Men’s Basketball Runs Away With 96-62 Win Over Bemidji State

Saturday, December 2

Bemidji, MN

6 p.m.

St. Cloud State

5-2, 2-0NSIC

Bemidji State University

4-4, 1-2NSIC

St. Cloud State

Bemidji State

Jon Averkamp

Photo by: Paul Middlestaedt

Men’s Basketball Runs Away With 96-62 Win Over Bemidji State

12/2/2017 8:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Bemidji, Minn. – Senior Jon Averkamp and junior Gage Davis both scored 25 points to lead the St. Cloud State men's basketball team (5-2, 2-0 NSIC) to a 96-62 road victory over Bemidji State (4-4, 1-2 NSIC) on Saturday, Dec. 2, at BSU Gymnasium.

Averkamp shot 10-for-16 from the field and hit a pair of threes in scoring his 25 points. He also had five rebounds and a block. The game was the first of the season for Davis. He came off the bench to score his 25 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the field plus three three-point field goals and four made free throws in as many attempts. He also led the team with his nine rebounds. Junior Brindley Theisen reached double figures with 11 points. He also had four rebounds and two assists. Senior Andy Foley had six points, four rebounds and two steals. Junior Adam Heede-Andersen led the team with five assists and tied for the team lead with two steals. Junior Jace Kitchen had five points. Freshman Tristen Hull picked up career-highs of six points and seven rebounds. Junior Sean Smith totaled four points, six rebounds and a block.

The Beavers had four players reach double figures with Lucas Wendt, Sharif Black and Jacob McNallan all scoring 14 points. Jai'Vionne Black recorded 12 points. Black led the team with his six rebounds.

The Huskies shot 56 percent from the field (40-for-72), 41 percent from three-point range (9-for-22) and 78 percent from the free throw line (7-for-9). The team also had 46 rebounds, 15 assists and eight steals. The Beavers were limited to 33 percent shooting from the field (20-for-60), 30 percent from three-point range (10-for-30) and 75 percent from the free throw line (12-for-16).

SCSU led from start to finish with not even a tied score at any point once the ball was tipped. The team's largest lead was 39 points on an Averkamp layup with 6:06 remaining in the second half, 84-45. SCSU led at halftime 55-20 and coasted to the victory.

St. Cloud State men's basketball returns home to host Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State next weekend. The program takes on the Cougars on Friday night, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. The team then takes on the Mustangs on Saturday night, Dec. 9, at 6 p.m.

Notes:
- The game was the first of the season for Gage Davis.
- It was his 23rd time scoring 25 or more points in a contest in his career and 60th game in double figures.
- Davis' team leading nine rebounds was his 34th time leading the team in boards.
- Jon Averkamp's 25 points was the sixth time in seven games this season that he has led or tied for the team lead in scoring.
- He has scored 25 or more points in four games this season.
- Averkamp and Davis scoring 20 or more points in the same game was the second time this season that two SCSU players have achieved the mark in the same contest (Averkamp - 25 pts. and Brindley Theisen – 23 pts. vs. Missouri Southern State – 11/10/17)
- Brindley Theisen, with 11 points against BSU, has scored in double figures in six of the team's seven games.
- The team's 96 points was the most for the program since scoring 96 points against Minot State last season (2/11/17).
- It was the team's 12th game the last two seasons scoring 90 or more points.