St. Cloud State Men’s Basketball Drops Weekend Finale

Saturday, January 6

Marshall, Minn.

3:30 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

6-8,2-6NSIC

Southwest Minnesota State

9-6,6-3NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Southwest Minn. St.

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Photo by: Jacob Sanders

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Box Score

Huskies fall to Southwest Minnesota State, 86-75

MARSHALL, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (6-8 overall, 2-6 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) dropped its final game of the week, 86-75 to Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday afternoon at the R/A Facility in Marshall.

TOP HUSKIES

Freshman Lucas Morgan (Sydney, Australia) scored a team-high 15 points on 5-of-8 from the field, 2-of-4 from three and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, dished out four assists and grabbed two rebounds.
Freshman Wyatt Hawks (White Bear Lake, Minn.) nearly recorded a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. He shot 5-of-6 from the field and was 1-of-1 from three-point land.
Senior Matt Willert (Buffalo, Minn.) scored 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting and grabbed five rebounds.

NOTABLES

The Huskies are now 41-25 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State after the loss
SCSU led the game in three pointers (9-6), total rebounds (18-21—39 – 8-29—37), steals (9-6), second chance points (19-13) and bench points (33-22).
SMSU led the game in field goal percentage (55.4%-38.2%), three-point percentage (35.3%-31.0%), free-throw percentage (75.0%-73.7%), field goals (31-26), free throws (18-14), assists (17-11), blocks (5-0), points off turnovers (16-10), points in the paint (50-28) and fast break points (11-9).
Morgan tied his career-high dishing out four assists. 15 points is the second most in his career. He has scored 10+ points in seven games this season, has recorded 3+ assists in five games and has made 2+ three-pointers in five games.
Hawks tied career highs in points (11), minutes (19), field goals (five), three-point attempts (one), assists (one) and steals (one). Made his first collegiate three pointer. He has scored 10+ points in five games including four of the last five. He has recorded 5+ rebounds in six games and 4+ in 10 games.
Willert tied his season high for steals (one). He has scored 8+ points in nine games this season including the last three. He has grabbed 4+ rebounds in six games.
Freshman Jamiir Allen (Milwaukee, Wis.) scored 13 points. He set a new career-high for three-point attempts (five). He has scored double-digit points in six games this season and now five games in a row. He has scored 13 points four games in a row and has made 2+ threes in four games this season.
Freshman Vance Peiffer (Waukee, Iowa) scored six points and grabbed six rebounds. He tied his career-high for three-point attempts (two). He has recorded 4+ rebounds in seven of nine games he's played in.
Redshirt sophomore Tony Dahl (Buffalo, Minn.) tallied three points, three assists, two rebounds and one steal. The three assists tied his career high. He has recorded a steal in four straight games.

UP NEXT
The Huskies host Concordia-St. Paul for a midweek tilt on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The game will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. CT at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud. Live coverage will be available on the NSIC Network and The Varsity Network with live stats being provided by SCSU. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Men's Basketball schedule page.

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