Oral Roberts' Albert Owens looks for a way around South Dakota's Mike Daum, left, and Reed Tellinghuisen during an NCAA college basketball game in Tulsa, Okla., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (James Gibbard/Tulsa World via AP)

 JAMES GIBBARD

On a South Dakota State team without a ton of options, and faced with the monumental task of getting past the best Gonzaga team in program history, Daum — who averaged 25.3 points and 8.2 rebounds in the regular season — might just go for 40 and 10. March is made for superstars, even if they last just one game. 

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