Cold Shooting Hurts Huskies in 77-61 Loss to Emporia State

Saturday, November 15

St. Joseph, MO

2:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

0-2,0-0NSIC

Emporia State

1-1,0-0Mid-America Intercollegiate

St. Cloud St.

Emporia St.

Photo by: Kayden Kircher

11/15/2025 5:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU shoots 31.7% from field, 18.2% from three

St. Joseph, Mo. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (0-2) dropped their second straight game as they were defeated 77-61 against Emporia State Saturday afternoon. The Huskies nearly erased a 21-point deficit but ran out of gas after cutting the lead to two points with 4:11 left in the game.

The first five minutes of the game were tightly contested between the teams as the game was knotted up at 10 after a layup by Luke Winkel. ESU started to take control with a 10-0 run as they led 20-10. A timely three by Will Brands stopped the bleeding, but the Hornets continued their momentum throughout the remainder of the half. ST. Cloud State shot 25% from the field and 17.6% from three in the first half as they trailed 37-21 going into halftime.

The second half saw Emporia State extend their lead up to 21 points early in the half. In need of a spark, Kynan Philippe produced seven straight points for the Huskies as the deficit was cut down to 11 with 13:08 left in the game. SCSU continued to chip away as back-to-back layups by Wyatt Hawks brought the Huskies within four points with 4:40 remaining. The momentum held strong for St. Cloud State as a defensive stop led to another layup, this time by Lee Marks III. The Hornets halted the Huskies energy with a three-pointer and then a layup as they pushed their lead back up to seven points with at the 3:14 mark of the second half. St. Cloud State was unable to connect on another field goal the rest of the game as they were ultimately defeated 77-61 against Emporia State.

Top Huskies

Wyatt Hawks nearly notched a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds. He shot 3/6 from the field and blocked one shot.
Luke Winkel led the Huskies in scoring with 12 points to go with four rebounds and assists. Winkel shot 3/8 from the field and made five of his seven free throws.
Lee Marks III tallied nine points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Marks III shot 3/7 from the field.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 2-1 all-time against Emporia State.
The Huskies led the game in offensive rebounds (13-9), free throws made (15-14), points off turnovers (12-6), second chance points (16-6), and bench points (19-13).
Nate Dahl scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds while recording a steal.
Kynan Philippe scored seven points and nabbed two rebounds.
Azayah Washington and Will Brands each scored their first collegiate points. Washington totaled eight points while Brands scored three.
Anish Ramlall and Izaac Neal each notched four points on the afternoon.
Nathan Bunkosky grabbed two rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will return to action next Friday as they play RV Lake Superior State in the St. Louis Countu Basketball Classic in Duluth, Minn.

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