Huskies Command the Paint in 67-57 Win Against Northern State

Saturday, December 14

St. Cloud, MN

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

6-6,2-2NSIC

Northern State

1-8,0-4NSIC

Northern St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Justyce Porter

Huskies Command the Paint in 67-57 Win Against Northern State

12/14/2024 10:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State picks up second conference win of the year

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (6-6, 2-2 NSIC) picked up their second conference victory of the season as they defeated Northern State 67-57 Saturday evening. The Huskies got off to a slow start as they trailed 10-4 in the first three minutes of the game. Wyatt Hawks would cap off an 11-4 run following a timeout with a finish inside as St. Cloud State would now lead 15-14 at the 11:03 mark. The teams battled back-and-forth for most of the first half, but SCSU started to slowly build up a lead as layup by Luke Winkel put the Huskies up nine with 3:49 left in the half. A strong close to the half by SCSU would lead to a 36-26 advantage at the break. St. Cloud State carried over their momentum to the second half as a layup by Lee Marks III capped off a 9-2 run where the Huskies now led by 17 points. St. Cloud State firmly held a double-digit lead over the next seven minutes before a three-pointer by Northern State brought them within seven points. With momentum on the Wolves side, Winkel split a pair of free throws and then the Huskies got a defensive stop. On the other end, Anish Ramlall collapsed the defense before dumping it down to a diving Hawks who threw down a flush. SCSU forced another turnover as Winkel capitalized on it by draining a jumper to put the Huskies back up 12 points with 4:51 left in the game. St. Cloud State led by 8+ points the remainder of the game as they went on to beat Northern State 67-57 at Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies shot 64% from two-point range on 22 makes. 38 on their 44 points from two were in the paint while they held Northern State to 20 points in the paint.

Top Huskies

Wyatt Hawks tallied his second double-double of the season as he scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, tying his career-high. Hawks shot a perfect 8/8 from the field while setting a career-high of three assists to go along with a block.
Anish Ramlall scored 14 points while grabbing a career-high of six rebounds. He also nabbed three steals, tying his career-high, and dished out three assists while cashing two three-pointers. Ramlall has now scored 12+ points in three consecutive games.
Nate Dahl stuffed the stat sheet as he totaled six points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Dahl has grabbed 5+ rebounds in three consecutive games.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 32-30 against Northern State all-time and snapped their eight-game losing streak to the Wolves.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (47.2-38.9), free throw percentage (82.4-58.3), rebounds (38-26), offensive rebounds (12-8), assists (12-6), steals (8-5), points off turnovers (15-4), points in the paint (38-20), second chance points (12-8), fast break points (8-4), and bench points (17-8).
Lee Marks III scored eight points on a perfect 4/4 shooting while grabbing three rebounds and recording a steal. Marks has scored 8+ points in three of his past five games.
Kynan Philippe scored eight points and grabbed two rebounds. Philippe has now made at least one three-pointer in four straight games.
Luke Winkel tallied nine points and an assist. He has now scored 9+ points in four consecutive games.
Lucas Morgan registered six points, five rebounds, and one steal. Morgan has grabbed 4+ rebounds in three straight games and recorded at least one steal in nine of his past 10 games.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Tuesday, December 17 as they host UMary at Halenbeck Hall. 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.