ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State sophomore guard Forrest Witt scored a season-high 29 points and made 6-of-9 three-pointers to lead the Huskies to an 88-64 win over visiting North Dakota in North Central Conference men’s basketball on Friday at Halenbeck Hall.
St. Cloud State improved to 13-2 overall and 6-2 in the NCC, while UND fell to 13-3 overall and 6-2 in the NCC. It was the third loss in the past three games for the 11th-ranked Sioux.
UND led 11-8 four minutes into the game, but St. Cloud State then held the Sioux scoreless for six-and-a-half minutes and went on a 20-0 run to take a 28-11 lead with 9:19 left in the half. Witt made two three-pointers and scored 10 points during the run.
North Dakota got as close as 13 points on four occasions the rest of the half, but trailed 49-31 at the half.
In the second half, St. Cloud State opened with a 12-4 run in the first 3:45, with Huskies’ center Rado Rancik scoring 11 of the 12 SCSU points during that stretch. That made it 61-35 and the Sioux did not come within 20 points of the Huskies until the final minute.
UND was led by forward Kyle Behrens (Sr., Hayfield, Minn.), who scored 18 points. Sioux forward Jerrid Sebesta (Jr., Montevideo, Minn.) added 11 points. Rancik finished with 14 points and Alex Carlson added 13 for St. Cloud State.
The Huskies shot 55.4 percent from the field for the game (31-of-56), including 11-of-25 (44.0 percent) from three-point range. UND shot 40.4 percent (23-of-57) from the field.
St. Cloud State outrebounded UND, 40-29.
The Sioux will continue play on Saturday at Minnesota State, Mankato. Game time is 8 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
North Dakota vs St. Cloud State Univ.
1/19/01 8:00 pm at Halenbeck Hall
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VISITORS: North Dakota 13-3, 6-2 NCC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Tom Jacobson........ * 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 24
12 Curtis Munlin....... * 0-3 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 0 1 23
30 Jeff Brandt......... * 1-6 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 18
44 Brandon Badding..... * 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 6 0 3 0 0 14
54 Kyle Behrens........ * 7-11 1-3 3-4 0 5 5 3 18 0 1 0 0 25
10 Dan Dahl............ 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
14 Ryan Solie.......... 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3
20 Jade Jahner......... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
22 Corey Sheplee....... 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 9
32 Ryan Walker......... 1-4 1-2 4-4 0 3 3 2 7 1 2 0 1 14
34 Nigel Jenkins....... 3-9 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 8 3 1 1 3 22
40 Jerrid Sebesta...... 4-6 0-0 3-6 2 3 5 3 11 0 1 0 2 27
42 Josh Johnson........ 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 11
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 23-57 5-19 13-18 7 22 29 20 64 16 12 1 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 11-30 36.7% Game: 40.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 26.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 72.2% 1
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HOME TEAM: St. Cloud State Univ. 13-2, 6-2 NCC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Alex Carlson........ * 4-7 1-3 4-7 3 2 5 3 13 9 4 0 3 32
20 Forrest Witt........ * 10-14 6-9 3-3 0 3 3 2 29 4 3 0 1 29
30 Rado Rancik......... * 5-8 1-2 3-4 1 1 2 2 14 0 0 0 2 10
40 Jason Kron.......... * 3-6 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 3 7 0 2 0 0 30
54 B.J. Brant.......... * 2-7 0-3 1-2 0 8 8 4 5 1 2 0 1 28
10 Brian Gray.......... 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 9
14 Todd Bishop......... 1-1 1-1 1-2 0 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 0 19
22 Chad Virgin......... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
24 Travis Adams........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
34 Joe Titus........... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
42 Brent Ness.......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
44 Alan Persinger...... 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 2 2 2 0 1 0 19
50 Andrew Johnson...... 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 11
52 Cullen Powers....... 1-1 0-0 3-6 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
TEAM................ 1 1 1
Totals.............. 31-56 11-25 15-24 9 31 40 20 88 23 16 1 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-32 59.4% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 55.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 44.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 62.5% 3
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Officials: Ref- Curt Seter UpI- Mark Bakko UpII- Carl Britts
Technical fouls: North Dakota-None. St. Cloud State Univ.-None.
Attendance: 2425
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
North Dakota.................. 31 33 - 64
St. Cloud State Univ.......... 49 39 - 88
UND is second in the North Central Region poll; SCSU is fifth. UND is also
ranked 11th in the nation.
Forrest Witt scored a season high of 29 points.
Tonight's Husky Hotshot Manager is Andrew Williams.