Huskies Grind Out 72-59 Win Over Northern State to Stay Unbeaten at Halenbeck Hall

Saturday, January 24

St. Cloud, Minn.

4:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

15-5,12-2NSIC

Northern State

7-13,7-7NSIC

Northern St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

Huskies Grind Out 72-59 Win Over Northern State to Stay Unbeaten at Halenbeck Hall

1/24/2026 7:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU moves to 10-0 at home

St. Cloud, MN – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (15-5, 12-2 NSIC) stayed unbeaten at Halenbeck Hall on the year as they defeated Northern State 72-59 Saturday evening. SCSU held the Wolves to 36.4% shooting and forced 17 turnovers.

The first five minutes of the game started slow for both offenses as the game was tied 4-4. Anish Ramlall would break the tie with a driving layup and then cashed a three for the 5-0 run. NSU finished inside before back-to-back buckets by Luke Winkel extended the lead to seven and led to a Northern State timeout. The Huskies held steady of their lead for the next few minutes before NSU tied the game at 20. The game would remain tied at 28 with 1:04 left in the half. Bob Griechen would break that tie with a big slot three as the Huskies went into halftime leading 31-28.

The second half was a battle as neither team could find the offense needed to pull away, in the case of the Huskies, or take a lead, in the case of the Wolves. St. Cloud State generated consistent looks from three but were unable to capitalize. SCSU would lead 46-43 at the 10:36 mark of the second half. Being aggressive on the glass and attacking the paint, the Huskies rattled off a 5-0 run, all from the free throw line. After a steal by Wyatt Hawks, Winkel cashed a midrange jumper as SCSU now led by 10 points. Northern State called a timeout where they responded with a layup, but the Huskies came down and found an open Ramlall in the corner who buried a big three. St. Cloud State led by 9+ points the rest of the way as they went on to beat Northern State 72-59 for their eighth consecutive win.

Top Huskies

Luke Winkel led the Huskies with 24 points (10/18), five rebounds, three assists, and four steals. This was Winkel's ninth game scoring 24+ points this season and has 24 or more in four straight games.
Anish Ramlall scored an efficient 13 points (5/10) to go with three rebounds and a steal. Ramlall cashed three of his six three-point attempts. This was his fifth game scoring 13+ points this season and fourth game with 3+ threes.
Bob Griechen totaled 12 points (4/5) and seven rebounds. This was Griechen's seventh game with 12+ points.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 33-30 all-time against Northern State.
SCSU moved to 10-0 at Halenbeck Hall on the year for the first time since the 2007-08 season where they started 11-0 at home.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (37.3-36.4), three-pointers made (6-3), rebounds (44-36), offensive rebounds (17-8), assists (9-7), steals (11-5), points off turnovers (15-8), points in the paint (34-30), second chance points (14-8), and fast break points (9-4).
Wyatt Hawks nearly tallied a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Hawks made six of his eight free throw attempts while producing two steals and block. His four-game double-double streak was snapped.
Kynan Philippe totaled four points, six rebounds, and two steals. He was a team-high +18. This was Philippe's eighth game with 6+ rebounds.
Izaac Neal compiled four points two rebounds, and a block.
Lee Marks III grabbed four rebounds to go with two points.
Nathan Bunkosky dished out two assists and nabbed a steal. He was a +12.
Azayah Washington notched three points and two assists. Washington made three of his four free throw attempts.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action next Friday as they take on MSU Moorhead in Moorhead, MN.

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