St. Cloud State Men’s Basketball Drops Weekend Finale

Saturday, December 9

Moorhead, Minn.

3:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

4-4,1-3NSIC

MSU Moorhead

10-0,4-0NSIC

St. Cloud St.

MSU Moorhead

Photo by: Jason Soria

12/9/2023 10:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies can’t hold off MSU Moorhead, falling 65-64

MOORHEAD, MINN. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (4-4 overall, 1-3 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) couldn't hold on in its weekend finale against MSU Moorhead, falling 65-64 Saturday afternoon at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead. SCSU outscored the Dragons (10-0 overall, 4-0 NSIC) 38-33 in the second half, but couldn't complete its comeback.

TOP HUSKIES

Senior Joe Mutimer (Melbourne, Australia) scored a game-high 17 points on 8-of-10 from the field including 1-of-1 from beyond the three-point line.
Graduate student Luke Taylor (Germantown, Wis.) scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, notching a double-double.
Senior Matt Willert (Buffalo, Minn.) scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field and connected on 3-of-4 three pointers.

NOTABLES

The Huskies move to 85-54 all-time against MSU Moorhead after the loss.

SCSU led the game in field goal percentage (47.5%-37.9%), three-point percentage (33.3%-26.1%), field goals (28-22), three pointers (7-6), total rebounds (5-32—37 – 5-27—32), blocks (3-2), points in the paint (40-26) and bench points (25-14).
MSUM led the game in free-throw percentage (93.8%-50.0%), free throws (15-1), assists (11-7), steals (4-3), points off turnovers (10-6), second chance points (9-6) and fast break points (2-1).
Mutimer set season-highs in points (17) and field goals attempted (10). He tied his career high with eight field goals made. He has recorded 2+ assists in the last five games.
Taylor recorded his third career double-double. He scored 10+ points for the 31^st time as a Husky and the seventh time this season (sixth game in a row). He tied his career-high grabbing 10 rebounds. He set season highs in blocks (two) and steals (one – tie).
Willert tied season-highs by making six field goals and three three-pointers. He has made 3+ three-pointers three times this season including the last two in a row.
Sophomore Andre Renta (Husdon, Wis.) recorded his first steal of the season.
Freshman Lucas Morgan (Sydney, Australia) recorded eight points and six rebounds. He played a career-high 32 minutes and dished out a new career-high three assists.
Freshman Wyatt Hawks (White Bear Lake, Minn.) played a career-high 18 minutes and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds. He also tied career-highs with one steal and one block.
Freshman Jamiir Allen (Milwaukee, Wis.) scored eight points on 3-of-6 from the field and 2-of-4 from three tying his career-highs in three pointers made (two) and three pointers attempted (four).

UP NEXT
The Huskies will travel to Bismarck, N.D. to play Mary in a midweek battle on Tuesday. The game is set to tip-off at 4:00 p.m. CT at the McDowell Activity Center. Live coverage will be available on the NSIC Network with live stats being provided by Mary. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Men's Basketball schedule page.

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