Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, January 10
East Lansing, Mich.
1 p.m.
Northwestern
51
at
74
Michigan State
Northwestern Drops Top 25 Clash at Michigan State
1/10/2016 3:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Three Wildcats scored in double figures for the 16th-straight game, but No. 23 Michigan State (12-3, 3-1 B1G) defeated No. 16 Northwestern (12-4, 1-3 B1G) 74-51 on Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center.
Nia Coffey, who was just one rebound shy of a double-double, led the 'Cats with 13 points. Senior Maggie Lyon and junior Christen Inman joined in double figures with 11 points apiece, while junior Ashley Deary contributed nine points.
Redshirt junior Aerial Powers led the Spartans with a game-best 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Michigan State attacked early and often, jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the first two minutes of action. Inman opened the Wildcats' account with a jumper to trigger a small surge and bring NU within three points.
MSU countered with a 7-0 run to draw a 10-point advantage with four minutes left in the frame, but Northwestern used a late surge to come within one with 1:14 on the clock. Powers followed closed out the quarter with a triple and the Spartans held a 19-15 lead after 10 minutes.
Michigan State opened up the second stanza with seven unanswered points before Inman snapped the run. The teams exchanged baskets over the next few minutes, but MSU took an 18-point lead into the halftime break.
Northwestern tipped off the second half with an 8-0 tear to force the Spartans to call for a timeout, but MSU came out of the huddle in full force. Michigan State tallied the next 14 points to build a 24-point advantage and never looked back.
For the game, Northwestern shot 27 percent (18-66) from the field, 12 percent (3-26) from 3-point range and 63 percent (12-19) from the charity stripe. Michigan State connected on 43 percent (29-68) of its shots, including 27 percent (7-26) from beyond the arc and 60 percent (9-15) from the free-throw line. The Spartans won the rebounding battle, 50-40.
The Wildcats return to the hardwood on Thursday, Jan. 14, when they host No. 5 Ohio State. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. CST and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
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Nia Coffey, who was just one rebound shy of a double-double, led the 'Cats with 13 points. Senior Maggie Lyon and junior Christen Inman joined in double figures with 11 points apiece, while junior Ashley Deary contributed nine points.
Redshirt junior Aerial Powers led the Spartans with a game-best 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Michigan State attacked early and often, jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the first two minutes of action. Inman opened the Wildcats' account with a jumper to trigger a small surge and bring NU within three points.
MSU countered with a 7-0 run to draw a 10-point advantage with four minutes left in the frame, but Northwestern used a late surge to come within one with 1:14 on the clock. Powers followed closed out the quarter with a triple and the Spartans held a 19-15 lead after 10 minutes.
Michigan State opened up the second stanza with seven unanswered points before Inman snapped the run. The teams exchanged baskets over the next few minutes, but MSU took an 18-point lead into the halftime break.
Northwestern tipped off the second half with an 8-0 tear to force the Spartans to call for a timeout, but MSU came out of the huddle in full force. Michigan State tallied the next 14 points to build a 24-point advantage and never looked back.
For the game, Northwestern shot 27 percent (18-66) from the field, 12 percent (3-26) from 3-point range and 63 percent (12-19) from the charity stripe. Michigan State connected on 43 percent (29-68) of its shots, including 27 percent (7-26) from beyond the arc and 60 percent (9-15) from the free-throw line. The Spartans won the rebounding battle, 50-40.
The Wildcats return to the hardwood on Thursday, Jan. 14, when they host No. 5 Ohio State. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. CST and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
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