From there, the featured two teams refusing to submit their lead or accept being down in the score column.  NDSCS held the lead for most of the half but could never shake off the Spartans.  With 12 minutes in the first half, NDSCS led 27-18 but the Spartans responded with an 18 to 11 run to only trail by 2 at the half.  Foday Sheriff kept the Spartans close with his ability to score inside and out by netting 15 of the Spartans 36 points at the intermission.  Yonis Mohamud recorded four steals in the first half and scored 8 of his 12 points in the first half. 

The second half featured strong rebounding by the Wildcats as they out rebounded M-State with a 54-29 advantage which included only three total offensive rebounds.  As the Spartans cooled off, the NDSCS lead began to slowly expand.  The length and physicality began to wear the Spartans down allowing them to fall behind by 20 points which ended up being the difference in this 75-55 Wildcat victory.

M-State was led by Foday Sheriff with 21 points while Yonis Mohamud and Matt Gooselaw chipped in 12 and 10 points, respectively.  NDSCS was led by Micah Swallow’s game high 31 points.  He was joined by Noah Christensen’s double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The loss was the third in a row for the Spartans who look to get back to their winning ways against Fon du Lac Tribal and Community College on Friday followed by another road game against Central Lakes College on Saturday.  M-State is currently at a 4-3 record while NDSCS saw their record rise to 11-2 overall.