St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Drops to RV Northern State

Friday, February 3

Aberdeen, S.D.

5:30 PM

St. Cloud State

7-15,4-13NSIC

Northern State

18-5,14-3NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Northern St.

Photo by: Kory Burdick

St. Cloud State Men's Basketball Drops to RV Northern State

2/3/2023 8:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Huskies fall 79-61 in Aberdeen, SD

ABERDEEN, SD - The St. Cloud State men's basketball team dropped their first game in the second half of the NSIC North schedule to the RV Northern State Wolves falling 79-61 Friday evening at the Wachs Arena. The Huskies never held a lead while the Wolves opened with a strong showing in the first half to set the pace. Two athletes scored in the double-digits with one hitting a double-double and a career high.

GAME SUMMARY
Northern State set the pace early in the game opening with two three-pointers to go up 6-0 over St. Cloud. The Wolves would continue their offensive push as they went up by 15, 21-6, over the Huskies at the 11:59 mark. SCSU would go on a ten-point run to bring it back to seven, 23-16, against the Wolves. From there, St. Cloud would struggle offensively as the half would end with Northern State holding an 18-point lead, 43-25, over the Huskies. SCSU shot .303 from the field while NSU shot .586 from the field with an .563 from behind the three-point line. Luke Taylor put up 14 points in the first half.

During the second half, the Huskies were never able to close the gap into the single digits. At the 13:53 mark, St. Cloud would go down by 27, 60-33, to the Wolves. The Huskies managed to bring Northern State's lead to 13 points, 72-59, with 2:31 left. However, St. Cloud couldn't hold off Northern State as they fell 79-61 Friday evening. The Huskies would feel the loss of Jalen Griffin as he was assessed his second technical foul of the evening forcing him to leave the contest at the 7:05 mark. St. Cloud would end the night shooting .329 from the field while Northern State shot .484.

TOP HUSKIES

Luke Taylor put up a career high 22 points along with scoring a double-double with ten rebounds. Additionally, Taylor added two blocks
Matthew Willert added 14 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one block

UP NEXT
The Huskies will travel up to Moorhead, MN tomorrow to take on the No. 19 Dragons. The game is set for a 3:30 p.m. tip-off.

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.