Men's basketball: Ridgewater tops M State

FERGUS FALLS - A balanced attack led Ridgewater over M State Fergus Falls 74-63 in MCAC play on Wednesday.
Aaron Ruter scored 14 points and dished out three assists, while Ty O’Brien added 12, Tyler Stegeman 10, Dylan Schueler 10, and Dazhown Coleman 10 in the victory.
M State fell behind by 13 points after the first half and could not over the deficit.
Omar Boumerzoug led all scorers with 18 points and Dakotah Kashmark chipped in 13 points in the loss.
Ridgewater’s final game of the season is 3 p.m. Saturday at home against St. Cloud Tech.
Ridgewater 74,
M State Fergus Falls 63
Ridgewater 40 34 - 74
MSTATE-FF 27 36 - 63
Ridgewater
28-57 FG; 9-11 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Curry 9, Stegeman 10, Schuler 10, O’Brien 12, Coleman 10, Lueze 4, Muhamud 1, Ruter 14, Smith 4 … 3-point shots: Curry 1, Stegeman 2, Schuler 2, Coleman 2, Ruter 2 … Rebound leader: O’Brien 7, Curry 6 … Assist leader: Ruter 3, Schuler 2, Stegeman 2 … Steal leader: Curry 2
MSTATE-FF
25-54 FG; 7-13 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Clifton 12, Ross 8, Boumerzoug 18, Kashmark 13, Guyton 10, Gambrel 2 … 3-point shots: Clifton 1, Boumerzoug 2, Kashmark 3 … Rebound leader: Boumerzoug 8, Clifton 7 … Assist leader: Clifton 3, Kashmark 2 … Steal leader: Boumerzoug 3