The Spartans got off to a slow start which Fond du Lac took advantage of to race out to an early 9-point first half lead.  The Spartans struggled to put the ball into the basket and were having a hard time matching the pace of the Thunder offense.  M-State went to their reserves early and received significant results led by Krosby Aasness and Alex Dawson.  Aasness tallied ten points and Dawson scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds in the half to help Minnesota State take a 31-24 lead at the intermission. 

The Spartans were able to extend their lead in the second half by as much as 20 points. Foday Sheriff and Yonis Mohamud paced the second half scoring surge on several timely baskets.  Minnesota State’s rebounding advantage continued in the second half limiting Fond du Lac to one shot possessions for most of the second half.  Sheriff’s 12 rebounds allowed the Spartans to outrebound the Thunder by 11 giving them an advantage in number of shots taken which proved to be the difference in this contest.

Minnesota State improved their overall record to 5-3 while Fond du Lac fell to 1-10.  Yonis Mohamud, Foday Sheriff, and Krosby Aasness paced the balanced Spartan scoring with 14, 14, and 12, respectively.  Fond du Lac was led by Eric Green with 16 points for the Thunder.