Huskies Drop Tightly Contested Game to Pittsburg State

Sunday, November 10

Kansas City, Mo.

2:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

2-2,0-0NSIC

Pittsburg State University

1-1,0-0Mid-America Intercollegiate

St. Cloud St.

Pittsburg St.

11/10/2024 4:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State loses 67-73

Kansas City, Mo. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (2-2) lost 67-73 to Pittsburg State in what was a tightly contested game Sunday afternoon. Both teams started slow offensively as the Gorillas held a 14-6 lead at the 13:20 mark of the first half. The offense for St. Cloud State ultimately picked up to end the half as they closed the first half on a 15-4 run over the final six minutes to take a 29-26 lead going into the break. The Huskies carried over their momentum from the first half into the second half as a 9-4 run set the score at 38-30 at the 15:51 mark. Despite the near double-digit lead, the Gorillas battled back throughout the second half as the score would be tied at 52 with 7:36 remaining in the game. After the game was tied, the two teams continued to trade blows as the game would again find itself tied at 62 after a three-pointer by Nate Dahl with 3:51 remaining. Pittsburg State responded with a three-pointer of their own and then started to take control as they held a seven-point lead with 1:07 remaining. St. Cloud State was unable to respond with a run over their own as they would ultimately lose 67-73 for their second loss of the season.

Top Huskies

Jamiir Allen led the Huskies in scoring with 15 points while shooting 5/11 from the field and 3/6 from beyond the arc. Allen has scored 14+ points in every game this year.
Kynan Philippe scored in doubles figures for the third time this season as he tallied 14 points on 5/10 shooting. Philippe also grabbed five rebounds, knocked in two three-pointers, and nabbed two steals.
Lucas Morgan registered eight points to go along with five rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Morgan shot 3/4 from the field and made his lone three-point shot.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 2-3 all-time against Pittsburg State.
The Huskies led the game in three-point percentage (42.9-35), offensive rebounds (12-6), bench point (29-21), fast break points (11-9), steals (11-7), points off turnovers (16-12), and second chance points (8-2).
Wyatt Hawks scored six points, grabbed seven rebounds, and recorded two stocks. Hawks has grabbed 7+ rebounds in three of the four games for St. Cloud State this year.
Luke Winkel tallied six points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Winkel has recorded 3+ assists in three of his four games.
Nate Dahl scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in his first start of the season.
Nathan Bunksoky set a career-high of five points.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Thursday, November 14 as they take on Concordia-St. Paul in their home opener. 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.