St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Hits the Road for a Pair of NSIC Match-Ups

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The St. Cloud State men's basketball team will hit the road for two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) match-ups. On Friday, December 9 the Huskies will be in Bismarck, ND to take on U-Mary. On Saturday, December 10 St. Cloud will take on Minot State.

Friday's game is set for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off while Saturday's game will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. The NSIC Network will provide the game stream both days while live stats will be available on the home team's schedule page.

A Look Back
Last weekend the Huskies earned their four straight wins since the 2018-19 season and their second win in NSIC play. St. Cloud faced Bemidji State and dominated the game right off the bat. The Huskies lead the game 20-6 with 12:35 left in the first half. St. Cloud entered the locker room up 48-33 at half. During the second half, the Huskies went on a 11-point unanswered scoring run and closed the evening with a 81-70 victory. Matthew Willert led with 22 points.

On Saturday, St. Cloud headed north to face Minnesota Crookston. Despite a slow start, the Huskies went on a ten-point scoring late in the first to go up 40-31 at half. Thanks to eight different Huskies adding points to the board, St. Cloud took down UMC 81-67. Matthew Willert led with 23 points.

U-Mary Marauders
The U-Mary Marauders are 5-2, 1-2 NSIC so far this season. U-Mary has a conference win against Minot State 72-69 (Nov. 22) while they fell to Northern State 79-60 (Dec. 1) and MSU Moorhead 88-55 (Dec. 3).

Last season the Huskies split a pair of games with the Marauders. St. Cloud defeated U-Mary in their home court of Halenback Hall 83-78 on December 10 while they fell on the road 90-77 at the Marauders' home court.

Minot State Beavers
Minot State sits at 4-3, 1-2 in NSIC play. The Beavers have a conference win against Northern State 82-62 (Dec. 3) while they were knocked down by U-Mary 72-69 (Nov. 22) and MSU Moorhead 84-63 (Dec. 1).

St. Cloud State has met Minot State for a total of 20 times with the Huskies leading the overall series 15-5. Last season the Huskies split a pair of games with the Beavers. St. Cloud took down Minot State 82-67 at Halenbeck Hall December 11 while they fell 89-81 on the road.

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

St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Hits the Road for a Pair of NSIC Match-Ups

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