St. Cloud State
1-0,0-0NSIC
University of Minnesota Crookston
0-1,0-0NSIC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud St. | 31 | 50 | 81 |
| Minn.-Crookston | 32 | 23 | 55 |
11/9/2026 8:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Huskies open the regular season with a win in Crookston
CROOKSTON, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Basketball opened the regular season today with a 81-55 win over the University of Minnesota-Crookston, led by a 50-point second half.
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.
Top Huskies
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Anish Ramlall had 17/5/3 with a couple of steals to lead the Huskies in scoring
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Bob Griechen tallied a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards
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Huskies had two other double-digit scorers, Washington (16) and Dahl (10)
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Wyatt Hawks had five blocks and five rebounds
Notables
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Huskies improve to 24-4 all-time against Crookston
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Huskies have won 15 in a row against the Golden Eagles
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Huskies improved their shooting tremendously in the second half, going 62.5% from the field and 60% from three
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Huskies out rebounded the Golden Eagles 42-32, 22-14 in the second half
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Huskies led for roughly 33.5 minutes of the game
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Huskies had 40 points in the paint to the Golden Eagles 16
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Wyatt Hawks's journey to the 1000-points club inches closer as he sits at 933
Up Next
The Huskies will play in the Hillyard Tip-Off Classic this Friday and Saturday, November 13th and 14th in St. Joseph, MO. They'll take on Missouri Western State at 1:00 p.m. on Friday and Northwest Missouri State at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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