Overmatched.

The Notre Dame Falcons came into Saturday's contest with #3 Fairmount State playing pretty good basketball of late. But Saturday they were no match for the Fighting Falcons, as they were drubbed 95-69 in Fairmount, West Virginia. With the win Fairmount State improved to 14-1 overall and 8-1 in the MEC. While NDC dropped to 10-5 overall and 4-5 in conference play with the defeat.
  The Fighting Falcons shot 47 percent as a team (29-62) on the day.  They shot 32 percent (10-31) from the 3-point line.  The Fighting Falcons shot at a 77 percent clip (27-35) from the free throw line.  FSU out rebounded NDC 43-34 in this one.  They had 18 assists and 19 turnovers.
  The Fighting Falcons were led by Matt Bingara and Jamel Morris who had 21 and 17 points respectively.  Thomas Wimbush  notched a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds- Jason Jolly and Vonte Montgomery chipped in 12 points each.
  NDC was led by three players in double figures.  Will Vorhees led the way with 19 points- Kyauta Taylor scored 17- and- Tyree Gaiter scored 13 to go along with seven assists.
  The Falcons shot 42 percent (27-64) from the field.  They shot at a 28 percent clip (5-18) from the 3-point line.  The Falcons also shot 71 percent (10-14) from the free throw line.  They had 12 assists and turned the ball over 23 times.
 NDC got off to a solid start and had a five point lead (14-9) after a pair of Vorhees free throws at the 15:57 mark.  FSU would then go on a 9-2 run to take a 18-16 lead at the 13:52 mark of the opening half.  NDC and Fairmount State would be deadlocked at 20 midway thru the opening half before the Fighting Falcons would catch fire.  Over the next three minutes FSU would score the next 10 points while holding NDC scoreless to take a 30-20 lead.  Najeeb Johnson would hit a NDC 3-pointer to trim the deficit to seven (30-23) at the 10:38 mark of the opening half.  The next six minutes would see the Fighting Falcons take over.  Fairmount State would go on a 17-2 run to open up a 22 point lead (47-25) The last four minutes would be more of the same as NDC would trail 57-33 at the halftime break.
  The second half would belong to the Fighting Falcons as well. They would hold a double digit lead for the rest of the contest. NDC would get to within 17 (80-63) after a Gaiter 3-pointer at the 6:45 mark but that is as close as NDC would get.
  NDC will look to bounce back on Monday. They will take on Shepherd. The game is scheduled to tip at 4 PM in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.