St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Falls 72-54 to UIU

Saturday, January 14

St. Cloud, Minn.

5:30 PM

St. Cloud State

7-10,4-8NSIC

Upper Iowa

10-8,7-5NSIC

Upper Iowa

St. Cloud St.

1/14/2023 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies unable to hold onto second half comeback

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The St. Cloud State men's basketball team was unable to hold on to their second half comeback and fell 72-57 to Upper Iowa Saturday evening at Halenbeck Hall. St. Cloud struggled offensively shooting .317 from the field. Two athletes scored in the double-digit mark.

GAME SUMMARY
It was a slow start to the game as the score was only 14-11 in favor of Upper Iowa at the 10:24 mark of the first half. St. Cloud struggled to get anything moving in the paint while having a difficult time knocking down their shots from outside. St. Cloud would head into the locker down 32-29. Matthew Willert put up nine points while Tony Dahl knocked down seven.

Four minutes into the second half, St. Cloud would take over the lead, 36-35 after Ryan Bagley would drive one home in the lane. Luke Taylor would knock down a jumper to give the Huskies a six-point lead with 14:58 left. From there, the Peacocks would take the momentum back to tie the game at 51 each at 8:49. Upper Iowa then outscored St. Cloud 10-2 to go up by ten points. The Huskies were unable to respond as UIU continued to bring the pressure and go up by 15 points with less than a minute left. In the end, St. Cloud would fall 72-57.

TOP HUSKIES

Matthew Willert was one rebound shy of a double-double as he put up 12 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals
Jalen Griffin added 11 points and two rebounds
Andre Renta put up eight points, six rebounds, and one steal

UP NEXT
The Huskies are on the road next weekend as they will travel to Southwest Minnesota State Jan. 20 and Sioux Falls Jan. 21. Those games are set for 5:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

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.