The De Smet Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth quarter and earned a 59-46 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Tuesday, December 20th, in De Smet.
The Bulldogs led 15-9 at the end of the first quarter, but the Cardinals took the lead in the second quarter and led 23-22 at halftime. De Smet regained their lead in third quarter and led 39-35 at the quarter break. The Cardinals couldn’t close the gap as De Smet outscored St Mary 20-11 in the final quarter.
St Mary shot 15-54 (28%) in the game, 6-24 (25%) from three-point area, and 7-10 (70%) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals had 29 total team rebounds, 10 assists, six steals and turned the ball over 16 times. De Smet finished the game shooting 24-43 (56%) from the field and only missed nine shots in the second half.
Two players scored in double figures for St Mary. Luke Brown finished with a team-high 16 points. Jason Cook had 10 points. Connor Libis added nine points. Logan Gaspar and Brown both had seven rebounds. Cook also had four assists.
The Cardinals (1-3) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Thursday, December 22nd. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.