The Spartans made 49% (31-63) of their shots from the floor and connected on 14-of-30 (46.7%) of their 3’s.  Alend Alemadi made 5-of-7 three’s and led M State with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.  Alex Hendricks scored 15, hitting 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.  He also had 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jonas Baune contributed 12 points and 5 boards, Renell Edwards had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench, and Zakaria Zaid had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.  The Spartans assisted on 24 of their 31 made baskets in the game.

Western Tech shot 41% (25-61) overall and 23.5% (4-17) on their 3-point attempts.  They were led by 16 points from Mahlik Lindsey and 13 from Brian Huneck.  Hunter Davis added 11 points.  Jarrell Tarr had a team high 7 rebounds.

M State is 7-8 overall and 1-1 in MCAC Southern Division play.  They will host Minnesota West on Wednesday at 7:00pm in Fergus Falls.  The Spartan Buddies will perform at halftime of that game.