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IPFW beats South Dakota 86-70 in Summit League quarterfinal

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) John Konchar had 16 points and 16 rebounds and IPFW rolled to an 86-70 victory over South Dakota on Saturday night in a Summit League Tournament quarterfinal.

The top-seeded Mastodons (24-8) will play Sunday's IUPUI-North Dakota State winner in the semifinals on Monday.

Max Landis scored 24 points to lead IPFW, which bounced back from an 80-77 loss to IUPUI that snapped a four-game win streak. DeAngelo Stewart added 19 points and Joe Reed chipped in 16.

Tre Burnette scored 23 points for No. 8 seed South Dakota (14-18). Tyler Flack had 15 points and Dejon Davis 11.

IPFW took the lead five minutes in, built a 39-33 halftime lead and stretched it to 44-33, and led by double digits the rest of the way.

The Mastodons have a program-best 24 wins, the most since the 23-4 mark in 1992-93.