Cold Shooting Hurts Huskies in 58-66 Loss to Minnesota Duluth

Saturday, January 11

Duluth, MN

3:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

10-8,6-4NSIC

Minnesota Duluth

10-5,5-4NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Minn. Duluth

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Cold Shooting Hurts Huskies in 58-66 Loss to Minnesota Duluth

1/11/2025 9:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State shoots 3/18 from three

Duluth, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (10-8, 6-4 NSIC) were defeated 58-66 against Minnesota Duluth Saturday afternoon. Six minutes into the game, the teams would be tied 10-10 in what was a back-and-forth start. The Bulldogs started to take control of the game as they found their offensive groove with a 17-5 run over the next eight minutes. The Huskies were able to respond to that run as a 7-0 run brought them back within five points with 5:49 left in the half. The Bulldog stopped the bleeding with a jumper by Joshua Brown, but St. Cloud State maintained their momentum as a layup by Luke Winkel tied the game at 29. UMD ended the half on a high note as Noah Paulson finished a buzzer beating layup as St. Cloud State trailed 31-33 at the break. The second half started tight as neither team held a lead bigger than one possession for the first seven minutes. UMD began to take control of the game after a tip-in and-one by Austin Andrews. He converted the and-one and from that point Duluth went on a 7-1 run to lead 54-44 with 8:32 left in the game. The Bulldogs held that lead over the next four minutes before the Huskies started to make a late comeback. Trailing 61-48 with 4:40 left in the game, St. Cloud State used a 7-0 with all seven points coming from the free throw line as UMD led 61-55 with 2:37 left in the game. The teams traded defensive stops over the next minute and a half before the Bulldogs pushed the lead back up to eight after a pair of free throws with 1:06 left. Winkel finished a layup to respond and get the lead back down to six. The Huskies ultimately ran out of time as Duluth put the game away at the free throw line as they would go on to win 66-58. St. Cloud State shot 35% from the field and 16% from beyond the arc.

Top Huskies

Luke Winkel paced the Huskies in scoring with 19 points on 5/7 from the field and 8/11 from the free throw line. He also totaled two steals and rebounds in his second career start. Winkel has score 19+ points in consecutive games and made eight free throws in consecutive games.
Lucas Morgan scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds while going 6/6 from the free throw line and nabbing a steal. This was Morgan's fourth game scoring 13+ points this season.
Wyatt Hawks scored six points and secured 11 rebounds while totaling four stocks. Hawks also went 4/4 from the free throw line. This was his fifth game this season where he has grabbed 11+ rebounds.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 60-42 all-time against Duluth and has lost five consecutive games to the Bulldogs.
The Huskies led the game in free throw makes (23-10), rebounds (33-32), blocks (3-2), steals (9-5), points off turnovers (17-14), and fast break points (8-4).
Nate Dahl scored 14 points and totaled three rebounds and steals. He also made five of his six free throws. This was Dahl's eighth game this season where he has scored 14+ points.
Kynan Philippe scored two points and grabbed three rebounds.
Anish Ramlall scored four points and grabbed three rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Friday, January 17 as they take on Winona State. 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.