Huskies Comeback Attempt Falls Short as Griffons win 80-73

Sunday, November 3

Canyon, TX

1:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

1-1,0-0NSIC

Missouri Western State University

1-1,0-0Mid-America Intercollegiate

St. Cloud St.

Missouri Western

11/3/2024 5:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State drops first game of the season

Canyon, TX.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (1-1) lost their first game of the season Sunday afternoon as they fell to Missouri Western University 80-73. The teams battled back and forth through the first half as the Griffons held a 21-20 lead with 7:50 left in the first half. MWSU ended the half on a 17-6 run as they took a 38-26 lead at halftime. The Griffons carried over their momentum from the first half into the second half as they expanded their lead early in the second half to 20 points. The Huskies clawed their way back into the game throughout the second half as they only trailed by four points after a three-pointer by Jamiir Allen with 2:38 left in the game. St. Cloud State was unable to get any closer as Missouri Western closed out the game by making eight of their final 10 free throws attempts as they handed St. Cloud State their first loss of the season.

Top Huskies

Nate Dahl led the Huskies in scoring with 15 points. Dahl shot 3/6 from the field and made all eight of his free throw attempts while tallying two rebounds, assists, and steals.
Jamiir Allen scored 14 points for the second consecutive game as he shot 5/10 from the field and made three of his six three-point attempts. Allen also nabbed a career-high four steals while dishing two assists.
Lucas Morgan scored 14 points while making four of his six field goal attempts. Morgan shot 6/8 from the free throw line, grabbed six rebounds, and recorded two steals.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 0-1 all-time against Missouri Western.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (46.9- 44.4), blocks (3-0), steals (12-9), points off turnovers (19-16), and bench points (25-14).
Wyatt Hawks grabbed eight rebounds in the game and blocked two shots for the second straight game.
Kynan Philippe scored in double figures for the second consecutive game with 11points on 4/8 shooting. Philippe also made two three-pointers, grabbed three rebounds, and recorded a steal.
Luke Winkel scored double-digit points for the second straight game as he tallied 10 points on 4/7 shooting. Winkel set a career-high of two steals and dished out two assists.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be action in action on Saturday, November 9 as they play Central Missouri in the Central Region Challenge in Kansas City, Mo. 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.