Huskies Upended by Michigan Tech, Fall 88-70

Wednesday, November 27

Houghton, MI

4:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

4-4,0-0NSIC

Michigan Tech

4-3,0-0GLIAC

St. Cloud St.

Michigan Tech

11/27/2024 6:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

MTU shoots 50% from three leading to a +11 three-point differential

Houghton, MI.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (4-4) were defeated 88-70 against Michigan Tech Wednesday evening. The team battled for the first four minutes of play as Michigan Tech narrowly held a 13-11 lead. MTU started to take control of the game with an 11-4 run where they made three three-pointers. Tech held a 24-15 lead at the 12:30 mark of the first half. The momentum continued for the Michigan Huskies as a 10-0 run gave them a 37-19 lead with 6:59 left in the first half. St. Cloud State battled back late in the first half as a free throw by Hanif Muhammad set the score at 39-28. Despite the late surge, St. Cloud State would still find themselves trailing 44-28 at halftime. The Huskies continued to chip away in the second half as free throws by Lucas Morgan brought the SCSU within 14 points. A 10-3 run by Michigan Tech would break the game open as MTU would lead 59-38 with 15:06 left in the game. St. Cloud State would trail by 18+ points the remainder of the game as Michigan Tech defeated SCSU 88-70, snapping the Huskies two-game winning streak. Michigan Tech put together a hot shooting night as they shot 51% from the field and partnered that with 50% from three on 14 makes.

Top Huskies

Lucas Morgan led the Huskies in scoring with a season-high of 18 points. Morgan got to the free throw line 12 times, making 10 of his attempts, both of which were career-highs. He also grabbed three rebounds and made two three-pointers.
Nate Dahl tallied his sixth game of the season in double-digit scoring with 13 points. Dahl converted six of his seven free throw attempts while grabbing three rebounds.
Lee Marks III set a career-high in scoring with nine points while tying his career-high in rebounds with five.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 39-17 all-time against Michigan Tech.
The Huskies led the game in free throw makes (27-14), fast break points (4-3), rebounds (34-32), and offensive rebounds (10-9).
Wyatt Hawks nearly tallied a double-double with eight points and eight rebounds.
Vance Peiffer scored eight points on a perfect 3/3 shooting.
Hanif Muhammad set a career-high of three steals while scoring five points.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will open up conference play on Friday, December 6 as they travel to Minot State to take on the Beavers. 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.