Huskies Show Poise in 77-64 Win Over MSU Moorhead

Friday, January 30

Moorhead, MN

7:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

16-5,13-2NSIC

MSU Moorhead

10-11,7-8NSIC

St. Cloud St.

MSU Moorhead

1/31/2026 12:36:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SCSU picks up ninth straight win

Moorhead, MN – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (16-5, 13-2 NSIC) picked up their ninth straight win with a 77-64 victory over MSU Moorhead Friday evening. SCSU closed the game on an extended 26-15 run after the Dragons battled back from a 19-point deficit to tie the game.

The Dragons opened the game by scoring on their first two possessions to take a very early 5-2 lead. St. Cloud State clamped on defense as they generated a five-minute scoring drought for MSUM to lead 9-5. SCSU found an offensive groove as they were hot from three but were also aggressive in getting the rim and drawing fouls. The Huskies would find a rhythm across the board as they shot 50% from the field, 50% from three on six makes, and went 11/14 at the free throw line in the first half. Strong offensive play partnered with the stout defense led to the Huskies slowly building up a lead. Lee Marks III extended the lead with a driving left-handed layup that he finished for the and-one. The other end saw Will Brands come away with a steal and as the halfcourt offense set-up he would drill a slot three while being fouled for the four-point play. The free throw by Brands extended the lead to 16. SCSU pushed a lead as big as 19 points in the first half, but MSUM had a strong close to the half to cut the lead down to 14 at the break.

Coming out of halftime, the Dragons carried over their momentum with rejuvenated defense and energy. They would ultimately battle all the way back to tie the game at 49 at the 10:42 mark of the second half as the Huskies were without a field goal in the half. Anish Ramlall would knock down a pair of free throws to un-tie the game. Following a defensive stop, Luke Winkel forced a switch on the offensive end, sized up his defender, and then drilled a massive three on the wing for the first field goal of the half for SCSU. Another stop by the Huskies saw Marks III corral the rebound and outlet the ball to Winkel who went coast to coast and finished a left-handed reverse layup as the Huskies re-found their groove. St. Cloud State continue to rebuild their lead, mainly from the free throw line. A left-handed hook shot by Wyatt Hawks pushed the lead back up to double digits with 3:45 left in the game. The Huskies would lead by 10+ points the rest of the way as they ultimately came away with a 77-64 win. With only six made field goals in the half, free throws were critical as they went 21/26 in the second half.

Top Huskies

Anish Ramlall led the Huskies in scoring with 17 points to go with a career-high eight rebounds and two steals. Ramlall shot 3/4 from the field while going 2/3 from three and a career-high 9/10 from the free throw line. This was a season-high in scoring for Ramlall and his seventh multi-three game this season.
Lee Marks III neared a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. Marks III shot 4/6 from the field and 5/6 from the free throw line. This was his fourth game scoring 13+ points this season.
Kynan Philippe scored 12 points (3/6) to go with three rebounds, an assist, and a block and steal. He also cashed two of his three three-pointers and went 4/6 at the free throw line. This was Philippe's ninth multi-three game this season.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 86-56 all-time against MSU Moorhead and snapped their 10-game losing streak to the Dragons.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (45.2-39.7), three-pointers made (7-5), free throws made (32-13), rebounds (37-33), assists (7-3), blocks (3-2), and fast break points (10-2).
Luke Winkel tallied 12 points (all in the second half), two rebounds, and two assists. He went 5/6 at the free throw line.
Wyatt Hawks compiled nine points, six rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. This was his 11th game with 2+ blocks.
Will Brands and Azayah Washington each scored five points. It was a career-high for Brands who also added a rebound and a steal.
Nathan Bunkosky and Izaac Neal each scored two points and grabbed a rebound.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action tomorrow as they take on Minnesota Crookston at 3:30 p.m. in Crookston, MN.

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