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Dykstra sparks SD St win over SW Minnesota 83-62

• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Jordan Dykstra scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Cody Larson had 13 points and 12 boards as South Dakota State had no problem with Southwest Minnesota State on Monday.
• The Jackrabbits (1-3) shot 52.5 percent with Brayden Carlson getting 16 points, Chad White 13 and Anders Broman 10 off the bench.
• The Mustangs (1-2) were led by reserve Dole Martin with 11 points. They struggled shooting, making just 24 of 72 shots, including 3 of 18 from 3-point range.
• South Dakota State had a 48-37 rebounding advantage and shot 53 percent from the field.
• After an early 6-6 tie the Jackrabbits used a 15-0 run to take control. The Mustangs cut the margin to 37-29 at the half and got it down to four but a 12-1 run put the lead in double figures for the remainder of the game.

Tolzien will start for Packers against Vikings

• GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Scott Tolzien will remain the starting quarterback as Aaron Rodgers continues to recover from a broken collarbone.
• McCarthy said Monday that Tolzien will start Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field, even though the coach said he had not yet spoken with the team's medical personnel about where Rodgers stands with his injury.
• Tolzien completed 24 of 34 passes for 339 yards, but threw three interceptions in the Packers' 27-13 loss to the New York Giants Sunday in his first NFL start.
• A week earlier, Tolzien came on for an injured Seneca Wallace after one series in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and McCarthy tabbed him the starter after that game.
• "Scott Tolzien will start this week. Was that as quick as last week?" McCarthy said Monday when asked about his quarterback plans for the Vikings.
• "Scott Tolzien will go into the week as the starter, just like he did last week."
• The phrase "will go into the week" does leave McCarthy some wiggle room to go with Rodgers instead, if team physician Patrick McKenzie clears Rodgers to play.
• Rodgers broke his left collarbone in a Nov. 4 loss to the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field, which started the Packers' three-game losing streak.
• "We all understand the importance of players returning from injury, the anxious

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