# 2012–13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2012–13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 18th year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 25–10, 13–3 in The Summit League play to finish in a tie for the regular season conference championship with Western Illinois. They were champions of The Summit League tournament, winning the championship game over North Dakota State, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 8:30 pm | | Black Hills State | W 89–66 | | Frost Arena (2,136) Brookings, SD |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | | at Alabama 2K Sports Classic | L 67–70 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (11,669) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State | W 78–71 | 1–1 | Frost Arena (3,193) Brookings, SD |
| 11/16/2012* 6:00 pm | | at Hofstra 2K Sports Classic | L 63–66 | 1–2 | Mack Sports Complex (3,142) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/17/2012* 1:30 pm | | vs. Marshall 2K Sports Classic | W 78–77 | 2–2 | Hofstra Arena (2,076) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/18/2012* 11:30 am | | vs. U of D.C. 2K Sports Classic | W 96–48 | 3–2 | Hofstra Arena (1,276) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | | Southwest Minnesota State | W 81–72 | 4–2 | Frost Arena (2,525) Brookings, SD |
| 11/28/2012* 8:30 pm | | North Dakota | W 71–70 | 5–2 | Frost Arena (3,055) Brookings, SD |
| 12/01/2012 6:30 pm | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 78–63 | 6–2 (1–0) | Frost Arena (3,021) Brookings, SD |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 14 Minnesota | L 64–88 | 6–3 | Williams Arena (10,213) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/06/2012* 7:00 pm | | Dakota State | W 83–52 | 7–3 | Frost Arena (1,866) Brookings, SD |
| 12/09/2012* 2:30 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 69–63 | 8–3 | Frost Arena (886) Brookings, SD |
| 12/15/2012* 8:00 pm | | at Montana | W 68–67 $^{2OT}$ | 9–3 | Dahlberg Arena (3,408) Missoula, MT |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Belmont | L 49–76 | 9–4 | Curb Event Center (2,162) Nashville, TN |
| 12/22/2012* 1:30 pm | | at No. 16 New Mexico | W 70–65 | 10–4 | The Pit (15,278) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm | | at North Dakota State | L 62–65 | 10–5 (1–1) | Bison Sports Arena (5,064) Fargo, ND |
| 01/03/2013 7:05 pm | | at UMKC | W 77–61 | 11–5 (2–1) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,046) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/05/2013 4:05 pm | | at South Dakota | L 71–74 | 11–6 (2–2) | DakotaDome (5,045) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | | Oakland | W 81–74 | 12–6 (3–2) | Frost Arena (3,819) Brookings, SD |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm | | IPFW | W 83–57 | 13–6 (4–2) | Frost Arena (3,335) Brookings, SD |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 59–53 | 14–6 (5–2) | Western Hall (4,163) Macomb, IL |
| 01/19/2013 2:00 pm | | at IUPUI | W 80–65 | 15–6 (6–2) | The Jungle (506) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/26/2013 2:05 pm | | North Dakota State | W 69–53 | 16–6 (7–2) | Frost Arena (6,063) Brookings, SD |
| 01/31/2013 7:05 pm | | South Dakota | W 67–54 | 17–6 (8–2) | Frost Arena (6,130) Brookings, SD |
| 02/02/2013 4:05 pm | | UMKC | W 88–57 | 18–6 (9–2) | Frost Arena (4,290) Brookings, SD |
| 02/07/2013 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | W 80–74 | 19–6 (10–2) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,362) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | | at Oakland | L 83–88 | 19–7 (10–3) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,965) Rochester, MI |
| 02/14/2013 7:05 pm | | IUPUI | W 82–45 | 20–7 (11–3) | Frost Arena (2,834) Brookings, SD |
| 02/16/2013 4:05 pm | | Western Illinois | W 64–55 | 21–7 (12–3) | Frost Arena (6,103) Brookings, SD |
| 02/20/2013* 9:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 78–79 $^{2OT}$ | 21–8 | Rabobank Arena (1,005) Bakersfield, CA |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Murray State BracketBusters | L 62–73 | 21–9 | CFSB Center (7,231) Murray, KY |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 100–82 | 22–9 (13–3) | Ralston Arena (2,656) Ralston, NE |
| 2013 The Summit League men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2013 6:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | | vs. IUPUI Quarterfinals | W 66–49 | 23–9 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,704) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/11/2013 6:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | | vs. IPFW Semifinals | W 72–56 | 24–9 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,676) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/12/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. North Dakota State Championship Game | W 73–67 | 25–9 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,544) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013* 6:15 pm, CBS | No. (13 S) | vs. No. 10 (4 S) Michigan Second Round | L 56–71 | 25–10 | The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South. ||||||