Huskies Fall in Conference Opener Against Minot State

Friday, December 6

Minot, ND

7:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

4-5,0-1NSIC

#20 Minot State

10-0,2-0NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Minot St.

12/6/2024 11:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State Loses 58-91

Minot, N.D.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (4-5, 0-1 NSIC) were defeated 58-91 in their conference opener against Minot State Friday evening. Throught the first eight minutes of play, both teams struggled 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.

Top Huskies

Luke Winkel scored nine points while totaling two rebounds and assists. Winkel has scored 9+ points in four games this year.
Wyatt Hawks grabbed a team-high seven rebounds while scoring five points. Hawks has tallied 7+ rebounds in six games this season.
Hanif Muhammad scored nine points while shooting 3/6 in 14 minutes off the bench. The nine points were the second most for Muhammad this year.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 18-7 against Minot State all-time.
The Huskies led the game in bench points (29-28), fast break points (17-14), and steals (12-6).
Anish Ramlall scored nine points on 4/9 shooting while nabbing an assist.
Nate Dahl totaled eight points, grabbed three rebounds, and tallied two steals.
Nathan Bunkosky scored six points and recorded two steals.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action tomorrow as they travel to Crookston, MN. to take on the Golden Eagles. 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.