SCSU Men’s Basketball Falls to Minnesota State at Home

Saturday, November 18

St. Cloud, Minn.

2:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

2-1,0-0NSIC

Minnesota State

3-0,0-0NSIC

Minnesota St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Justyce Porter

11/19/2023 1:56:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies struggle in second half, drop a 78-61 result

ST. CLOUD, MINN. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (2-1, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) picked up its first loss of the season to Minnesota State (3-0, 0-0 NSIC) on Saturday afternoon at Halenebeck Hall in St. Cloud by a score if 78-61.

SCSU only trailed by six points going into halftime despite turning the ball over 13 times. The Mavericks shot 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the field and 6-of-9 from three (66.7%) in the first half but allowed St. Cloud State to grab eight offensive rebounds. MSU cooled off in the second half but so did the Huskies as they shot 11-of-30 from the field (36.7%) and an icy 1-11 from, behind the three-point arc (9.1%) in the final 20 minutes. The Mavericks shot over 61% from the field and 55% from three in the game. MSU never trailed in the game and held the lead for 39:21.

Only two Huskies – graduate student Luke Taylor (Germantown, Wis.) and freshman Wyatt Hawks (White Bear Lake, Minn.) scored double-digit points as they scored 10 apiece. They both gathered four rebounds as well. Freshmen Jamiir Allen (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Lucas Morgan (Sydney, Australia) made nice contributions in their first game in Halenbeck Hall. Allen recorded nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Morgan contributed seven points and six rebounds.

TOP HUSKIES

Taylor had a solid second half, going 3-of-4 from the field for six of his 10 points.
Hawks scored six of his 10 points in the first half, going 2-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line.
Morgan led the team in rebounds (six) and was fourth in points (seven).

NOTABLES

The Huskies hold an all-time record of 98-93 against Minnesota State.
SCSU led the game in free-throw percentage (66.7%-58.8%), steals (6-5), points off turnovers (19-7), points in the paint (42-36), second chance points (10-4) and bench points (40-12).
The Mavericks led the game in field goal percentage (61.7%-39.7%), three-point percentage (55.6%-12.5%), field goals (29-25), three pointers (10-3), free throws (10-8), total rebounds (6-26—32 – 14-16—30), assists (17-8), blocks (5-1) and fast break points (11-2).
Taylor scored 10+ points for the 26^th time as a Husky.
Hawks set new career-highs in minutes (14), points (10), rebounds (four), field goals made and attempted (4-6) and free throws made and attempted (2-2).
Allen played a career-high 23 minutes, scored a career-high nine points and recorded new career-highs in field goals made and attempted (4-10), three-pointers made and attempted (1-4), rebounds (three), assists (two) and steals (two).
Morgan recorded a career-high two assists.
Sophomore Andre Renta (Hudson, Wis.) played a season-high 10 minutes and scored a season-high six points.
Graduate student Craig Steele (Portage, Wis.) scored his first two buckets as a Husky and finished with four points.

UP NEXT

SCSU has a short turnaround before its next game. The Huskies host nonconference opponent, Michigan Tech at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. CT. Live coverage will be available on the NSIC Network with live stats provided by SCSU. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Men's Basketball schedule page.

St. Cloud State Men's Basketball season tickets for the 2023-24 season are available. Fans can purchase season tickets by visiting scsuickets.com or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137. The season ticket package includes tickets to 16 regular season home games played in Halenbeck Hall. Single game tickets are also available.

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Basketball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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