Sioux Falls, S.D. – No. 21 St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (24-5, 20-2 NSIC) came away with a 78-66 win in the quarterfinals of the NSIC Tournament against Sioux Falls Saturday evening. The Huskies scored 48 points in the second half while shooting 54.5% from the field.
 
St. Cloud State produced a patented strong defensive start to the game as Sioux Falls went scoreless for the first six minutes of the game. SCSU would hold a 6-0 in that span. USF would chip away and work to tie the game at 14 with 9:13 left in the half. The Cougars would carry that momentum into a 9-2 run as SCSU called a timeout as they now trailed by four with 4:16 until halftime. The Huskies stayed poised out of the timeout as they ultimately went into halftime leading 30-29 following an and-one three by Luke Winkel.
 
SCSU brought that late momentum into the second half as they rattled off an 11-2 run to take a 41-31 lead. The Cougars stayed tight with a 6-0 run, but the Huskies had a quick 7-0 response to push that lead back up to double-digits. St. Cloud State held a steady lead the rest of the way as they led by 9+ points on their way to a 78-66 win. The Huskies held a lead as big as 18 points.
 
Top Huskies

• Luke Winkel led the Huskies with 29 points three rebounds, four assists, and three steals. This was Winkel's fifth game scoring 29+ points this season.
• Wyatt Hawks recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 20 points (8/16) and 11 rebounds to go with four stocks. This was Hawks' third game with 20+ points and 11^th game with 3+ blocks.  
• Nate Dahl was the final Husky to score in double figures as he compiled 10 points (4/6), four rebounds, and a steal.

 
Notables

• St. Cloud State is now 18-7 all-time against Sioux Falls.    
• SCSU won their 17th straight game which is the longest streak since 1985-86 where they won 19 games in a row. 
• The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (44.8-39.7), free throws made (14-10), rebounds (42-36), offensive rebounds (9-6), blocks (4-3), steals (7-1), points in the paint (46-34), points off turnovers (14-5), second chance points (14-2), fast break points (9-6), and bench points (12-8).  
• Kynan Philippe totaled five points, six rebounds, and four assists.
• Lee Marks III registered seven points and five rebounds.
• Anish Ramlall recorded five points, four rebounds, and a steal.

 
Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action Monday at 4:30 as they take on the winner of Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota State in the Semifinals.