SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The opening week of the men's college basketball season saw plenty to get Summit League fans excited about as new faces and old alike both provided some key moments in exciting victories to get the campaign underway.

South Dakota and South Dakota State both went unbeaten, picking up wins over fellow mid-major programs. Coyote newcomer Chase Forte led his squad in scoring in three USD victories and spearheaded a revamped style of play on both ends of the floor for head coach Eric Peterson. South Dakota will test its new style at Iowa on Tuesday.

The Jackrabbits logged the most impressive victory of the opening stretch, knocking off McNeese, who won 30 games a season ago and was a fellow NCAA Tournament participant. The Cowboys fell victim to relatively new lineup for head coach Eric Peterson, who got 18 points from redshirt freshman Joe Sayler and a double-double from transfer Oscar Cluff in the seven-point win.

Eight of the nine programs put a tally in the win column with only North Dakota still looking for its first triumph after a road game at UTSA was postponed due to travel issues and storms in Texas.

AROUND THE LEAGUE
• South Dakota State opened the season with a win over McNeese at the Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase, outlasting the Cowboys 80-73.
• Newcomer Oscar Cluff averaged a double-double with 18.5 ppg and 14.0 rpg for the Jacks and had a game-winning, three-point play in their home opener - an 80-79 win over Long Beach State. Freshman Joe Sayler averaged 19.5 ppg in those two victories and had a team-high 21 in the win over The Beach.
• South Dakota is off to a 3-0 start with a good amount of production coming from newcomer Chase Forte, who is averaging a league-best 14.7 ppg. 
• Forte had 13 in the season-opening win over Southern and dropped in a game-high 23 in a home win over Texas A&M-Commerce.
• NDSU’s Jacari White topped the league in scoring in the opening week and is averaging 23.7 ppg for the Bison through three contests. His 27 points in a home loss to Illinois State are the most by a Summit League player in a game this season.
• Omaha’s Marquel Sutton had 25 points and 10 boards to register a double-double in the Mavericks’ road win at Stetson. Sutton also had 13 points and nine rebounds in a 68-64 loss at Minnesota.
• St. Thomas newcomer Miles Barnstable scored 23 points in a 90-76 road win at Green Bay. He opened the season with 16 points against North Central.
• Kendall Blue had a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards in a road loss at Oklahoma State.
•  Preseason favorite Kansas City took care of a pair of non-Division I teams at home before facing a top-10 opponent in Iowa State.
• Jamar Brown is pacing the Roos with an 18.3 ppg scoring average and had 20 points in the loss to the Cyclones. 
• North Dakota opened with an 82-56 loss at Colorado State and had its game at UTSA postponed. 
• Preseason Player of the Year Issac McBride led the Golden Eagles with 15 points in a road loss at Minnesota and added 10 in ORU's home-opening rout of Ozark Christian.
• Denver opened its campaign at Stanford, which is where head coach Jeff Wulbrun was an assistant coach before taking over the Pioneers' program.  Sophomore DeAndre Craig led the Pios with 12 points at Stanford and added a team-best 15 in their victory over Western Colorado.

UPCOMING
Date | Stream/TV    Local Time
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Dickinson State at North Dakota (SLN) | 5 p.m.
Denver at Colorado State (MWN) | 7 p.m.
South Dakota at Iowa (BTN) | 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 13
Oral Roberts at Tulsa | 7 p.m.
NDSU at Santa Clara (ESPN+) | 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 14
Utah Valley at North Dakota (MS/SLN) | 12 p.m.
Dakota Wesleyan at South Dakota (SLN) | 6 p.m.
Northern Colorado vs. SDSU (Rapid City) (SLN) | 7 p.m.
Colorado Christian at Denver (SLN) | 7 p.m.
Omaha at UNLV (MWN) | 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15
St. Norbert at St. Thomas (SLN) | 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16
Kansas City at Creighton (FS2) | 6 p.m.
Omaha at Southern Utah (ESPN+) | 6:30 p.m. 
Haskell at Oral Roberts (SLN) | 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 17
Montana State at Denver (SLN) | 2 p.m.
St. Thomas at Arizona State (ESPN+) | 6 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 18
Calvary Bible at Kansas City (SLN) | 7 p.m.
Mount Marty at SDSU (SLN) | 7 p.m.
NDSU at Southern Illinois (ESPN+) | 7 p.m.
    
Rankings: (AP/Coaches) | * Summit League game

Key:  ACCN (ACC Network); BTN (Big Ten Network); ESPN + (ESPN Plus); FS2 (Fox Sports); MWN (Mountain West Network); PEA (Peacock); SLN (Summit League Network)

RESULTS
Monday, Nov. 4
Stanford 85, Denver 62
SDSU 80, McNeese 73
Kansas City 91, Hannibal-LaGrange 68
NDSU 96, Jamestown 59
Omaha 85, Mid-America Christian 69
St. Thomas 96, North Central (Minn.) 71
South Dakota 93, Southern 79
Colorado State 82, North Dakota 56

Wednesday, Nov. 6
South Dakota 91, Texas A&M Commerce 83
Minnesota 80, Oral Roberts 57

Thursday, Nov. 7
Omaha 79, Stetson 76
Illinois State 77, NDSU 68

Friday, Nov. 8
Denver 97, Western Colorado 80
St. Thomas 90, Green Bay 76
Kansas City 124, Kansas Christian 36
Oral Roberts 105, Ozark Christian 49
SDSU 80, Long Beach State 79

Saturday, Nov. 9
Minnesota 68, Omaha 64
North Dakota at UTSA, PPD

Sunday, Nov. 10
South Dakota 77, Mount Marty 47
Oklahoma State 80, St. Thomas 71

Monday, Nov. 11
Iowa State 82, Kansas City 56
CSU Bakersfield 86, NDSU 81

Rankings: (AP/Coaches) | * Summit League game

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