Box Score St. Cloud State 90 Wayne State 68
St. Cloud State led from start to finish, using nearly 56 percent shooting (29-52) to handle Wayne State College 90-68 Friday evening in Northern Sun Conference men's basketball played at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Huskies improved to 13-10 and 10-7 in the league while Wayne State saw their four-game win streak snapped dropping to 10-16 and 7-10 in the NSIC South Division.
The 'Cats got off to a slow start, trailing 9-2 3:30 into the contest.
Wayne State got within two at 12-10 following a pair of
Nate Mohr free throws with 12:51 to play in the half, but the Huskies scored nine unanswered points to take a 21-10 advantage over the Wildcats with 9:53 left in the half.
The Wildcats battled back and closed within four at 23-19 following a
Jordan Janssen basket.
However, SCSU went on a 21-4 scoring surge over the final 5:17 of the half and took control of the game with a commanding 44-23 lead at halftime as the Huskies closed the opening half making 15 of 24 shots for 62.5 percent.
The host Huskies continued their strong shooting in the second half and maintained a sizeable double digit advantage the remainder of the game and closed with a 90-68 victory.
Sophomore center
Jordan Janssen led Wayne State in scoring with 16 points, his 35
th consecutive game scoring double figures.
Al'Tavius Jackson followed with 13 points while
Nick Ferrarini and
Nate Mohr also reached double digits with 11 and 10 points.
Wayne State made 29 of 62 shots in the game for 46.8 percent. The 'Cats were 7-17 from 3-point range and made 3 of 4 free throws.
Trevon Marshall scored a game-high 32 points for St. Cloud State with Anthony Roberts adding 26.
The Huskies shot 55.8 percent from the field making 29 of 52 shots. SCSU was 10-21 behind the arc and was 22-28 at the foul line.
St. Cloud State held a 36-24 edge in rebounds over WSC with Ben Dentlinger hauling in six boards for the 'Cats.
Mohr and Jackson each recorded four assists for the Wildcats in the loss.
Wayne State will visit Minnesota Duluth Saturday afternoon for a 5:30 p.m. contest.