Huskies Pull Off Gritty 93-87 OT Victory Against RV Winona State

Friday, January 17

Winona, MN

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

11-8,7-4NSIC

RV Winona State

13-5,8-4NSIC

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St. Cloud St.

Winona St.

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Huskies Pull Off Gritty 93-87 OT Victory Against RV Winona State

1/17/2025 10:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU scores 13 points in 52 seconds to force OT

Winona, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (11-8, 7-4 NSIC) pulled off an improbable 93-87 overtime victory against RV Winona State Friday evening. The Huskies got off to a strong start as a layup by Wyatt Hawks gave SCSU an early 8-0 lead. Winona State slowly started to chip away as they knocked down a three-pointer to tie the game at 16 at the 10:48 mark of the first half. From that point, the teams were tightly contested through the next five minutes before Luke Winkel capped off an 8-0 with a three-pointer to put the Huskies up 33-25 with 4:40 remaining in the half. The Warriors were able to cut the lead down to four points late in the half until Lucas Morgan got hot from three as he cashed three triples in the final 2:01 in the half. Morgan banged home a three with seven seconds left in the half to put St. Cloud State up 47-34 headed into the break. The Huskies held all the momentum headed into the break, but Winona State started the half on a 13-0 to tie the game back up at 47. Neither team was able to take control for most of the second half as the game would be tied at 67 at the 4:13 mark of the second half. Winona State then embarked on a 12-2 over the next three minutes to lead 79-69 with 1:18 left in the game as the game was looking out of reach for the Huskies. With 52 seconds left, Kynan Philippe thought otherwise as he drilled a three off an assist by Morgan which led to a Huskies timeout. SCSU fouled WSU on their possession as they split a pair of free throws to now lead 80-72. Nate Dahl came charging down the lane and finished inside while drawing a foul. Dahl converted the and-one for the Huskies as the lead was down to five points. The Warriors then inbounded the ball only for Lee Marks III to come away with a steal and score after St. Cloud State trapped Connor Drew in the backcourt. The lead was cut down to three points before SCSU fouled and Winona State again split a pair of free throws. With time starting to tick away, Anish Ramlall came up clutch for the Huskies as he splashed a three off an assist from Dahl to cut the lead down to one with 28 seconds remaining. St. Cloud State again fouled and Winona State again split a pair of free throws to lead by two points. With 13 seconds remaining, Dahl drove into the lane and would be fouled on his layup attempt. Dahl knocked in both attempts to tie the game at 82 points with Winona State having the final possession. To win the game, Isaiah Thompson missed a three, but the Warriors grabbed the offensive rebound. They were unable to get a second shot as the game headed to overtime as St. Cloud State went on a 13-3 run in the final 52 seconds. Overtime started slow for both teams as a free throw for the Warriors gave them an 85-84 lead with 1:51 left in extra time. On the ensuing offensive possession for St. Cloud State, Philippe came up big with a three to give SCSU an 87-85 lead. Winona State turned the ball over on their possession as Ramlall came away with the steal. On the offensive end, Wyatt Hawks backed down his defender and finished inside to put St. Cloud State up four points with 1:04 left. A free throw by Ramlall put up five, but Winona State would knock down a pair of free throws after a loose ball fall on SCSU. With the ball and 22 seconds left in the game, the shot clock started to tick down as Ramlall had the ball in his hands. He drove into the lane and with three Warriors collapsing on him finished an incredible layup where he switched to his left hand mid air. The clutch layup by Ramlall put the Huskies up five. SCSU put the game away on the defensive end as the Warriors missed multiple threes as St. Cloud State came away with a big 93-87 OT win against RV Winona State.

Top Huskies

Nate Dahl stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. Dahl made two three-pointers while going 4/5 from the free throw line.
Lucas Morgan scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds. He shot an efficient 7/13 from the field while making three three-pointers. Morgan also dished out two assists and tallied a block.
Wyatt Hawks nearly totaled a double-double with 15 points and eight rebounds. Hawks shot 7/9 from the field.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 96-47 all-time against Winona State.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (49.28-45.61), rebounds (39-33), offensive rebounds (9-7), steals (5-4), blocks (2-1), second chance points (9-5), points in the paint (40-24), and fast break points (14-8).
Anish Ramlall scored seven points in the game, but all came in the final 28 seconds of regulation and in overtime. He also grabbed four rebounds and nabbed a steal.
Luke Winkel scored 14 points and dished six assists while shooting 5/10 from the field and 3/6 from three.
Kynan Philippe totaled 13 points, three rebounds, and three made threes.
Lee Marks III tallied four points and two rebounds and steals.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action tomorrow as they face off against Minnesota State Mankato at 3:30 p.m. 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.