March 14, 2010

South Dakota will travel to Omaha, Neb., to take on Creighton in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament on Tuesday, March 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CT) at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.

The Coyotes punched their ticket to the CIT with an 91-86 GWC Tournament victory over Houston Baptist on Saturday night.

The Coyotes (22-9) are led by Great West Conference Player of the Year Tyler Cain, who averages 14.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game. Joining Cain in double figures are Roman Gentry who scores 13.4 points per game and Jake Thomas, an all-GWC Tournament selection, who averages 13.1 ppg.

Creighton (16-15) finished fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference and is led by second-team all-MVC center Kanny Lawson Jr. at 13.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

This is the second annual CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and is a single-elimination tournament played at on-campus sites. The entire field can be found at www.collegeinsider.com/tournament.