Layup gives Concordia-St. Paul, 59-57 win over the Huskies in men's basketball

Saturday, January 3

St. Paul, MN

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

Concordia University, St. Paul

Photo by: Bella Rose Photography

Layup gives Concordia-St. Paul, 59-57 win over the Huskies in men's basketball

1/3/2015 9:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Paul, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul's Keith Crockett layup with 3.1 seconds left gave the Golden Bears a 59-57 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) win over St. Cloud State Saturday in St. Paul.

The Huskies record falls to 7-7 overall and 3-5 in the NSIC. Concordia-St. Paul improved to 8-5 overall and 4-3 in league play.

St. Cloud State led by nine points, 39-30, with 15:48 left in the second period. The Golden Bears went on a 12-2 run capped by a pair of Shea Mandli free throws to take a 42-41 lead at 10:34. With 5:32 remaining the CSP lead was 55-47.

The Huskies worked their way back in the next five minutes on a 10-2 run and tied the game 57-57 with :33 seconds left. Sophomore guard Scottie Stone (Melrose, Minn.) scored the last five points of the run including a traditional three-point play that tied the game.

Crockett scored the go ahead basket and Huskies junior guard Jordan Poydras (Los Angeles, Calif.) put up a contested three-point attempt at the buzzer that didn't fall.

Huskies Tip-Ins

Stone led the Huskies in scoring with 18 points that included three, three-point baskets.
Poydras finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
Junior guard Eddie Alcantara (New York, N.Y.) scored ten points and had a game high nine rebounds.
The Huskies out rebounded the Golden Bears, 44-36 and shot 38.5 percent from the field.
St. Cloud State led for much of the first half and took a 29-23 lead into intermission.

Concordia-St. Paul Hits

Cole Olstad led the Golden Bears in scoring with 12 points.
Terez Van Pelt added 11 points and Shea Mandli finished with ten points and a team high eight rebounds.
The Golden Bears shot 31.7 percent from the field for the game.