Warriors Pull Away From Spartans with Strong 2nd Half
The Ridgewater Warriors took an 11 point halftime lead (43-32) on Wednesday night and outscored M State 50-30 over the final 20 minutes to post a 93-62 victory over the Spartans in Fergus Falls. The Warriors had a good shooting night, making 49% (36-73) of their field goal attempts. The Spartans only made 33% (26-79) of their shots from the floor.
The Ridgewater Warriors took an 11 point halftime lead (43-32) on Wednesday night and outscored M State 50-30 over the final 20 minutes to post a 93-62 victory over the Spartans in Fergus Falls. The Warriors had a good shooting night, making 49% (36-73) of their field goal attempts. The Spartans only made 33% (26-79) of their shots from the floor.
Ridgewater had five players reach double figures, led by 18 form Tyrese Mayo. John Hooker and D'Quarious Marks came off the bench to contribute 15 and 13 points, respectively. DeAndre Holloway scored a dozen and Brenton McKinney had 10. Holloway and McKinney added 12 and 10 rebounds, respectively, completing double-doubles. Hooker had 8 rebounds and Marks chipped in with 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
James Hamilton had a big night for the Spartans as he registered a double-double (31 points, 14 rebounds). Leng Akol added 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals and Braylon Baldwin dished out 5 assists. Carter Clark had 7 points and 3 assists coming off the bench.
M State (11-7, 1-3 MCAC South) will play at Rochester on Saturday at 2:00pm.
