St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Rings in New Year with MSU Moorhead & Northern State

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The St. Cloud State men's basketball team will ring in the new year with a pair of NSIC matchups. The Huskies will host Minnesota State Moorhead and Northern State on Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1 that were rescheduled from earlier in the season.

Saturday and Sunday's games will tip-off at 3:00 p.m. The NSIC Network will provide the stream while Steve Linzmeier, the voice of the Huskies, will provide audio on the Varsity Network app. Live stats will be available on the St. Cloud State men's basketball schedule page.

Weekend Promos
Saturday's promotion includes a t-shirt giveaway to the first 25 fans in attendance. Sunday's promotion is a winter coat drive. Bring a winter coat in for a donation and receive $5.00 off your ticket.

A Look Back
The Huskies travel up to Duluth to take on the UMD Bulldogs back on December 18th due to the rescheduling of NSIC games. The Huskies had a similar story to the first time they faced off against the Bulldogs back in November. St. Cloud struggled to find their footing while UMD held the lead until the Huskies found some momentum to bring it back and take the lead. The Bulldogs fought back to tie the game at 69 a piece to send the game into overtime. However, the Huskies were unable to hold the Bulldogs for them to fall 84-80 in overtime.

St. Cloud State Huskies
The Huskies currently sit at 5-6 overall, 2-4 in NSIC play. St. Cloud is seventh in the north division and 13 overall in the NSIC standings. Matthew Willert leads the Huskies in scoring averaging 14.7 points per game with Tommy Chatman is next with 13.9 points. Chatman leads the team in rebounds averaging 5.2 per game.

Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons
MSU-Moorhead is 9-2 overall, 4-1 in NSIC play. Their four conference wins are against Minot State, UMary, Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. Their only conference loss comes against Northern State. Senior guard Lorenzo McGhee currently leads the Dragons in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game with sophomore guard Jacob Beeninga right behind him averaging 14.8 points per game.

Northern State Wolves
Northern State sits at 8-3 overall, 4-1 in NSIC play. The Wolves have taken down conference opponents MSU-Moorhead, UMary, Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State while they have fallen against Minot State. Senior guard Sam Masten currently leads the Wolves in scoring averaging 18.5 points per game which ranks him 8th in the NSIC for scoring. Masten also leads the Wolves in rebounding averaging 7.2 per game.

Season and single game tickets for the season are now on sale at scsutickets.com. For all the latest on St. Cloud State men's basketball, stay tuned on scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Rings in New Year with MSU Moorhead & Northern State

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Tommy Chatman

Matt Willert

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