-21.
• South Dakota State's Nate Wolters led all scorers with 18 points and Chad White chipped in with 14 points and four rebounds.
• Donovan Gibbs scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Jaguars.
• It is the second straight 20-win season for South Dakota State, which has won nine of its last 10 games including an eight-game winning streak before the 88-83 loss to Oakland on Feb. 9.

Oakland slips by South Dakota 76-75

• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Duke Mondy scored 16 points, including the deciding free throw with 4 seconds left, and Oakland defeated South Dakota 76-75 on Thursday.
• Corey Petros had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Drew Valentine had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (14-13, 9-4 Summit), who have won five in a row since a 97-78 home loss to South Dakota.
• After Juevol Myles' free throws tied it with 22 seconds to play, Mondy made one of two free throws. Myles missed a shot to win at the end.
• Travis Bader added 16 points for Oakland, which shot 46 percent from the field.
• Myles led the Coyotes (8-17, 4-9) with 23 points and Brandon Bos scored 22. South Dakota, which shot 50 percent in each half, has lost four in a row.

State appealing ceremonial tobacco policy change
DIRK LAMMERS,Associated Press

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota corrections officials on Thursday appealed a federal judge's decision that reinstated Native American inmates' ability to use tobacco for religious ceremonies.
• An organization of Native American inmates sued the state in 2009 after prison officials eliminated an exception to the prison's smoke-free policy that allowed tobacco use during Native American ceremonies. Chief Judge Karen Schreier ruled in September that the prison system's ban substantially burdens Native American in

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