Second Half Three-Point Barrage Powers Huskies Past Marauders 84-54

Wednesday, February 5

Bismarck, ND

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

15-10,11-6NSIC

UMary

5-21,3-14NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Mary

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

Second Half Three-Point Barrage Powers Huskies Past Marauders 84-54

2/5/2025 10:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State makes nine second-half threes

Bismarck, N.D.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (15-10, 11-6 NSIC) used a big second half to beat UMary 84-54 Wednesday evening. Through the first 10 minutes of play, the teams would be tied at 16 points apiece with neither team able to grow a lead. A 5-1 run by the Marauders gave them a 21-17 lead with 8:29 left in the first half. From that point, the Huskies ramped up their intensity on both sides of the ball as an and-one by Lee Marks III capped off an 11-0 run for SCSU over the next three minutes. Now holding a seven-point lead, the Huskies remained in control as their defense allowed only one made field goal by the Marauders over the final 8:29 of the half as it came with 21 seconds left in the half. St. Cloud State would ultimately go into halftime leading 36-31. The start of the second half saw the SCSU maintain their first half lead but were unable to shake the Marauders. A three-pointer by Marks III extended the lead to 10 points. Back-to-back threes by Kynan Philippe would give St. Cloud State a 55-41 lead at the 12:28 mark of the second half. SCSU kept pouring it on UMary as Lucas Morgan capped off a personal 6-0 run with a three-pointer which put the Huskies up 68-44. St. Cloud State ultimately led by 24+ points the remainder of the game as they went on to comfortably win 84-54. It was a three-point barrage in the second half for the Huskies as they made nine of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc.

Top Huskies

Kynan Philippe scored 14 points on 5/8 shooting and made four of his seven three-point attempts. He also totaled two rebounds and two steals. His four three-point makes tied his career-high. This was Philippe's ninth game this season with 3+ threes.
Lee Marks III scored a career-high 13 points on an efficient 4/7 shooting while making four of his five free throw attempts. He also grabbed four rebounds. This was Marks III third game scoring 11+ points this season.
Lucas Morgan paced the Huskies in scoring with 15 points to go with five rebounds, two assists, two three-pointers made, and a block. He also made three of his four free throw attempts. This was Morgan's sixth game scoring 15+ points. He has scored 12+ points in eight of his last nine games.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 22-14 all-time against UMary with a current five game winning streak.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (50.85-30.91), three-point makes (11-2), three-point percentage (42.31-10.53), rebounds (41-35), assists (20-10), steals (12-9), points off turnovers (11-8), second chance points (15-10), bench points (35-13), points in the paint (38-30), and fast break points (10-9).
Anish Ramlall tallied 13 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two three-point makes. This was Ramlall's fifth game scoring 13+ points this season and 10th multi-three game.
Wyatt Hawks was the final Husky to score 10+ points as he tallied 10 points on an efficient 5/7 shooting to go with three rebounds and assists and a block. This was his 15th game with 10+ points.
Nate Dahl closed in on a double-double with seven points while tying his career high of 10 rebounds. He also dished three assists and nabbed three steals. This was Dahl's sixth game with 3+ steals.
Luke Winkel scored three points while totaling six assists, a career-high four steals, and a block. This was Winkel's fifth game with 6+ assists this season.
Landon Riebel scored his first collegiate points as he tallied five points and a rebound.
Nathan Bunkosky totaled two points and steals to go with three rebounds. This was Bunkosky's fourth multi-steal game this season.
Izaac Neal tallied two points, two rebounds, and an assist.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on Saturday as they host No. 22 Minot State 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.