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M State Men Lose Second Straight Home Game

By Craig Olson, 02/14/19, 7:30AM CST

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Riverland Community College paid a visit to Fergus Falls on Wednesday night and returned to Austin with a 97-70 victory over the M State Men’s Basketball team. Riverland led 49-39 at the half and outscored the Spartans 48-31 over the final 20 minutes. 

Riverland shot 58% (35-60) from the field and made 41% (7-17) of their three-pointers. Kwantez Simmons led them with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Terrell Smith added 16 points and two players, Deandre Raggs and Jalen Smithcontributed 10 points apiece. 

M State shot 42% (26-62) overall and just 29.6% (8-27) on treys. Austin Millerscored 17 points and dished out 6 assists to lead M State. Kyler Newman added 13 points and 5 rebounds, while Aaron Solberg scored 8 points and pulled down 6 boards. 

M State (12-12, 5-6 MCAC South) will travel to St. Cloud on Saturday.