Friday, December 13
St. Cloud, MN
7:30 P.M.
St. Cloud State
vs
#6 MSU Moorhead
St. Cloud State Men’s Basketball set to Host First Home Conference Games of the Season
12/11/2024 11:43:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Huskies set to play MSU Moorhead and Northern State
St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (5-5, 1-1 NSIC) continue conference play this weekend as they will host No. 6 MSU Moorhead on Friday, December 13 and then Northern State on Saturday, December 14. Friday's game is set for 7:30 p.m. while Saturday's game will be played 5:30 p.m.
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Live Stats will be provided by St. Cloud State for both games. Both games will also be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network and broadcasted on the Varsity Network. Steve Linzmeier, the Voice of St. Cloud State Basketball, can be heard on the audio broadcast for both games.
Gameday Promotions
Friday's game will be a winter whiteout, so make sure to wear white!
Saturday's game will be Youth Day, Alumni Day, Toys for Tots Drive, and Husky Hot Shots Night. Kids under 13 will get in free with a paid adult.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State kicked off conference play this weekend as they traveled Minot State and Minnesota Crookston.
Friday's game against Minot State saw both teams struggle offensively as Minot State would lead 15-12 after Kynan Philippe drilled a three-pointer on a fastbreak at the 11:20 mark of the first half. The Beavers started to quickly take control as they used a 20-6 run over the next seven minutes to lead 35-18 with 4:23 left in the half. Minot State kept their distance to close out the half as they would lead 45-25 at the break. Offense in the first half was a struggle for St. Cloud State as they shot 31% from the field and a lowly 10% from beyond the arc on 20 attempts. The Huskies were not much better defensively as the Beavers shot 58% from the floor. The second half was very reminiscent of the first half as the Huskies were unable to get within 20 points and trailed by as many as 34 points in the second half. The offense picked up for SCSU in the second half as they shot 52% from the field but allowed the Beavers to shoot 63% from the field. St. Cloud State would go on to lose 58-91 in their conference opener to Minot State.
The first half against Minnesota Crookston was tightly contested between the teams as neither squad was able to hold more than a four-point lead for most of the first half. The Huskies would lead 42-37 at the end of the first half after their offense got back on track. St. Cloud State shot 55% from the field while shooting 45% from beyond the arc. Much like the first half, it was a back and forth battle between the teams as the game would be tied at 67 with 5:55 left in the game. Lucas Morgan would break that tie as he finished a layup and then knocked down a corner three-pointer to give the Huskies a five-point lead. St. Cloud State would narrowly lead 75-74 with 1:10 remaining as Lee Marks III would be fouled on a layup. Marks would come up big as he knocked down both attempts from the charity stripe to give the Huskies a three point lead. Crookston would come up with a score on their next possession to get back within one. Nate Dahl drove in for a layup and would get fouled with 35 seconds left. Like Marks, Dahl came up big at the line making both of his attempts. The Huskies were unable to get a game-sealing defensive stop as Reid Grant knocked down a very tough three-point shot to tie the game with 24 seconds remaining. With an opportunity to win the game, Dahl would collapse the defense with a drive as he dished it out to an open Luke Winkel who was unable to connect on a buzzer beating three as the game would head into overtime. The overtime period saw the Huskies take an 83-82 lead with 2:44 remaining as Winkel cashed a huge three. Crookston would get the bucket right back, but Wyatt Hawks gave the Huskies the lead again with a layup. SCSU would come up clutch at the free throw line late in overtime as Anish Ramlall went two for two at the stripe with 1:21 remaining to give the Huskies a three-point lead. After forcing a stop, Winkel knocked down two free throws and after forcing another stop, would knock down two more to give the Huskies a 91-84 lead in overtime. Crookston would finish a layup, but it would not matter as St. Cloud State picked up their first conference win of the season with a 91-86 victory against Minnesota Crookston. Nate Dahl set a career-high in points with 21 while shooting 5/10 from the floor. Dahl also chipped in seven rebounds and made eight of his 11 attempts at the free throw line. Luke Winkel also set a career-high in scoring as he tallied 17 points with seven of them coming in overtime. Winkel went 6/6 from the free throw line while totaling three rebounds and assists along with two steals. Anish Ramlall scored an efficient 14 points on 5/7 shooting while dishing three assists.
St. Cloud State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
St. Cloud State Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
(all stats accumulated December 11)
Series History
Friday's game against Minnesota State Moorhead will be the 140th meeting between the two programs with SCSU holding an 85-54 advantage in the series. Despite the advantage St. Cloud State has lost five consecutive games to the Dragons including last year's lone matchup.
St. Cloud State trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but battled against one of the top teams in Division II. Despite the 11-point deficit, the Huskies finished the half on a 9-4 run to cut the lead to six going into the break. Jamiir Allen scored five of his eight points in the final 79 seconds, driving in for a layup and drilling a three-pointer on the ensuing possession.
SCSU came out of halftime with an 8-2 run to knot the game at 34 points. The rest of the game went back and forth, and the Huskies briefly pulled away with a 9-2 run that was capped off by a driving layup that Joe Mutimer kissed off the glass. St. Cloud held a seven-point lead, but the Dragons made a 6-0 run with 4:46 left in the game. Mutimer slithered into the paint again for a layup which gave the Huskies a three-point lead. Luke Taylor pined a Jacob Beeninga layup attempt against the glass for a monster block as the Huskies started to see the finish line. Moorhead made two free throws on their next possession to cut the Huskies lead down to one-point. St. Cloud State called a timeout with 2:48 left in the game. Matt Willert drained a three-pointer out of the timeout to give the Huskies a four-point lead. That three-pointer by Willter marked the beginning of the end for St. Cloud State, as the Dragons ended the game on a 5-0 run to break the hearts of the Huskies. Jamir Price made two free throws with 15 seconds remaining and Luke Taylor missed a baseline jumper that would have won the game for St. Cloud. The Huskies would ultimately lose 64-65 in a heartbreaker.
Saturday's game against Northern State will be the 62nd meeting between the teams with the Huskies holding a 31-30 advantage. St. Cloud State has lost eight consecutive games to NSU including both of their meetings last year.
The first matchup against Northern State was a tightly contested, back and forth game where St. Cloud held a lead as big as seven points in the first half. A three-pointer by Joe Mutimer created that seven-point lead, but Northern responded with a 10-2 run taking a one-point lead halfway through the first half. A thunderous dunk by Luke Taylor started a 6-0 run for the Huskies. The Wolves quickly responded with back-to-back threes by Jacksen Moni and as a team, knocked down a three in four straight scoring possessions. Northern ended the half on a 16-6 run and went into halftime with a six-point lead. NSU shot a blistering 55% from beyond the arc in the first half and generated 11 three-point makes.
St. Cloud State trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half but kept the game close enough to not get out of hand. Matt Willert was fouled on a three-point attempt with 8:47 left in the game as the Huskies began their comeback attempt. Willert calmly made all three free throws, nailed a jumper in the paint, blocked a jump shot by Moni, and then drilled a three-pointer on the ensuing fastbreak to bring the Huskies within five. The Huskies continued to battle as the lead was cut down to four points off a dunk by Taylor and then three points off a deep three by Willert, but Northern iced the game by making nine of their 11 free throws attempts in the final six minutes of the game to earn an 83-77 victory.
The second matchup would be played at Halenbeck Hall where the Huskies held a modest 11-8 lead early in the first half. St. Cloud State started to shake the Wolves after Luke Taylor and Jamiir Allen scored 10 of the next 12 points for SCSU, as a 12-2 run put them in front 23-13. St. Cloud State held onto that double-digit lead for the next five minutes, but a 13-5 run brought the Wolves within four points. St. Cloud State went into halftime leading 33-26.
The Huskies defense held Northern State to 32% from the field and a lowly 15% from three-point range. Offensively, SCSU shot 45% from the field, but only connected on five of their 17 three-point attempts.
St. Cloud State pushed its lead back to double digits at the start of the second half with an 8-0 run after Hawks slammed consecutive ferocious dunks to give the Huskies a 41-27 lead. Northern State stayed within striking distance as Augustin Reede drained consecutive three-pointers to cut the SCSU lead down to nine points. Reede hit another pair of threes as a 10-2 run by NSU tied the game at 54 with just over 10 minutes left in the game. Neither team took command of the game over the next five minutes, but Jacksen Moni of Northern State put the Huskies away, scoring 17 of the last 21 points for the Wolves helping them come out with an 83-76 victory. In the final minute of the game, Northern State made all 10 of their free throw attempts to solidify the win.
Scouting Minnesota State Moorhead
The Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons come into this matchup as the No. 6 ranked team in Division II via the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The Dragons hold a 7-1 record with a perfect 2-0 record in conference play after defeating Northern State and UMary this weekend. Coming into this season, MSU was picked to finish second in the NSIC following a 2023-24 campaign where they totaled a 25-6 record with a 18-4 mark in conference play leading to a third place finish in the standings. The Dragons were upset in the quarterfinals of the NSIC Tournament after losing to Winona State, but were selected for the NCAA Central Region Tournament. The Dragons took down Pittsburg State in the first round before losing to the eventual National Champions in Minnesota State Manakto.
This season, the Dragons return two of their All-Conference performers from last season in Jacob Beeninga and JaMir Price. Beeninga is averaging 16.9 points per game on shooting splits of 43.3% from the field, 31% from three and 91.4% from the free throw line. He is also averaging 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds. After scoring 14.5 points per game a season ago, Price is down to 6.5 per game but has only played in two games this season. Outside of Beeninga, Logan Kinsey and Jacob Jeninissen also average double-digit points. Kinsey is scoring 14.8 points while shooting 49.5% from the field. He is grabbing 5.0 rebounds per game while recording 1.3 steals per game. Hailing at 7'1, Jennissen nearly averages a double-double with 12.4 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 61.3% from the field.
Head Coach Tim Bergstraser enters his third season with the Dragons in the 2024-25 season. Through two seasons, Bergstraser and the Dragons have reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons. He has totaled a 50-13 record in his tenure along with an NSIC Tournament Championship in 2022-23.
Minnesota State Moorhead Statistical Leaders (total-average)
Scouting Northern State
The Northern State Wolves enter this matchup holding a 1-6 record with an 0-2 mark in conference play. The Wolves were defeated 72-76 in their conference opener to UMary and then lost 50-80 to MSU Moorhead. Coming into this season, the Wolves were picked to finish 13th in the conference after going 10-19 last season. Northern State reached the NSIC Tournament were they would be defeated by Winona State. The offseason saw the Wolves lose their two All-Conference performers from last year in Jacksen Moni and Josh Dilling.
Through seven games, Kwat Abdelkarim is the team's leading scorer with a 12.3 average while shooting 53.4% from the field and 53.1% from three. He leads the team in rebounding with 5.4 boards a game and tallies 1.6 assists per game. James Glenn is the only other Wolf in double-figure scoring with 12.1 points per game. Glenn shoots 42.5% from the field and 34.1% from beyond the arc. The junior guard also averages 3.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game.
Head Coach Saul Phillips enters his sixth season with Northern State in the 2024-25 season. Phillips has tallied a 100-52 record during his tenure with the Wolves and has guided them to five postseason appearances including an NCAA Tournament birth in 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2022-23. Phillips was named NSIC Coach of the Year in 2023.
Northern State will travel to Bemidji State on Friday to play the Beavers before playing the Huskies on Saturday.
Northern State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
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.
Follow the Huskies
Live Stats will be provided by St. Cloud State for both games. Both games will also be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network and broadcasted on the Varsity Network. Steve Linzmeier, the Voice of St. Cloud State Basketball, can be heard on the audio broadcast for both games.
Gameday Promotions
Friday's game will be a winter whiteout, so make sure to wear white!
Saturday's game will be Youth Day, Alumni Day, Toys for Tots Drive, and Husky Hot Shots Night. Kids under 13 will get in free with a paid adult.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State kicked off conference play this weekend as they traveled Minot State and Minnesota Crookston.
Friday's game against Minot State saw both teams struggle offensively as Minot State would lead 15-12 after Kynan Philippe drilled a three-pointer on a fastbreak at the 11:20 mark of the first half. The Beavers started to quickly take control as they used a 20-6 run over the next seven minutes to lead 35-18 with 4:23 left in the half. Minot State kept their distance to close out the half as they would lead 45-25 at the break. Offense in the first half was a struggle for St. Cloud State as they shot 31% from the field and a lowly 10% from beyond the arc on 20 attempts. The Huskies were not much better defensively as the Beavers shot 58% from the floor. The second half was very reminiscent of the first half as the Huskies were unable to get within 20 points and trailed by as many as 34 points in the second half. The offense picked up for SCSU in the second half as they shot 52% from the field but allowed the Beavers to shoot 63% from the field. St. Cloud State would go on to lose 58-91 in their conference opener to Minot State.
The first half against Minnesota Crookston was tightly contested between the teams as neither squad was able to hold more than a four-point lead for most of the first half. The Huskies would lead 42-37 at the end of the first half after their offense got back on track. St. Cloud State shot 55% from the field while shooting 45% from beyond the arc. Much like the first half, it was a back and forth battle between the teams as the game would be tied at 67 with 5:55 left in the game. Lucas Morgan would break that tie as he finished a layup and then knocked down a corner three-pointer to give the Huskies a five-point lead. St. Cloud State would narrowly lead 75-74 with 1:10 remaining as Lee Marks III would be fouled on a layup. Marks would come up big as he knocked down both attempts from the charity stripe to give the Huskies a three point lead. Crookston would come up with a score on their next possession to get back within one. Nate Dahl drove in for a layup and would get fouled with 35 seconds left. Like Marks, Dahl came up big at the line making both of his attempts. The Huskies were unable to get a game-sealing defensive stop as Reid Grant knocked down a very tough three-point shot to tie the game with 24 seconds remaining. With an opportunity to win the game, Dahl would collapse the defense with a drive as he dished it out to an open Luke Winkel who was unable to connect on a buzzer beating three as the game would head into overtime. The overtime period saw the Huskies take an 83-82 lead with 2:44 remaining as Winkel cashed a huge three. Crookston would get the bucket right back, but Wyatt Hawks gave the Huskies the lead again with a layup. SCSU would come up clutch at the free throw line late in overtime as Anish Ramlall went two for two at the stripe with 1:21 remaining to give the Huskies a three-point lead. After forcing a stop, Winkel knocked down two free throws and after forcing another stop, would knock down two more to give the Huskies a 91-84 lead in overtime. Crookston would finish a layup, but it would not matter as St. Cloud State picked up their first conference win of the season with a 91-86 victory against Minnesota Crookston. Nate Dahl set a career-high in points with 21 while shooting 5/10 from the floor. Dahl also chipped in seven rebounds and made eight of his 11 attempts at the free throw line. Luke Winkel also set a career-high in scoring as he tallied 17 points with seven of them coming in overtime. Winkel went 6/6 from the free throw line while totaling three rebounds and assists along with two steals. Anish Ramlall scored an efficient 14 points on 5/7 shooting while dishing three assists.
St. Cloud State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
- Points- Nate Dahl (129-12.9)
- Rebounds- Wyatt Hawks (74-7.4)
- Offensive rebounds- Wyatt Hawks (28-2.8)
- Assists- Luke Winkel (22-2.4)
- Steals- Wyatt Hawks/Lucas Morgan/Luke Winkel (11/11/11- 1.1/1.1/1.2)
- Blocks- Wyatt Hawks (9-0.9)
- Stocks- Wyatt Hawks (20-2.0)
- Field goals made- Wyatt Hawks (42-4.2)
- Three-point field goals made- Kynan Philippe (18-1.8)
- Free throw makes- Nate Dahl (48-4.8)
- Minutes- Nate Dahl (252/25.2)
St. Cloud State Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
- 77.0 points per game (5th) | 77.0 points per game allowed (12th) | 0.0 scoring margin (11th)
- 44.3 field goal percentage (10th) | 34.8 three-point percentage (7th) | 69.6 free throw percentage (5th)
- 48.3 opponent field goal percentage (14th) | 32.0 opponent three-point percentage (7th)
- 35.0 rebounds per game (10th) | 11.1 offensive rebounds per game (4th)
- 34.8 opponent rebounds per game (8th) | 0.2 rebounding margin (11th)
- 13.0 turnovers per game (12th) | 1.40 turnover margin (4th)
- 2.10 blocks per game (13th)
- 8.70 steals per game (2nd)
- 9.40 assists per game (15th)
- 6.9 three-point field goals made per game (10th)
(all stats accumulated December 11)
Series History
Friday's game against Minnesota State Moorhead will be the 140th meeting between the two programs with SCSU holding an 85-54 advantage in the series. Despite the advantage St. Cloud State has lost five consecutive games to the Dragons including last year's lone matchup.
St. Cloud State trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but battled against one of the top teams in Division II. Despite the 11-point deficit, the Huskies finished the half on a 9-4 run to cut the lead to six going into the break. Jamiir Allen scored five of his eight points in the final 79 seconds, driving in for a layup and drilling a three-pointer on the ensuing possession.
SCSU came out of halftime with an 8-2 run to knot the game at 34 points. The rest of the game went back and forth, and the Huskies briefly pulled away with a 9-2 run that was capped off by a driving layup that Joe Mutimer kissed off the glass. St. Cloud held a seven-point lead, but the Dragons made a 6-0 run with 4:46 left in the game. Mutimer slithered into the paint again for a layup which gave the Huskies a three-point lead. Luke Taylor pined a Jacob Beeninga layup attempt against the glass for a monster block as the Huskies started to see the finish line. Moorhead made two free throws on their next possession to cut the Huskies lead down to one-point. St. Cloud State called a timeout with 2:48 left in the game. Matt Willert drained a three-pointer out of the timeout to give the Huskies a four-point lead. That three-pointer by Willter marked the beginning of the end for St. Cloud State, as the Dragons ended the game on a 5-0 run to break the hearts of the Huskies. Jamir Price made two free throws with 15 seconds remaining and Luke Taylor missed a baseline jumper that would have won the game for St. Cloud. The Huskies would ultimately lose 64-65 in a heartbreaker.
Saturday's game against Northern State will be the 62nd meeting between the teams with the Huskies holding a 31-30 advantage. St. Cloud State has lost eight consecutive games to NSU including both of their meetings last year.
The first matchup against Northern State was a tightly contested, back and forth game where St. Cloud held a lead as big as seven points in the first half. A three-pointer by Joe Mutimer created that seven-point lead, but Northern responded with a 10-2 run taking a one-point lead halfway through the first half. A thunderous dunk by Luke Taylor started a 6-0 run for the Huskies. The Wolves quickly responded with back-to-back threes by Jacksen Moni and as a team, knocked down a three in four straight scoring possessions. Northern ended the half on a 16-6 run and went into halftime with a six-point lead. NSU shot a blistering 55% from beyond the arc in the first half and generated 11 three-point makes.
St. Cloud State trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half but kept the game close enough to not get out of hand. Matt Willert was fouled on a three-point attempt with 8:47 left in the game as the Huskies began their comeback attempt. Willert calmly made all three free throws, nailed a jumper in the paint, blocked a jump shot by Moni, and then drilled a three-pointer on the ensuing fastbreak to bring the Huskies within five. The Huskies continued to battle as the lead was cut down to four points off a dunk by Taylor and then three points off a deep three by Willert, but Northern iced the game by making nine of their 11 free throws attempts in the final six minutes of the game to earn an 83-77 victory.
The second matchup would be played at Halenbeck Hall where the Huskies held a modest 11-8 lead early in the first half. St. Cloud State started to shake the Wolves after Luke Taylor and Jamiir Allen scored 10 of the next 12 points for SCSU, as a 12-2 run put them in front 23-13. St. Cloud State held onto that double-digit lead for the next five minutes, but a 13-5 run brought the Wolves within four points. St. Cloud State went into halftime leading 33-26.
The Huskies defense held Northern State to 32% from the field and a lowly 15% from three-point range. Offensively, SCSU shot 45% from the field, but only connected on five of their 17 three-point attempts.
St. Cloud State pushed its lead back to double digits at the start of the second half with an 8-0 run after Hawks slammed consecutive ferocious dunks to give the Huskies a 41-27 lead. Northern State stayed within striking distance as Augustin Reede drained consecutive three-pointers to cut the SCSU lead down to nine points. Reede hit another pair of threes as a 10-2 run by NSU tied the game at 54 with just over 10 minutes left in the game. Neither team took command of the game over the next five minutes, but Jacksen Moni of Northern State put the Huskies away, scoring 17 of the last 21 points for the Wolves helping them come out with an 83-76 victory. In the final minute of the game, Northern State made all 10 of their free throw attempts to solidify the win.
Scouting Minnesota State Moorhead
The Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons come into this matchup as the No. 6 ranked team in Division II via the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The Dragons hold a 7-1 record with a perfect 2-0 record in conference play after defeating Northern State and UMary this weekend. Coming into this season, MSU was picked to finish second in the NSIC following a 2023-24 campaign where they totaled a 25-6 record with a 18-4 mark in conference play leading to a third place finish in the standings. The Dragons were upset in the quarterfinals of the NSIC Tournament after losing to Winona State, but were selected for the NCAA Central Region Tournament. The Dragons took down Pittsburg State in the first round before losing to the eventual National Champions in Minnesota State Manakto.
This season, the Dragons return two of their All-Conference performers from last season in Jacob Beeninga and JaMir Price. Beeninga is averaging 16.9 points per game on shooting splits of 43.3% from the field, 31% from three and 91.4% from the free throw line. He is also averaging 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds. After scoring 14.5 points per game a season ago, Price is down to 6.5 per game but has only played in two games this season. Outside of Beeninga, Logan Kinsey and Jacob Jeninissen also average double-digit points. Kinsey is scoring 14.8 points while shooting 49.5% from the field. He is grabbing 5.0 rebounds per game while recording 1.3 steals per game. Hailing at 7'1, Jennissen nearly averages a double-double with 12.4 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 61.3% from the field.
Head Coach Tim Bergstraser enters his third season with the Dragons in the 2024-25 season. Through two seasons, Bergstraser and the Dragons have reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons. He has totaled a 50-13 record in his tenure along with an NSIC Tournament Championship in 2022-23.
Minnesota State Moorhead Statistical Leaders (total-average)
- Points- Jacob Beeninga (135-16.9)
- Rebounds- Jacob Jennissen (65-8.1)
- Offensive rebounds- Jacob Jennissen (21-2.6)
- Assists- Jacob Beeninga (34-4.3)
- Steals- Logan Kinsey (10-1.3)
- Blocks- Adam Jenkins (8-1.0)
- Stocks- Logan Kinsey/Adam Jenkins (11-1.4)
- Field goals made- Logan Kinsey (47-5.9)
- Three-point field goals made- Jacob Beeninga/Sam Hastreiter (13-1.6)
- Free throw makes- Jacob Beeninga (32-4.0)
- Minutes- Jacob Beeninga (277-34.6)
- 71.4 points per game (7th) | 59.9 points per game allowed (1st) | 11.5 scoring margin (4th)
- 47.9 field goal percentage (5th) | 36.3 three-point percentage (5th) | 73.4 free throw percentage (3rd)
- 41.4 opponent field goal percentage (3rd) | 26.9 opponent three-point percentage (1st)
- 37.6 rebounds per game (5th) | 9.8 offensive rebounds per game (8th)
- 30.0 opponent rebounds per game (3rd) | 7.6 rebounding margin (3rd)
- 11.6 turnovers per game (7th) | -1.38 turnover margin (12th)
- 2.88 blocks per game (9th)
- 4.5 steals per game (15th)
- 12.88 assists per game (7th)
- 6.1 three-point field goals made per game (12th)
Scouting Northern State
The Northern State Wolves enter this matchup holding a 1-6 record with an 0-2 mark in conference play. The Wolves were defeated 72-76 in their conference opener to UMary and then lost 50-80 to MSU Moorhead. Coming into this season, the Wolves were picked to finish 13th in the conference after going 10-19 last season. Northern State reached the NSIC Tournament were they would be defeated by Winona State. The offseason saw the Wolves lose their two All-Conference performers from last year in Jacksen Moni and Josh Dilling.
Through seven games, Kwat Abdelkarim is the team's leading scorer with a 12.3 average while shooting 53.4% from the field and 53.1% from three. He leads the team in rebounding with 5.4 boards a game and tallies 1.6 assists per game. James Glenn is the only other Wolf in double-figure scoring with 12.1 points per game. Glenn shoots 42.5% from the field and 34.1% from beyond the arc. The junior guard also averages 3.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game.
Head Coach Saul Phillips enters his sixth season with Northern State in the 2024-25 season. Phillips has tallied a 100-52 record during his tenure with the Wolves and has guided them to five postseason appearances including an NCAA Tournament birth in 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2022-23. Phillips was named NSIC Coach of the Year in 2023.
Northern State will travel to Bemidji State on Friday to play the Beavers before playing the Huskies on Saturday.
Northern State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
- Points- Kwat Abdelkarim (86-12.3)
- Rebounds- Kwat Abdelkarim (38-5.4)
- Offensive rebounds- Tobi Obiora (12-1.7)
- Assists- Marcus Burks (28-4.0)
- Steals- Marcus Burks/ James Glenn (11-1.6)
- Blocks- Kaleb Mitchell (7-1.0)
- Stocks- Marcus Burks/James Glenn (12-1.7)
- Field goals made- Kwat Abdelkarim/James Glenn (31-4.4)
- Three-point field goals made- Kwat Adbelkarim (17-2.4)
- Free throw makes- Marcus Burks (12-1.7)
- Minutes- Marcus Burks (231-33.0)
- 66.1 points per game (14th) | 76.0 points per game allowed (11th) | -9.9 scoring margin (14th)
- 44.3 field goal percentage (12th) | 32.9 three-point percentage (11th) | 61.7 free throw percentage (15th)
- 49.3 opponent field goal percentage (15th) | 41.3 opponent three-point percentage (15th)
- 31.3 rebounds per game (15th) | 9.0 offensive rebounds per game (12th)
- 34.9 opponent rebounds per game (9th) | -3.6 rebounding margin (14th)
- 14.9 turnovers per game (13th) | -2.57 turnover margin (14th)
- 2.14 blocks per game (12th)
- 6.29 steals per game (10th)
- 12.43 assists per game (8th)
- 7.9 three-point field goals made per game (7th)
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