Men's basketball: No. 15 Ridgewater Warriors avoid an upset

Men's basketball: No. 15 Ridgewater Warriors avoid an upset

WILLMAR — Minnesota West put Ridgewater on the defensive for about two-thirds of Wednesday’s men’s basketball game. The Warriors, ranked 15th in the NJCAA Division III rankings, avoided the upset, grabbing a hard-fought 90-84 victory in a game they mostly trailed over the upset-minded Bluejays “They came out with more purpose than us, basically,” Ridgewater sophomore center DeAndre Holloway said. “They punched first. We had to come back in the s…