St. Cloud State
University of Mary
Men's basketball hosts Mary, Minot State in NSIC homestand
12/8/2021 3:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ST. CLOUD, MINN. - The weather outside may be frightful, but you don't have to spend any time outside to watch the St. Cloud State University men's basketball team this weekend. The Huskies will play one final Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) series before the new year, as they host Mary and Minot State this upcoming Friday and Saturday.
St. Cloud State will open the weekend on Friday, when they host the Marauders at 5:30 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies will then return to the gym on Saturday to host the Beavers at 3:30 p.m. Live stats, video and radio streams will be available for both games, and score updates will be made to the team's official Twitter account (@SCSUHUSKIES_MBB) when possible.
In addition to this being the final homestand of the 2021 calendar year, there will be several giveaways and promotions taking place at this weekend's men's basketball games. On Friday, the first 25 student fans in attendance will receive FREE Dog Pound t-shirts, and there will be a halftime performance by the Huskies national champion dance team. Saturday will feature an ugly sweater contest, and the first 100 fans will receive FREE St. Cloud State bracelets.
Here are the five things to know before this weekend's NSIC match ups:
6 - St. Cloud State's offensive has certainly not been an issue in 2021-22. The Huskies are currently averaging 82.6 points a game and have scored at least 80 points in six of their nine games this season. St. Cloud State is 4-2 in that stretch with wins over Harding, Ouachita Baptist, Northern Michigan and Minnesota-Crookston.
5 - Not just one single student-athlete is scoring all of the Huskies points either. Five different players are averaging double-digit points this season: Ryan Bagley (Pocatello, Idaho / Burley), Caleb Donaldson (Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington), Anthony Roberts (Chigao, Ill. / Oak Park), Matthew Willert (Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo) and Josh Tomasi (Melbourne, Australia / Box Hill). Bagley (11.8), Willert (11.9) and Tomasi (11.2) all average over 11.0 points per game, while Donaldson brings home the bacon and averages 15.8 points per game.
19.6 - Then there's Roberts. The junior guard currently leads the Huskies with a 19.6 points per game average and has scored 20+ points in three games for St. Cloud State this season. The Huskies are just 1-2 in those games, however, but Roberts has been the leading scorer in three of St. Cloud State's four wins this season.
.533/.421 - The Huskies shooters were on fire last weekend against Bemidji State, as the team shot .533 from the floor, including a .421 clip from three-point range. Willert, in particular, was virtually unstoppable. The sophomore forward shot a blistering .636 (7-11) from the floor in the loss and a career-high .750 from beyond the arc. Willert additionally scored double-digit points for the sixth time this season, scoring 17 points and bringing his weekend scoring average to 17.5.
2.2 - Donaldson and Bagley aren't simply good at scoring. The duo currently ranks ninth in the NSIC in assist to turnover ratio at 2.2. Bagley's 4.1 assists per game average ranks seventh in the conference, while Donaldson ranks 15th thanks to his 3.2 average.
