Tuesday, February 21
Sioux Falls, S.D.
5:30 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
10-18,7-15NSIC
59
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85
Sioux Falls
19-10,13-9NSIC
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F
St. Cloud St.
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26
59
Sioux Falls
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45
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Photo by: 2023 J. Canlas
St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Season Comes to a Close in NSIC Tournament
2/21/2023 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Huskies fall 85-59 in first round of NSIC Tournament
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The St. Cloud State men's basketball team season came to end Tuesday evening at the Stewart Center in Sioux Falls, SD. The Huskies fell 85-59 to the Cougars in the first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament ending their season 10-18 overall, 7-15 in conference play. A second half shooting slump struck St. Cloud as they only shot .296 from the field being outscored 45-26. SCSU gave up 21 turnovers with USF scoring 27 points off those turnovers. Four athletes scored in the double-digit marks with one putting up a career high.Â
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GAME SUMMARY
Two minutes into the game, it was seven apiece until Tony Dahl hit three threes in a row to put the Huskies up 16-12. At 13:04, Joe Mutimer drove in a layup off a fastbreak to increase the lead by eight, 20-12, over Sioux Falls. St. Cloud held the lead until they were stalled on a 15-0 run by the Cougars as USF took over the lead 30-25 with 6:29 left of the first. SCSU would hit a scoring slump as Sioux Falls increased the lead by ten, 40-30 with two minutes left. The half would close with St. Cloud trailing 40-33.
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The Huskies would struggle as they found themself down by 11, 50-39, four minutes into the second half. From there, St. Cloud could not get their shots to fall as they were down by 20, 71-51, with just under seven minutes to play. In the end, the Huskies could not recover from the point deficit as they fell 85-59 to close their season.
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TOP HUSKIES
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GAME SUMMARY
Two minutes into the game, it was seven apiece until Tony Dahl hit three threes in a row to put the Huskies up 16-12. At 13:04, Joe Mutimer drove in a layup off a fastbreak to increase the lead by eight, 20-12, over Sioux Falls. St. Cloud held the lead until they were stalled on a 15-0 run by the Cougars as USF took over the lead 30-25 with 6:29 left of the first. SCSU would hit a scoring slump as Sioux Falls increased the lead by ten, 40-30 with two minutes left. The half would close with St. Cloud trailing 40-33.
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The Huskies would struggle as they found themself down by 11, 50-39, four minutes into the second half. From there, St. Cloud could not get their shots to fall as they were down by 20, 71-51, with just under seven minutes to play. In the end, the Huskies could not recover from the point deficit as they fell 85-59 to close their season.
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TOP HUSKIES
- Andre Renta led the evening putting up a career high 15 points going 5-7 from the field, 2-2 from behind the arc, and 3-3 from the line with three rebounds, one assist, and one steal
- Ryan Bagley closed with 14 points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals
- Tony Dahl put up 12 points with five rebounds, two assists, and one steal
- Luke Taylor knocked down ten points, three rebounds, and two assists
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Team Stats
SCSU
USF
FG%
.400
.500
3FG%
.409
.480
FT%
.769
.846
RB
25
37
TO
21
15
STL
5
12
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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