The Huskies travelled to East Lansing, Michigan to take on Tom Izzo’s Spartans on Friday night. Michigan State defeated SCSU 62-49 in the exhibition. 

St. Cloud State hung tough with the Spartans through the first half, trailing just 21-20 with eight minutes left before the break and 33-26 at the half. 

Connor Niehaus led the Huskies with ten points on 4-6 shooting and seven rebounds. Theo Rothstein added 11 rebounds in the contest. 

SCSU guard Kevin Levandoski, the nephew of Izzo and whose family connection helped facilitate the game, was 1-6 from the floor with three points. 

The Husky men’s hoops team is back in action on November 16th at St. John’s in Collegeville, MN.