San Jose State (4-3) was favored by 6.5 over the University of North Dakota (3-6) and the Spartans excelled beyond expectations Friday night in a 76-51 over the Fighting Hawks.
An ‘eh’ first half
After a hot and cold and hot again first half, the Spartans held just a 27-26 lead. Even after a 16-0 run, the Spartans stalled allowing the Hawks to get back in the game at half.
In that first half, freshman guard Alvaro Cardenas came out aggressive but didn’t have much to show for it for the offense. But Cardenas found more of his groove in the second half; finishing the game with 10 points.