Tuesday, December 17
St. Cloud, MN
7:30 P.M.
St. Cloud State
vs
UMary
St. Cloud State Men’s Basketball Closes out 2024 with Home and Away Game
12/16/2024 5:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Huskies to play UMary and Bemidji State
St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (6-6, 2-2 NSIC) wrap up 2024 this week as they host UMary on Tuesday, December 17 and then travel to Bemidji State on Thursday, December 19. Both games are set for 7:30 p.m.
Follow the Huskies
Live Stats will be provided by St. Cloud State for Tuesday's game while they will then be provided by Bemidji State on Thursday. 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.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State played their first home conference games of the season as they hosted No. 6 MSU Moorhead and Northern State.
Friday's game against MSU Moorhead saw the Huskies get off to a strong start as Lucas Morgan converted an and-one layup to put SCSU up 8-2 early in the half. The Dragons would find their groove as they took a 17-10 lead at the 14:09 mark of the half after a 15-2 run. Coming out of a timeout, the Huskies started to get back into the game as Luke Winkel drained a three to bring SCSU within two points. MSUM pushed the lead back up to seven points after a three-pointer by Jacob Beeninga, but St. Cloud State stayed resilient as Anish Ramlall capped off a 12-2 run as the Huskies would take a 29-27 lead with 5:36 left in the half. The teams battled back-and-forth the remainder of the first half as a buzzer beating layup by Kynan Philippe gave the Huskies a 40-39 lead going into halftime. The teams continued the tight play into the second half as Ramlall cashed a three to tie the game at 47. Moorhead started to take control after that make as they embarked on a 9-0 run to lead with 12:32 left in the game. The Huskies would chip away over the final 12 minutes as a three-pointer by Nate Dahl brought the Huskies within two points with 1:41 left in the game. In need of a stop, the Huskies would force Beeninga into a tough layup that he missed, but SCSU would be called for over the back, leading to free throws for the Dragons. Logan Kinsey would make one of his two attempts, leaving the door open for St. Cloud State. Now needing a score, Luke Winkel would draw a crowd on a drive and dish it down to an open Lee Marks III who finished a layup with 29 seconds left, setting the score at 73-72. St. Cloud State would foul and Moorhead again went 1/2 at the line. On the ensuing offensive possession, Wyatt Hawks drove into the lane where he would be fouled on his layup attempt with eight seconds remaining. Hawks knocked down the first attempt, to bring the Huskies within one point, but was unable to tie the game after he missed the second attempt. St. Cloud State fouled on the rebound as they trailed 74-73 with six seconds left. Moorhead went 1/2 at the line, making the second attempt to put the Dragons up 75-73. Having no timeouts left, the Huskies would need to go the length of the court to tie or potentially take the lead. SCSU inbounded to Winkel who quickly worked his way into the paint. He would go up for the game-tying layup but would have his shot blocked as time expired. St. Cloud State would fall to 5-6 on the year following a 75-73 loss to the Dragons. Luke Winkel led the Huskies in scoring and assists as tallied 16 points on 5/11 shooting while dishing four assists. Winkel also set a career-high in three-point makes after going 3/4 from deep to go along with two steals. Wyatt Hawks nearly tallied a double-double as he scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He also set a career-high of three assists while blocking two shots.
Saturday's game against Northern State was a slow start for the Huskies 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. 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.
St. Cloud State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
St. Cloud State Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
(all stats accumulated December 16)
Series History
Friday's game against UMary will be the 34th matchup between the teams with St. Cloud State holding a 20-13 advantage. SCSU has won three consecutive games against the Marauders, including both of their meetings last year.
After the first five minutes in Bismark, the game would be tied at 10 apiece. UMary used a 13-4 run over the next three minutes to build up a nine-point lead. St. Cloud State would start to find their footing offensively with 9:47 left in the half as they embarked on a 13-6 run to tie the game at 29. Luke Taylor started the run by grabbing an offensive rebound and scoring a putback layup. Matt Willert capped off the ensuing defensive possession by grabbing a rebound and then used a screen by Taylor to bury a deep three. After the Huskies knotted the game at 29 with 5:35 left in the half, they would go on to finish the half on a 12-4 run to take a 41-33 lead going into halftime. Anish Ramlall closed out the half by splashing home a corner three pointer with six seconds left.
The Marauders did not go away quietly, going on an 8-2 run out of the halftime break. The run brought UMary back within two points at the 13:31 mark. The Huskies responded by pushing the lead back up to 10 points by way of a 12-4 run. Willert finished off the run by stepping back for a three-pointer that caused his defender to fall and drained the shot. UMary responded with a big 14-4 run of its own to tie the game at 59 with 3:47 left in the 2nd half. Lucas Morgan briefly broke the tie when he drove into the lane and knocked down a right-handed floater. Following a defensive rebound, Zyon Smith of UMary made a fastbreak layup to knot the game back up with 2:53 remaining causing St. Cloud State to call a timeout. The Huskies needed to score in the clutch, and they went to the hot hand of Willert to take them home. Willert drove into the paint, spun off his defender, and wrapped a left-handed layup around his defender to give the Huskies a two-point lead and Willert 1,000 points in his SCSU career. St. Cloud State forced a turnover on consecutive defensive possessions and had the ball with 1:14 left. On the ensuing offensive possession, Ramlall broke down his defender, drove into the paint and threw a bullet pass to Willert in the corner where he cashed the dagger three-pointer to give the Huskies a five-point lead. The Huskies put the game away by making their free throws late and left Bismarck with a 68-61 victory.
Thursday's game Bemidji State will be the 153rd meeting between the programs with St. Cloud State holding a 105-47 record. The Huskies has dropped their last two meeting to the Beavers including their lone matchup last year.
The first seven minutes of the game bounced back and forth between the two teams. Neither team was able to gain a lead more than five points. Lucas Morgan briefly gave the Huskies a two-point lead when he drove into the paint and finished with his left hand. The Beavers then embarked on a 25-9 run that pushed their lead to 14 points with 4:10 remaining in the first half. Bemidji State connected on five of their nine first half threes during that run going into halftime holding on to a a 47-38 lead. The Beavers offense shot a scorching 55% from the field and 56% from beyond the arc.
St. Cloud State came out of the halftime break and went a 15-9 run to cut the Beaver lead down to three points after Jamiir Allen burst into the lane and finished a layup. BSU responded, steadily growing its lead back up to seven points with 11:12 left in the game. Allen and Craig Steele then drained back-to-back three pointers to bring the Huskies within a point. Allen forced a steal on the ensuing defensive possession and St. Cloud State took a two-point after Wyatt Hawks rolled to the basket after setting a screen and made a layup while getting fouled. Hawks completed the three-point play by making the free throw. The two teams would trade blows for the final 8:52 of the game. During the final 8:52, there were nine lead changes, and no team was able to hold a lead bigger than three points. With 1:27 remaining, Matt Willert was fouled and went to the free throw line with the Huskies in a two-point hole. Willert knotted the game up at 84, making both free throws. Bemidji State's John Sutherland made two free throws of his own as the Beavers took the lead right back with 1:08 remaining. Allen missed a jump shot on the Huskies offensive possession, but St. Cloud State was able to get a defensive stop of their own. They gained possession back with 22 seconds left, trailing by two points. Following a timeout, Morgan got the ball on the left wing with a chance to tie or take the lead. The Australian faced up, ripped through, and headed towards the baseline where he knocked down a left-handed floater over Sutherland to tie the game at 86 with 13 ticks on the clock. The Huskies, again in need of a defensive stop, forced a turnover with one second remaining and had a chance to win the game. Willert took a three pointer as he was falling away, which came up short as the clock expired and send the game into overtime.
Luke Taylor opened the overtime period by swishing a baseline jumper off an assist by Morgan. Allen jumped a pass to record his second steal of the game and drove the length of the floor, finishing a fastbreak layup that gave the Huskies a four-point lead. SCSU went scoreless from the field the rest of overtime but held the Beavers to six points. Dalton Albrecht of Bemidji State made a layup with 1:53 left in overtime to cut the Huskies lead down to one-point. St. Cloud State did not convert on their ensuing offensive possession and sent John Sutherland to the free throw line on the defensive end. Sutherland made the first free throw tying the game at 92 but missed the second, keeping the game tied. The defenses of both teams shined in the final 67 seconds as neither team scored, sending the game into a second overtime period.
BSU built up a four-point lead with 3:06 left in the second overtime period. St. Cloud State responded by going on a 5-0 to take a 100-99 lead converting on five of its eight free throw attempts. Albrecht made a layup for Bemidji State as they took a 101-100 lead with 72 seconds remaining. BSU's defense forced a miss on the next possession, however the Huskies then forced the Beavers into a shot clock violation to regain control of the ball with 13 seconds remaining. SCSU called a timeout and drew up a play for Allen to win the game. Allen began at the left wing and blew by his defender and finished the go-ahead bucket with seven seconds remaining. The Huskies held a 102-101 lead, and again needed a big-time defensive stop. BJ Davis of Bemidji State missed a fall-away jumper on the baseline, but Albrecht was on the weak-side and rose up for a putback layup at the buzzer to give Bemidji the 103-102 victory. Albrecht finished the game with 25 points and nine rebounds to break the hearts of the Huskies.
Scouting UMary
The University of Mary Marauders enter this matchup holding a 4-9 record with a 2-2 mark in conference play. Like the Huskies, UMary has beaten Northern State and Minnesota Crookston while falling to MSU Moorhead and Minot State. The Marauders entered this season projected to finish 15th in the conference after going 7-21 with a 2-20 record in conference play last season. In the offseason, the Marauders lost their two top scorers in Gerald Gittens and Brock Heffner who averaged 13.8 and 13.4 points per game respectively.
Through 13 games, the Marauders hold three players in double-digit scoring with Jeremiah Jones, Kevin McGaskey, and Ty Rogers all above the 10-point threshold. Jones leads the trio with 12.8 points while shooting 47.1% from the field and 35.8% from beyond the arc. He leads the team in rebounding with 6.1 per game while also averaging 2.4 steals and 2.3 assists. McGaskey is scoring 12.1 points per game on shooting splits of 40.8% from the field, 38.6% from three, and 77.3% from the line. He is the team leader in assists per game with 3.3 per game. Rogers is the final Marauder in double-figure scoring with 11.2 points per game. Rogers is shooting 50.9% from the field and 38.6% from three while grabbing 4.2 boards per game.
Head Coach Jack Nelson enters his fourth season with UMary in the 2024-25 campaign. Through three seasons, Nelson has accumulated a 33-62 record.
UMary Statistical Leaders (total-average)
UMary Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
Scouting Bemidji State
The Bemidji State Beavers come into this matchup with the Huskies holding a 4-6 record with a 1-3 mark in NSIC play. The lone conference win for the Beavers came against Northern State while they have been defeated by Minnesota Crookston, Minot State, and MSU Moorhead. BSU has lost five of their past six games with their win against Northern State snapping their four-game losing streak. The Beavers came into this season projected to finish fifth in the conference after they went 13-16 with a 9-13 conference record to place ninth. Last year, Bemidji State reached the NSIC Tournament where they would be defeated by Sioux Falls.
The Beavers return their First Team All-NSIC performer in John Sutherland, however he has yet to make an appearance this year. Malang Athian has stepped up in his place after transferring from Maryland Eastern Shore. Athian is the team's leading scorer with 13.7 points per game while shooting 46.8% from the field to go along with 4.6 rebounds. Tate Olson is the only other Beaver in double-figure scoring as he nearly averages a double-double with 11.2 points and 8.7 rebounds. He is shooting 51.2% from the field while clipping 42.5% from beyond the arc.
Head Coach Mike Boschee enters his 13th season with Bemidji State in the 2024-25 season. Boschee has tallied a 148-175 record during his tenure and is currently the all-time winningest coach in program history.
Bemidji State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
Bemidji State Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
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 Tuesday's game while they will then be provided by Bemidji State on Thursday. 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.
Last Time Out
St. Cloud State played their first home conference games of the season as they hosted No. 6 MSU Moorhead and Northern State.
Friday's game against MSU Moorhead saw the Huskies get off to a strong start as Lucas Morgan converted an and-one layup to put SCSU up 8-2 early in the half. The Dragons would find their groove as they took a 17-10 lead at the 14:09 mark of the half after a 15-2 run. Coming out of a timeout, the Huskies started to get back into the game as Luke Winkel drained a three to bring SCSU within two points. MSUM pushed the lead back up to seven points after a three-pointer by Jacob Beeninga, but St. Cloud State stayed resilient as Anish Ramlall capped off a 12-2 run as the Huskies would take a 29-27 lead with 5:36 left in the half. The teams battled back-and-forth the remainder of the first half as a buzzer beating layup by Kynan Philippe gave the Huskies a 40-39 lead going into halftime. The teams continued the tight play into the second half as Ramlall cashed a three to tie the game at 47. Moorhead started to take control after that make as they embarked on a 9-0 run to lead with 12:32 left in the game. The Huskies would chip away over the final 12 minutes as a three-pointer by Nate Dahl brought the Huskies within two points with 1:41 left in the game. In need of a stop, the Huskies would force Beeninga into a tough layup that he missed, but SCSU would be called for over the back, leading to free throws for the Dragons. Logan Kinsey would make one of his two attempts, leaving the door open for St. Cloud State. Now needing a score, Luke Winkel would draw a crowd on a drive and dish it down to an open Lee Marks III who finished a layup with 29 seconds left, setting the score at 73-72. St. Cloud State would foul and Moorhead again went 1/2 at the line. On the ensuing offensive possession, Wyatt Hawks drove into the lane where he would be fouled on his layup attempt with eight seconds remaining. Hawks knocked down the first attempt, to bring the Huskies within one point, but was unable to tie the game after he missed the second attempt. St. Cloud State fouled on the rebound as they trailed 74-73 with six seconds left. Moorhead went 1/2 at the line, making the second attempt to put the Dragons up 75-73. Having no timeouts left, the Huskies would need to go the length of the court to tie or potentially take the lead. SCSU inbounded to Winkel who quickly worked his way into the paint. He would go up for the game-tying layup but would have his shot blocked as time expired. St. Cloud State would fall to 5-6 on the year following a 75-73 loss to the Dragons. Luke Winkel led the Huskies in scoring and assists as tallied 16 points on 5/11 shooting while dishing four assists. Winkel also set a career-high in three-point makes after going 3/4 from deep to go along with two steals. Wyatt Hawks nearly tallied a double-double as he scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He also set a career-high of three assists while blocking two shots.
Saturday's game against Northern State was a slow start for the Huskies 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. 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.
St. Cloud State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
- Points- Nate Dahl (142-11.8)
- Rebounds- Wyatt Hawks (96-8.0)
- Offensive rebounds- Wyatt Hawks (34-2.8)
- Assists- Luke Winkel (27-2.5)
- Steals- Nate Dahl/Lucas Morgan/Luke Winkel (13/13/13-1.1/1.1/1.2)
- Blocks- Wyatt Hawks (12-1.0)
- Stocks- Wyatt Hawks (23-1.9)
- Field goals made- Wyatt Hawks (55-4.6)
- Three-point field goals made- Kynan Philippe (20-1.7)
- Free throw makes- Nate Dahl (52-4.3)
- Minutes- Wyatt Hawks (315-26.3)
St. Cloud State Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
- 75.8 points per game (7th) | 75.2 points per game allowed (12th) | 0.7 scoring margin (11th)
- 45.1 field goal percentage (11th) | 33.3 three-point percentage (11th) | 71.0 free throw percentage (5th)
- 46.8 opponent field goal percentage (13th) | 31.9 opponent three-point percentage (7th)
- 34.8 rebounds per game (9th) | 10.9 offensive rebounds per game (4th)
- 34.5 opponent rebounds per game (7th) | 0.3 rebounding margin (9th)
- 12.5 turnovers per game (5th) | 1.17 turnover margin (5th)
- 2.00 blocks per game (14th)
- 8.42 steals per game (2nd)
- 9.67 assists per game (15th)
- 6.6 three-point field goals made per game (11th)
(all stats accumulated December 16)
Series History
Friday's game against UMary will be the 34th matchup between the teams with St. Cloud State holding a 20-13 advantage. SCSU has won three consecutive games against the Marauders, including both of their meetings last year.
After the first five minutes in Bismark, the game would be tied at 10 apiece. UMary used a 13-4 run over the next three minutes to build up a nine-point lead. St. Cloud State would start to find their footing offensively with 9:47 left in the half as they embarked on a 13-6 run to tie the game at 29. Luke Taylor started the run by grabbing an offensive rebound and scoring a putback layup. Matt Willert capped off the ensuing defensive possession by grabbing a rebound and then used a screen by Taylor to bury a deep three. After the Huskies knotted the game at 29 with 5:35 left in the half, they would go on to finish the half on a 12-4 run to take a 41-33 lead going into halftime. Anish Ramlall closed out the half by splashing home a corner three pointer with six seconds left.
The Marauders did not go away quietly, going on an 8-2 run out of the halftime break. The run brought UMary back within two points at the 13:31 mark. The Huskies responded by pushing the lead back up to 10 points by way of a 12-4 run. Willert finished off the run by stepping back for a three-pointer that caused his defender to fall and drained the shot. UMary responded with a big 14-4 run of its own to tie the game at 59 with 3:47 left in the 2nd half. Lucas Morgan briefly broke the tie when he drove into the lane and knocked down a right-handed floater. Following a defensive rebound, Zyon Smith of UMary made a fastbreak layup to knot the game back up with 2:53 remaining causing St. Cloud State to call a timeout. The Huskies needed to score in the clutch, and they went to the hot hand of Willert to take them home. Willert drove into the paint, spun off his defender, and wrapped a left-handed layup around his defender to give the Huskies a two-point lead and Willert 1,000 points in his SCSU career. St. Cloud State forced a turnover on consecutive defensive possessions and had the ball with 1:14 left. On the ensuing offensive possession, Ramlall broke down his defender, drove into the paint and threw a bullet pass to Willert in the corner where he cashed the dagger three-pointer to give the Huskies a five-point lead. The Huskies put the game away by making their free throws late and left Bismarck with a 68-61 victory.
Thursday's game Bemidji State will be the 153rd meeting between the programs with St. Cloud State holding a 105-47 record. The Huskies has dropped their last two meeting to the Beavers including their lone matchup last year.
The first seven minutes of the game bounced back and forth between the two teams. Neither team was able to gain a lead more than five points. Lucas Morgan briefly gave the Huskies a two-point lead when he drove into the paint and finished with his left hand. The Beavers then embarked on a 25-9 run that pushed their lead to 14 points with 4:10 remaining in the first half. Bemidji State connected on five of their nine first half threes during that run going into halftime holding on to a a 47-38 lead. The Beavers offense shot a scorching 55% from the field and 56% from beyond the arc.
St. Cloud State came out of the halftime break and went a 15-9 run to cut the Beaver lead down to three points after Jamiir Allen burst into the lane and finished a layup. BSU responded, steadily growing its lead back up to seven points with 11:12 left in the game. Allen and Craig Steele then drained back-to-back three pointers to bring the Huskies within a point. Allen forced a steal on the ensuing defensive possession and St. Cloud State took a two-point after Wyatt Hawks rolled to the basket after setting a screen and made a layup while getting fouled. Hawks completed the three-point play by making the free throw. The two teams would trade blows for the final 8:52 of the game. During the final 8:52, there were nine lead changes, and no team was able to hold a lead bigger than three points. With 1:27 remaining, Matt Willert was fouled and went to the free throw line with the Huskies in a two-point hole. Willert knotted the game up at 84, making both free throws. Bemidji State's John Sutherland made two free throws of his own as the Beavers took the lead right back with 1:08 remaining. Allen missed a jump shot on the Huskies offensive possession, but St. Cloud State was able to get a defensive stop of their own. They gained possession back with 22 seconds left, trailing by two points. Following a timeout, Morgan got the ball on the left wing with a chance to tie or take the lead. The Australian faced up, ripped through, and headed towards the baseline where he knocked down a left-handed floater over Sutherland to tie the game at 86 with 13 ticks on the clock. The Huskies, again in need of a defensive stop, forced a turnover with one second remaining and had a chance to win the game. Willert took a three pointer as he was falling away, which came up short as the clock expired and send the game into overtime.
Luke Taylor opened the overtime period by swishing a baseline jumper off an assist by Morgan. Allen jumped a pass to record his second steal of the game and drove the length of the floor, finishing a fastbreak layup that gave the Huskies a four-point lead. SCSU went scoreless from the field the rest of overtime but held the Beavers to six points. Dalton Albrecht of Bemidji State made a layup with 1:53 left in overtime to cut the Huskies lead down to one-point. St. Cloud State did not convert on their ensuing offensive possession and sent John Sutherland to the free throw line on the defensive end. Sutherland made the first free throw tying the game at 92 but missed the second, keeping the game tied. The defenses of both teams shined in the final 67 seconds as neither team scored, sending the game into a second overtime period.
BSU built up a four-point lead with 3:06 left in the second overtime period. St. Cloud State responded by going on a 5-0 to take a 100-99 lead converting on five of its eight free throw attempts. Albrecht made a layup for Bemidji State as they took a 101-100 lead with 72 seconds remaining. BSU's defense forced a miss on the next possession, however the Huskies then forced the Beavers into a shot clock violation to regain control of the ball with 13 seconds remaining. SCSU called a timeout and drew up a play for Allen to win the game. Allen began at the left wing and blew by his defender and finished the go-ahead bucket with seven seconds remaining. The Huskies held a 102-101 lead, and again needed a big-time defensive stop. BJ Davis of Bemidji State missed a fall-away jumper on the baseline, but Albrecht was on the weak-side and rose up for a putback layup at the buzzer to give Bemidji the 103-102 victory. Albrecht finished the game with 25 points and nine rebounds to break the hearts of the Huskies.
Scouting UMary
The University of Mary Marauders enter this matchup holding a 4-9 record with a 2-2 mark in conference play. Like the Huskies, UMary has beaten Northern State and Minnesota Crookston while falling to MSU Moorhead and Minot State. The Marauders entered this season projected to finish 15th in the conference after going 7-21 with a 2-20 record in conference play last season. In the offseason, the Marauders lost their two top scorers in Gerald Gittens and Brock Heffner who averaged 13.8 and 13.4 points per game respectively.
Through 13 games, the Marauders hold three players in double-digit scoring with Jeremiah Jones, Kevin McGaskey, and Ty Rogers all above the 10-point threshold. Jones leads the trio with 12.8 points while shooting 47.1% from the field and 35.8% from beyond the arc. He leads the team in rebounding with 6.1 per game while also averaging 2.4 steals and 2.3 assists. McGaskey is scoring 12.1 points per game on shooting splits of 40.8% from the field, 38.6% from three, and 77.3% from the line. He is the team leader in assists per game with 3.3 per game. Rogers is the final Marauder in double-figure scoring with 11.2 points per game. Rogers is shooting 50.9% from the field and 38.6% from three while grabbing 4.2 boards per game.
Head Coach Jack Nelson enters his fourth season with UMary in the 2024-25 campaign. Through three seasons, Nelson has accumulated a 33-62 record.
UMary Statistical Leaders (total-average)
- Points- Jeremiah Jones (167-12.8)
- Rebounds- Jeremiah Jones (79-6.1)
- Offensive rebounds- Xavier Lewis (27-2.1)
- Assists- Kevin McGaskey (43-3.3)
- Steals- Jeremiah Jones (31-2.4)
- Blocks- Rich Ashu (12-0.9)
- Stocks- Jeremiah Jones (3.0-39)
- Field goals made- Jeremiah Jones (66-5.1)
- Three-point field goals made- Jeremiah Jones (19-1.5)
- Free throw makes- Kevin McGaskey (34-2.6)
- Minutes- Jeremiah Jones (387-29.8)
UMary Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
- 69.7 points per game (13th) | 79.8 points per game allowed (14th) | -10.2 scoring margin (15th)
- 44.1 field goal percentage (12th) | 31.8 three-point percentage (13th) | 65.5 free throw percentage (12th)
- 48.1 opponent field goal percentage (14th) | 31.9 opponent three-point percentage (7th)
- 32.4 rebounds per game (14th) | 10.5 offensive rebounds per game (6th)
- 35.6 opponent rebounds per game (12th) | -3.2 rebounding margin (13th)
- 14.7 turnovers per game (14th) | -2.15 turnover margin (5th)
- 2.69 blocks per game (10th)
- 7.08 steals per game (6th)
- 12.38 assists per game (7th)
- 6.0 three-point field goals made per game (14th)
Scouting Bemidji State
The Bemidji State Beavers come into this matchup with the Huskies holding a 4-6 record with a 1-3 mark in NSIC play. The lone conference win for the Beavers came against Northern State while they have been defeated by Minnesota Crookston, Minot State, and MSU Moorhead. BSU has lost five of their past six games with their win against Northern State snapping their four-game losing streak. The Beavers came into this season projected to finish fifth in the conference after they went 13-16 with a 9-13 conference record to place ninth. Last year, Bemidji State reached the NSIC Tournament where they would be defeated by Sioux Falls.
The Beavers return their First Team All-NSIC performer in John Sutherland, however he has yet to make an appearance this year. Malang Athian has stepped up in his place after transferring from Maryland Eastern Shore. Athian is the team's leading scorer with 13.7 points per game while shooting 46.8% from the field to go along with 4.6 rebounds. Tate Olson is the only other Beaver in double-figure scoring as he nearly averages a double-double with 11.2 points and 8.7 rebounds. He is shooting 51.2% from the field while clipping 42.5% from beyond the arc.
Head Coach Mike Boschee enters his 13th season with Bemidji State in the 2024-25 season. Boschee has tallied a 148-175 record during his tenure and is currently the all-time winningest coach in program history.
Bemidji State Statistical Leaders (total-average)
- Points- Malang Athian (137-13.7)
- Rebounds- Tate Olson (87-8.7)
- Offensive rebounds- Daxton Dayley (18-1.8)
- Assists- Tate Olsen (35-3.5)
- Steals- Peyton Newbern (14-1.8)
- Blocks- Malang Athian/Austin Joesphson/Tate Olson (3-0.3)
- Stocks- Peyton Newbern (16-2.1)
- Field goals made- Malang Athian (51-5.1)
- Three-point field goals made- Tate Olson (17-1.7)
- Free throw makes- Malang Athian (27-2.7)
- Minutes- Tate Olson (310-31)
Bemidji State Team Stats (NSIC Ranking)
- 75.5 points per game (8th) | 73.7 points per game allowed (8th) | 1.8 scoring margin (9th)
- 46.3 field goal percentage (8th) | 33.6 three-point percentage (10th) | 70.1 free throw percentage (6th)
- 44.7 opponent field goal percentage (10th) | 35.7 opponent three-point percentage (12th)
- 35.5 rebounds per game (8th) | 9.2 offensive rebounds per game (11th)
- 35.4 opponent rebounds per game (11th) | 0.1 rebounding margin (11th)
- 11.3 turnovers per game (8th) | -1.30 turnover margin (12th)
- 1.80 blocks per game (15th)
- 6.40 steals per game (10th)
- 14.40 assists per game (5th)
- 8.5 three-point field goals made per game (5th)
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.
Players Mentioned
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball94 Feet | SCSU Men's Basketball | Tre Blissett
Thursday, October 23
94 Feet | SCSU Men's Basketball | Landon Riebel
Tuesday, October 21
94 Feet | SCSU Men's Basketball | Nathan Bunkosky
Tuesday, October 21
SCSU Winter Athletics Press Conference - Men's Basketball
Thursday, November 14
