It's stretch run time for Summit League basketball, with the third-place South Dakota State men hosting first-place Omaha in Brookings tonight. The Mavericks are on a magic carpet ride from out of nowhere — a ride that started with an incident involving a trash can in their locker room that has become a national phenomenon, now covered by The New York Times and The Athletic.

Gary Sharp has been the radio voice of the Mavs for over 10 years and describes both the trash can thing and how Omaha has put together a dream season, and what to expect out of the rematch of an 87-80 Mavs win over the Jacks in Omaha in January.

Meanwhile, first-year Augustana men's basketball coach Cody Schilling stops by Sunny's Pizzeria to talk for 40 minutes about his inaugural team, plus his prolific playing career, which includes some awesome stories about playing at Augie for Tom Billeter, who guided the Vikings to the 2016 Div. II national title.

But first, John dissects the 59th consecutive consecutive Summit League regular season win for the South Dakota State women's basketball team — a 68-53 dismantling of worthy contender North Dakota State. The struggle is real for anyone trying to dethrone the Jackrabbits, who are three years in the rear view mirror of Dawn Plitzuweit's USD program, it's sharpest thorn-in-the-side of Aaron Johnston's 18-year Summit League run.