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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ed McCants scored 19 points and Boo Davis added 18 Wednesday night as Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat South Dakota State 89-54..
Adrian Tigert added 13 points and Joah Tucker and Chris Hill 11 apiece for Milwaukee, which improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 1992-93 season when the school won its first eight games..
South Dakota (1-4), which this season moved up from NCAA Division II to Division I, was led by Luke Geiver with 14 points and Steve Holdren with 13. All four of the team's losses have been on the road against Division I opponents..
The Panthers made seven 3-pointers en route to a 47-20 halftime lead..
Davis hit a 3-pointer and Tucker made a basket to open the second half and push Milwaukee's lead to 52-20..
The Jackrabbits never made a serious second-half run on the Panthers..
The Jackrabbits took their only lead of the game early at 6-5 on a basket by Ben Beran. But McCants scored to ignite a 15-4 run that put the Panthers on top 20-10..
The Panthers open their Horizon League schedule on the road against Illinois-Chicago Saturday..
