KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Central Missouri Mules (1-1, 0-0 MIAA) fell to the St. Cloud State Huskies (2-1, 0-0 NSIC) by a final score of 79-73 on Saturday, Nov. 9, inside historic Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo. in the final game of the 2024 Central Region Challenge.        
 
After trailing by 11 at the break, Central Missouri outscored SCSU by five in the second half but were unable to complete the comeback as the Huskies earned their second win of the season led by 16 points from guard Anish Ramlall.
 
Central Missouri was paced offensively by guard DeAirius Barker's game-high 20 points, which allowed him to eclipse over 1,000 career points added two assists for good measure. Three additional Mules finished the game with double-digit scoring including sophomore Tim Jordan Jr. (two rebounds) with 18, Kansas City, Mo., native Elijah Farr (game-high seven rebounds, two blocks, and two assists) had 13, while freshman Jake Fritz (five rebounds) contributed 10 points off the bench.
 
Central Missouri outscored the Huskies in the paint by a margin of 34-32 as guard KJ Lee had six points, two assists, and two rebounds while freshman Kyran Tilley had four points and two boards and sophomore Corey Skillman Jr. ended the game with two points, two assists, and two steals.
 
The Mules return to the court on Wednesday, Nov. 13, as they host the Maryville Saints (0-2, 0-0 GLVC) at 7:00 p.m. from the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg.