Huskies Pick Up Big 80-75 Win on the Road Against Mankato

Saturday, January 18

Mankato, MN

3:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

12-8,8-4NSIC

Minnesota State

12-8,8-4NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Minnesota St.

Photo by: Jason Soria

1/18/2025 10:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State sweep weekend games

Mankato, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (12-8, 8-4 NSIC) swept their weekend road trip with an 80-75 win against the reigning NSIC Champions Minnesota State Saturday afternoon. The Huskies got off a another strong start as a jumper by Luke Winkel gave St. Cloud State an early 11-3 lead over the Mavericks. SCSU held firm on that lead before back-to-back threes by Nathan Bunkosky put the Huskies in the drivers seat as they now led 21-10. While the Huskies comfortably led for most of the first half, Mankato battled back to cut the lead down to seven points with 5:28 remaining in the half. Following a timeout by SCSU, Kynan Philippe came out blazing with back-to-back threes. A layup by Wyatt Hawks extended the run to 8-0 before Philippe splashed a third three to put St. Cloud State up 44-26. The Huskies expanded their lead up to 19 after Anish Ramlall drained a three with 10 seconds left in the half as St. Cloud State led 52-33 at the break. The start of the second half saw SCSU build their lead up to 22 after Lucas Morgan converted an and-one. The Mavericks would not go away quietly as they commenced on a 9-2 run to cut the lead down to 15. Ramlall momentarily halted that momentum with a three to push the lead back up to 18 with 15:34 remaining. The Mavericks continued to chip away late into the game as the Huskies led 74-73 with 1:57 remaining. With the momentum on the side of Minnesota State, Luke Winkel came away with a big putback layup to bring the lead back up to three. MSU responded with a layup of their own as the teams then traded scoreless possessions with the Huskies leading 76-75 with 36 seconds remaining. Possessing the ball, Winkel would be fouled on the offensive possession for SCSU. Winkel stepped to the free throw line and knocked in both attempts to push the lead up to three points. The defense of St. Cloud State came up big as they came away with a stop. Winkel would again be fouled, this time with nine seconds remaining. With a chance to put the game away, Winkel iced the game by making two free throws to push the lead up to five. Mankato would not score on their final possession as St. Cloud State completed their weekend trip with a sweep as they defeated MSU Mankato 80-75.

Top Huskies

Luke Winkel paced the Huskies in scoring with 23 points while shooting 6/13 from the field and making nine of his ten free throw attempts. He also grabbed four rebounds and dished out four assists.
Wyatt Hawks nearly tallied a double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds. Hawks shot 5/7 from the field and nabbed two steals.
Kynan Philippe scored 11 points while draining three of his five three-point attempts. He also totaled two rebounds and assists.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 99-94 all-time against the Mavericks and snapped their eighth game losing streak.
The Huskies led the game in three-point percentage (39.13-36), free throw makes (19-10), rebounds (30-28), offensive rebounds (11-10), steals (8-3), points off turnovers (21-8), and bench points (26-11).
Lee Marks III scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds while shooting 4/5 from the field.
Nathan Bunkosky scored seven points and recorded two steals and two made three-pointers.
Anish Ramlall cashed two three-pointers for six points.
Nate Dhal totaled two points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Lucas Morgan scored five points and grabbed four rebounds.
Izaac Neal scored two points and nabbed a steal.

Up Next
St. Cloud State returns home on January 24 to face Sioux Falls. 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.