<div id="subtitle">Gentry, Thomas both eclipse 20-point mark as South Dakota routs Houston Baptist 92-70</div><div><p>Roman Gentry scored 22 points and Jake Thomas 21 as South Dakota defeated Houston Baptist 92-70 on Thursday.</p><p>Tyler Cain added 12 points, eight rebounds and a season-high eight blocks for the Coyotes (11-9, 3-1 Great West). Louie Krogman scored 14 points, and Kendall Cutler had 10 points and five assists.</p><p>South Dakota shot 52 percent (32 of 62) from the field, including 9 of 17 from 3-point range.</p><p>Houston Baptist (3-16, 2-1) shot just 35 percent (28 of 80) from the field. Andrew Gonzalez led the Huskies with 26 points, and Mario Flaherty added 17.</p><p>Houston Baptist led 12-5 in the first six minutes before Thomas hit a 3-pointer to spark a 14-2 Coyotes run. South Dakota closed the first half on a 13-6 run to take a 48-33 at the break.</p><p>Both teams committed 19 turnovers.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68013344&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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