Career-Night For Hawks Propels Huskies Past Peacocks 66-65

Monday, November 18

St. Cloud, MN

6:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

3-3,0-0NSIC

Upper Iowa

3-1,0-0GLVC

Upper Iowa

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Kaitlyn Zuehl

11/18/2024 10:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State gets first win at home

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (3-3) got back to .500 on the year as they beat Upper Iowa 66-65 in a tightly contested game. It was a defensive battle for the first five minutes of the game as a three by Anish Ramlall gave the Huskies an early 9-5 advantage. The teams went back and forth for most of the first half, but a 7-0 run over the final 1:45 of the half would give the Huskies a 33-31 advantage going into the break. St. Cloud State came out of halftime with urgency as they opened up the half with a 15-4, with 11 of those points coming by way of Wyatt Hawks, to take a 50-35 lead with 11:32 left in the game. With the Huskies having all of the momentum in the game, the Peacocks ramped up their pressure as they used a 17-5 run to trail 52-53 with 6:41 left in the game. Like they did most of the first half, the teams battled back and forth late in the game as St. Cloud State held a 62-59 lead with 32 seconds remaining. The Huskies came up with a big defensive stop as Kynan Philippe grabbed a key rebound where he would be fouled. Philippe stepped to the line and knocked down both free to extend the Huskies lead to 64-59 with 21 seconds remaining. The Peacocks would not go away quietly as they connected on a three-pointer with four seconds left. Upper Iowa would again foul the Huskies as Nate Dahl would head to the line with a chance to put away the game. Dahl iced the game with two makes at the line to give the Huskies a 66-62 lead. Upper Iowa would make a three-pointer at the buzzer, but it would not matter as the Huskies came away with their first home victory of the season with a 66-65 win.

Top Huskies

Wyatt Hawks had a career-night as he totaled his first double-double of the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds while shooting 11/15 from the field and nabbing four steals. The points, rebounds, field goals made, and steals were all career-highs for Hawks.
Nate Dahl came up clutch at the free throw line for the Huskies on his way to a 12-point evening. Dahl also grabbed four rebounds and recorded one steal.
Anish Ramlall totaled 12 points on 4/8 shooting while making two of his four three-point attempts.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 20-11 all-time against Upper Iowa and snapped their five-game losing streak to the Peacocks.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (40.7-35.3), three-point percentage (25-19.4), free throw percentage (75-52.6), defensive rebounds (31-25), bench points (8-7), fast break points (7-4), steals (7-6), and points in the paint (38-28).
Lucas Morgan tallied eight points, grabbed seven rebounds, and recorded two steals.
Hanif Muhammad played his first collegiate minutes and knocked down his lone three-point shot.
Luke Winkel tied his career-high in assists with four. Winkel has dished 3+ assists in four games this season.
Kynan Philippe scored two points and grabbed six rebounds in the game.

Up Next
The Huskies will be back in action on Saturday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. as they take on Northland College. 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.