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Lucas Duax Driving Past SCSU Defender
Alec Schoof, UIU Student Photographer
Peacocks Fall Short To Huskies At Home
79
Winner St. Cloud St. SCSU 11-10,8-7 NSIC
62
Upper Iowa UIU 13-8,10-5 NSIC
Winner
St. Cloud St. SCSU
11-10,8-7 NSIC
79
Final
62
Upper Iowa UIU
13-8,10-5 NSIC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Cloud St. SCSU 40 39 79
Upper Iowa UIU 34 28 62

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Clint Cohen, Sports Communication GA

Peacocks Fall Short To Huskies At Home

Upper Iowa lost to St. Cloud State University by a 79-62 count on Friday night. The defeat snaps the Peacocks’ six game win streak. The game was the first Upper Iowa loss in Dorman Memorial Gymnasium since November 23, 2019 as well as the first defeat to an NSIC team at home since February 9, 2019. Upper Iowa still holds sole possession of second place in the NSIC South as Minnesota State University Mankato suffered an 88-63 loss to Minnesota State University Moorhead earlier this evening. Following the game, Upper Iowa moves to 13-8, 10-5 in conference play while St. Cloud State improves to 11-10 overall, 8-7 in the NSIC.

Upper Iowa lost to St. Cloud State University by a 79-62 count on Friday night. The defeat snaps the Peacocks' six-game win streak. The game was the first Upper Iowa loss in Dorman Memorial Gymnasium since November 23, 2019 as well as the first defeat to an NSIC team at home since February 9, 2019. Upper Iowa still holds sole possession of second place in the NSIC South as Minnesota State University Mankato suffered an 88-63 loss to Minnesota State University Moorhead earlier this evening. Following the game, Upper Iowa moves to 13-8, 10-5 in conference play while St. Cloud State improves to 11-10 overall, 8-7 in the NSIC.

After trading buckets for the majority of the first half, St. Cloud State used an 11-2 stretch to go ahead 30-21 with 4:09 left to go in the half. The Huskies maintained the advantage going into halftime up 40-34.

Jareese Williams led the Peacocks with nine first-half points going 3-4 from deep. Upper Iowa's second unit outscored St. Cloud State 13-5 in the second half.

The Huskies extended their lead to double-digits to begin the second half. St. Cloud State went up 46-34 with 17:39 to play. From that point forward the Huskies led by at least six points. St. Cloud State pushed their lead to as many as 20 points before ending the game ahead 79-62. 

The Peacocks struggled to connect in the second half as they went 8-28 (28.6%) including 2-11 (18.2%) from three-point range in the final frame.

STATS OF THE GAME… 

  • The Peacocks recorded just eight assists on the night, nearly half of their season average of 14.8 per game.

  • Upper Iowa recorded 15 turnovers, their season average sits at 11.1 committed per game.

  • SCSU out shot UIU 30-60 (50%) to 21-63 (33.3%) from the field as well as 7-15 (46.7%) to 6-19 (31.6%) from long range.

PEACOCKS OF THE GAME… 

  • Williams scored 13 points and came down with seven rebounds.

  • Lucas Duax scored 12 points, shot 4-8 (50%) from the floor and registered two assists.

QUOTABLES...

UP NEXT… The Peacocks will take on the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. Live stats and a webcast will be available at UIUPeacocks.com/LIVE. The game will also stream live on the NSIC app through Roku and Fire devices, as well as Apple and Android TV. Fans attending the game are encouraged to participate in a Mardi Gras theme. Saturday is also youth day where fans who are in their senior year of high school or below can attend for free.


 
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