South Dakota St. (26-6) will play Villanova (22-8) this Friday, March 16th. South Dakota State is the favorite at -5.5. The over/under for total points scored is 133.5. The moneyline between these two teams is South Dakota State: -250, Villanova: 200. The game is set to tip-off at 7:30pm ET and the game will be playing live on ESPN2, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial).
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Full Regional Predictions:
Albany Region: Can Anyone Beat UConn?
Lexington Region: Cardinal over Cardinals?
Kansas City Region: Hail State All the Way?
Spokane Region: Another 1 Seed Goes Down
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| South Dakota State | Villanova |
|---|---|
| Alexis Alexander (G) | Adrianna Hahn (G) |
| Madison Guebert (G) | Kelly Jekot (G) |
| Macy Miller (G) | Alex Louin (G) |
| Tagyn Larson (F) | Jannah Tucker (F) |
| Ellie Thompson (F) | Megan Quinn (C) |
South Dakota St. Game Summary
South Dakota State won their last game against South Dakota, 65-50 on Tuesday, March 6th. South Dakota State's Macy Miller scored a team-high 16 points in the win, hitting 6 of 8 shots from the field for a 75% field goal percentage. In 35 minutes, she collected 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block with 4 turnovers. Ciara Duffy led South Dakota's team in scoring with 12 points, while shooting 40% from the field (making 4 of 10 attempts). In 36 minutes, Duffy added 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 2 threes with 1 turnover.
Villanova Game Summary
Villanova lost their last game against Georgetown on Sunday, March 4th, 63-58. Cynthia Petke (Georgetown) scored a team-high 24 points for the winning team, making 10 of 17 attempts from the field for a 58.8% field goal percentage. In 40 minutes, she collected 24 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 threes with 3 turnovers. Alex Louin led Villanova's team in scoring with 13 points, while shooting 6 of 19 (31.6%) from the field. In 38 minutes, Louin added to her stat line, 13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists with 3 turnovers.
Prediction
SDSU: 74
Villanova: 69
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Season Averages
- 3278.540.6––16.93.87.113.545.436.777.7
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3067.634.7––14.43.94.49.843.333.673.2
