11/12/2026 6:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Huskies travel to Missouri to take on Missouri Western State and Northwest Missouri State
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (1-0, 0-0 NSIC) will play in their first tournament of the 2026-27 season at the Hillyard Tipoff Classic, hosted by Missouri Western State (MWSU) (1-0, 0-0 MIAA) in St. Joesph, Missouri. The Huskies will face MWSU on Friday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. CT and Northwest Missouri State (NMSU) (0-1, 0-0 MIAA) on Saturday, November 14th at 12:00 p.m. CT.
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Friday and Saturday's game will be broadcasted by MWSU on The MIAA Network. Live stats will also be provided by MWSU.
Last Time Out
The Huskies opened the regular season in Crookston, MN against the University of MN-Crookston Golden Eagles earlier this week on Monday. The Huskies captured an 81-55 victory for their first win of the season.
Recap of the Game vs UMN-Crookston (11/9/26)
Anish Ramlall picked up right where he left off last season, hitting the first basket of the game from beyond the arc. Ramlall would lead the Huskies in first half points with nine, going 6-6 from the charity stripe. Huskies got themselves into a little bit of foul trouble in the second half, committing seven, but despite the foul trouble, the Huskies defense held their own with four blocks, five steals, and fourteen defensive boards. Wyatt Hawks led the Huskies in the first half with two blocks, and Bob Griechen had an impressive eight rebounds and nine points.
Crookston and St. Cloud were equal in field goal percentage in the first half at 36.7% but what pulled the Golden Eagles in front was their three-point shooting as Crookston outshot the Huskies from downtown, hitting six of their twelve threes to the Huskies two of ten mark. The Golden Eagles would hold a one-point lead, 32-31, as both teams hit the locker room for halftime.
Huskies immediately took the lead back, beginning with a Lee Marks III tip-in and an 18-8 run in the first six minutes of the half, led by a massive increase in shooting from the field at 70%. From there, the Huskies went on three separate 9-0 runs in the last eleven minutes of the game, stretching the lead out to 28 points, eventually lifting themselves to a 81-55 victory. Nine different Huskies scored in the second half, led by Azayah Washington who had 12.
Series History against Missouri Western State
The Huskies hold a 1-1 record against the Griffons, with each game occurring in the last two seasons. Last season, the Huskies played the Griffons in the 2025-26 NCAA Tournament, where the Huskies took down the Griffons 83-65 in the Round of 64.
Scouting Missouri Western State
The Griffins earned a victory earlier this week on Monday against Quincy University of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference by a score of 103-70. Last season, MWSU went 21-12, 12-7 in the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to the St. Cloud State Huskies.
Bode Goodman currently leads the Griffons in scoring, tallying 21 points in the game against Quincy. Freshman, Corbin Johnson, scored 17 off the bench for MWSU, while Senior, William Kiburis, had a double-double with 15 points and 14 boards. Three other Griffons had double-digit points against Quincy.
The Griffins are coached by Brooks McKowen who's in his second season with the team. McKowen spent 12 seasons with Upper Iowa, where he accumulated a 230-160 overall record.
Series History against Northwest Missouri State
The Huskies will play the Bearcats exactly one-year apart from the last time they played them a season ago. The 71-65 loss was the only time the Huskies and Bearcats have ever played each other.
Scouting Northwest Missouri State
The Bearcats fell earlier in the week on Monday to William Jewell, 92-85. Last season, NMSU went 15-16, 8-11 in the MIAA, falling in the first round of the MIAA Tournament to Missouri Southern.
Sophomore Robby Garcia led the Bearcats in scoring and rebouncing on Monday, tallying 25 points and 14 boards. Booker Scheierman had 14 points along with nine rebounds, and three other Bearcats had points in the double digits.
Coach Matt Keeley is in his second season with the college after seven seasons with Ottawa University Arizona. Keeley is the 21st head coach in the history of the NMSU men's basketball program.
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