The Northern State men’s and women’s basketball teams came up short in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference basketball games Saturday at Wachs Arena.

The Wolves dropped an 84-80 decision in the men’s contest, while the NSU women lost to the Huskies 66-50.

Jordan Belka led the Northern men’s offense with 21 points in a game that wasn’t determined until the closing seconds. St. Cloud converted a three-point play with six seconds left to break an 80-80 tie.

For more on the contest, click on the following link:

https://nsuwolves.com/news/2021/12/18/mens-basketball-st-cloud-state-edges-northern-late.aspx

Lexi Roe led a balanced attack for the NSU women with 13 points. She also hauled down seven rebounds.

For more on the contest, click on the following link:

https://nsuwolves.com/news/2021/12/18/womens-basketball-northern-state-falls-to-20-st-cloud-state.aspx

Also, see photo galleries from both games on today’s home page.

The Wolves are now idle until Sunday, Jan. 2 when they host Minnesota State Moorhead.