St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Falls to Wayne State

Saturday, January 28

St. Cloud, Minn.

3:30 PM

St. Cloud State

7-14,4-12NSIC

Wayne State College

15-7,10-6NSIC

Wayne St. (NE)

St. Cloud St.

1/28/2023 10:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies drop 78-61

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The St. Cloud State men's basketball team dropped its fifth consecutive game falling to Wayne State Saturday afternoon at Halenbeck Hall. Despite going into halftime down four, the Huskies struggled offensively to find the basket while being unable to hold off the dominant Wildcats. St. Cloud dropped 78-61 to Wayne State shooting .328 from the field with two athletes scoring in the double-digits.

GAME SUMMARY
The Huskies opened up the game holding the lead for the first seven minutes until Wayne State took a three point lead, 15-12, at the 12:53 mark. The Wildcats would hold the lead for the rest of the first period but never reached a double-digit lead. Ryan Bagley hit a three-pointer to bring it back within one at the 9:48 mark. From there St. Cloud would try to take over the lead but just couldn't get ahead and went into the locker room down 34-30 at half. The Huskies shot .294 from the field.

Back on the court for the second, the Huskies struggled to get any offense going. At the 17:48 mark, Wayne State would break into a double-digit lead going up 44-32 over St. Cloud. From there, the Huskies just couldn't close the gap as WSC would go up by 22 with just over a minute left. St. Cloud would drop 78-61 to Wayne State.

TOP HUSKIES

Ryan Bagley let the night with 13 points, four assists, and two rebounds
Luke Taylor put up 12 points with eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals

UP NEXT
The Huskies are on the road next weekend to take on NSIC North opponents Northern State and MSU Moorhead on Feb. 3 and Feb. 4.

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.