Balanced Scoring and Stifling Defense Leads to Fourth Straight Win for Huskies

Saturday, January 10

Bismarck, ND

3:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

11-5,8-2NSIC

UMary

5-11,3-7NSIC

St. Cloud St.

Mary

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

Balanced Scoring and Stifling Defense Leads to Fourth Straight Win for Huskies

1/10/2026 8:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU beats UMary 72-60

Bismarck, N.D. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (11-5, 8-2 NSIC) picked up their fourth straight win as they defeated UMary 72-60 Saturday evening. Six Huskies scored 9+ points and defensively they held the Marauders to 31% shooting.

St. Cloud State produced a strong start in the first half with a 17-6 lead through the first eight minutes. The Huskies continued to extend their lead as an offensive putback by Wyatt Hawks pushed the lead to 15 points. Using a three-quarter court press, UMary was able to get back into the game by creating a frantic pace and forcing turnovers. The Huskies would go five minutes without a field goal as the Marauders cut the lead down to eight and then continued to battle to tie the game at 31 with 1:43 remaining in the half. SCSU would settle in before half as a 6-1 spurt gave them a 37-32 lead at the break.

UMary continued to hang around early into the second half as the Huskies looked to break the game open. After a relatively quiet scoring half, Luke Winkel got hot around the rim as he was continuously able to break the paint and finish inside. At the 14:29 mark of the second half, a downhill finish by Winkel sparked a 12-4 run where they grew their lead from six to 14 points in a three-minute span. SCSU was able to handle the pressure of UMary and then shutdown their offense in the second half as they only scored 28 points on 30.6% shooting. St. Cloud State led by 12+ points the rest of the way as they went on to win 72-60.

Top Huskies

Wyatt Hawks tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Hawks swatted four shots in the game and added a steal for five stocks. He was relentless on the offensive glass with five offensive rebounds. This was Hawks' third game with 5+ stocks this season.
Nate Dahl stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and a steal. Dahl shot 4/9 from the field and produced his third game with double-digit rebounding game.
Kynan Philippe totaled 12 points and six rebounding while shooting 50% from the field. He knocked down two threes in the game as well. This was his third game scoring 12+ points this season.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 23-13 all-time against UMary and have won six straight games.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (42.9-31.4), free throws made (15-9), rebounds (54-40), offensive rebounds (19-18), assists (11-10), points in the paint (42-28), and points off turnovers (14-11).
Luke Winkel scored 16 points (12 in the second half) to go with two rebounds and six assists. Winkel shot 6/13 and tallied his third game with 6+ assists this season.
Lee Marks III and Azayah Washington each scored nine points. Marks III went 3/3 from the field and grabbed three rebounds.
Anish Ramlall totaled six points and rebounds. His six rebounds where a season-high.
Will Brands corralled three rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action next Friday as they host Bemidji State at Halenbeck Hall. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.

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