Second Half Offensive Explosion Powers Huskies Past Beavers 88-75

Thursday, December 19

Bemidji, MN

7:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

8-6,4-2NSIC

Bemidji State

4-7,1-4NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Bemidji St.

Second Half Offensive Explosion Powers Huskies Past Beavers 88-75

12/20/2024 1:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Six players score in double-digits in third straight win

Bemidji, Minn. St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (8-6, 4-2 NSIC) picked up their third consecutive win Thursday evening as they defeated Bemidji State 88-75. The Beavers got off to a fast start as they led 7-0 two minutes into the game. A three-ball by Anish Ramlall capped off a 7-0 run for SCSU as they tied the game at the 15:56 mark. Neither team would hold a lead larger than four points for almost the entirety of the first half. Trailing 24-25 with 3:40 left in the half, the Huskies started to take control with a 9-2 to end the half as they led 33-27 at the break. SCSU carried over their late first half momentum into the second half as they expanded their lead to double-digits after an and-one by Wyatt Hawks to set the score at 46-34 following an 8-0 run. The Beavers battled to get the lead back under 10 as St. Cloud would now only lead by six. With momentum starting to swing in favor of BSU, Lee Marks III weathered the storm with a big three-point make. Nathan Bunkosky then came away with a steal on the defensive end which led to a jumper by Vance Peiffer to put the Huskies back up by 11 with 12:09 remaining. The Beavers continued to make runs late into the half, but the Huskies always had an answer and ceased any momentum BSU had with a run of their own. SCSU started to close out Bemidji State as Anish Ramlall splashed a corner three and was fouled, resulting in a four-point play which he capitalized. Kynan Philippe knocked in a straight away three to put the Huskies up 12 points. Bemidji cut the lead down to 10 points with a layup, but Lucas Morgan cashed a corner three to give St. Cloud State a 79-66 advantage. The Huskies led by 9+ points in the final three minutes of the game as they went on to win 88-75 for their third consecutive win. The second half saw the Huskies score 55 points while shooting 56% from the field, 53% from three, and 82% from the free throw line.

Top Huskies

Nate Dahl paced the Huskies in scoring with an uber efficient 23 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists. Dahl shot 7/10 from the field, 2/5 from three, and a perfect 7/7 from the free throw line. 23 points is a career-high for Dahl and was the third game this season where he has scored 20+ points.
Luke Winkel stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, five boards, and three assists and steals. The steals were a career-high for Winkel. He shot 4/9 from the field while making five of his six free throw attempts. Winkel has scored 13+ points in four of his past five games.
Kynan Philippe scored 12 points while shooting 5/9 from the field and making two of his five three-point attempts. He also grabbed three rebounds and tallied two stocks. This was the seventh game this season where Philippe has cashed 2+ three-pointers.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 106-47 all-time against Bemidji State.
The Huskies led the game in three-point percentage (40-38.89), free throw percentage (78.26-76.19), rebounds (32-30), offensive rebounds (9-5), blocks (1-0), steals (9-7), points off turnovers (16-12), second chance points (13-8), fast break points (11-2), and bench points (27-20).
Wyatt Hawks nearly totaled a double-double with 10 points and seven rebounds. He also recorded two assists and steals. This was the tenth game of the season where Hawks has grabbed 7+ rebounds and third multi-steal game.
Lee Marks III set a career-high in scoring with 11 points on 4/8 shooting. Marks also tied his career-high in rebounds with five.
Anish Ramlall scored 10 points while making a season-high three three-pointers. Ramlall also totaled two assists and rebounds while nabbing a steal. He has scored 10+ points in four of his past five games.
Lucas Morgan scored six points, grabbed two rebounds, and made two three-pointers. This was the third game this season where Morgan has made 2+ three-pointers.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will return to action on January 3 as they take on Augustana 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.