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THE RUNDOWN
SILVER CITY, N.M. – Magnus Richards scored 13 of his game-high 17 points in the second half to lead five Mustangs in double figures and guide Midwestern State to its fifth-straight win in a 94-59 victory over Western New Mexico Thursday night at Drag's Court.
 
In the first half, five Mustangs contributed on the offensive end in an 11-2 run to begin the game. Western New Mexico (2-12, 0-6 LSC) pulled within six points after a three-pointer from Alex Gonzalez, but Midwestern State (11-4, 4-3 LSC) responded with a 10-0 spurt highlighted by a three-point play from Igor Ibaka and a triple from Pat Smith to take a 23-7 lead with 9:03 to play. MSU added upon its lead late in the period, going ahead by 23 points before recording a 44-23 halftime advantage.
 
Richards came alive in the second half, scoring 10 of MSU's first 16 points in the first 6:15 of the period. Midwestern State continued to hold a 20-plus point advantage for all of the second half, taking its largest lead of the contest with 1:59 to play with a 92-56 lead following a three-pointer from Nick Powell. MSU ended the game on an 11-3 run in the final 3:31 to record the 94-59 win.

NOTES
- Magnus Richards reached double figures for the fourth time in the last five games with 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting while adding four blocks
- Nick Powell recorded 15 points for Midwestern State, going 3-of-5 from three-point range in just 17 minutes of play
- Brandon Neel scored 13 points for his ninth-straight double-digit scoring performance
- Igor Ibaka posted his fifth double-double in the last six games and seventh this season with 12 points and 11 rebounds
- Shawn Nottingham also reached double digits with 11 points
- Devante Pullum dished out a career-best 12 assists, recording double-digit assists for the second time in his career after tallying 10 against McMurry (Texas) on Dec. 4, 2014
- Midwestern State finished with five players in double figures for the fourth time this season (Our Lady of the Lake, St. Mary's, St. Gregory's)
- MSU shot over 55 percent for the third time this season with a 55.2 shooting clip on the night
- Midwestern State's five-game winning streak is its longest of the season
- MSU improved to 8-0 in the series against WNMU

STAT OF THE GAME
30 – Midwestern State scored 30 of its 94 points on the fastbreak

UP NEXT 
Midwestern State looks to extend upon its win streak Saturday when the Mustangs square off against former assistant coach Tres Segler and his Eastern New Mexico squad in a 5 p.m. (CST) tipoff at Greyhound Arena in Portales.