The University of Minnesota Duluth men's basketball team fell in overtime to St. Cloud State University in their third straight Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) loss Saturday.

Leading the effort for the Bulldogs was Kole Hanson with a career high of 32 points. He also set the team's new individual season high in field goals made (12) and field goal attempts (22). Throughout the match, he totaled one steal, two assists, and two rebounds while earning 54.5% (12-22) accuracy from the field, 50% (2-4) beyond the arc, and 100% (6-6) from the free throw line. The next top scorers were Noah Paulson (17), Nick Katona (13), and Jackson Fowlkes (12).

The first two minutes saw the Bulldogs put the Huskies behind off a perfect two-for-two three-pointer effort from Paulson and a layup from Katona for an 8-2 lead. The following three minutes had SCSU force a 7-0 scoring run to claw ahead 9-8.

That was the first and last time the Huskies had the advantage on the Bulldogs in the half, as the remainder saw UMD get out to a lead and not look back. The Bulldogs scored a colossal 44 points between Kole Hanson (19), Paulson (9), Katona (5), Caleb Siwek (2), Dnaiel Molhoek (2), and Mattie Thompson (2) to force a 52-41 lead into halftime.

After the halftime break, the Bulldogs continued to keep the Huskies in the rear-view mirror on a 10-9 scoring run in the first five minutes as they held a 62-50 lead. By the 9:43 mark, SCSU had chipped the lead down to seven after scoring nine points to outpace Hanson's four points.

With 2:59 remaining, the Huskies completed a 12-5 scoring run to tie the game at 71-71. Both teams would put in a layup to end regulation at 73-73.

Entering overtime, Siwek was the first to score with a jumper 40 seconds in. The next two minutes saw SCSU take the advantage, scoring eight points to force an 81-79 lead over UMD.

Overall, the team earned a 45.7% (32-70) from the field, 30.8% (8-26) beyond the arc, and 93.8% (15-16) from the free throw line. The Bulldogs won the total rebound battle by one with 41 throughout, with Katona leading the effort with 11 rebounds (one offensive).

The Bulldogs return to Romano Gymnasium on Friday to host Winona State University at 7:30 p.m.