Balanced Scoring Propels Huskies Past Minnesota Crookston in OT Thriller

Saturday, December 7

Crookston, MN

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

5-5,1-1NSIC

Minnesota Crookston

2-7,1-2NSIC

OT 1

St. Cloud St.

Minn.-Crookston

Balanced Scoring Propels Huskies Past Minnesota Crookston in OT Thriller

12/7/2024 9:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State wins 91-86

Crookston, Min.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (5-5, 1-1) captured their first conference victory of the season as they defeated Minnesota Crookston 91-86 in overtime. The first half 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 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 drive 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 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.

Top Huskies

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 a set 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.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 39-4 all-time against Minnesota Crookston and have won 10 consecutive games against the Golden Eagles.
The Huskies led the game in three-point makes (9-8), free throw makes (22-14), rebounds (34-23), offensive rebounds (10-3), blocks (2-1), steals (5-4), assists (11-8), points off turnovers (14-11), second chance points (23-12), and fast break points (7-6).
Kynan Philippe scored 11 points while making three of his five three-point attempts. Philippe also grabbed three rebounds and dished two assists.
Wyatt Hawks tallied 11 points on 5/8 shooting while grabbing five rebounds and nabbing two steals.
Lucas Morgan scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Friday, December 13 as they take on MSU Moorhead 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.