Spartan Men Overcome Halftime Deficit to Beat Anoka-Ramsey

The M State Men's Basketball team bounced back from an overtime loss to Riverland, the top ranked team in the country in NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball, with a 92-74 win over Anoka-Ramsey on Wednesday night in Coon Rapids.  M State had to rally from a 39-33 halftime deficit to earn the road win.

Foday Sheriff scored a game high 30 points to lead four Spartans in double digits.  He also had 7 assists and 5 rebounds.  Yonis Mohamud finished with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Mason Muir contributed 15 points, 8 assists and a pair of steals, and Javin Tindall had 10 points and 4 boards.  Tyson McArthur chipped in with 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.  M State had a great shooting night, making 59.7% (37-62) of their field goal attempts and hitting 36% (9-25) of their 3's.  They also went 9-for-10 from the free throw line.

Anoka-Ramsey was led by Jamal Woods with 30 points.  Albert Tinnell IV recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Caleb Ludwig distributed a team high 5 assists and Woods led the Rams with 3 steals.  Stewart Jones came off the bench and provided 9 points and 6 rebounds.

With the win M State improved to 16-2 overall and 2-1 against MCAC Southern Division teams.  They will host Ridgewater College on Wednesday, January 22 in Fergus Falls.