Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 75
61 - 75
No. 21 Michigan State rolls past Minnesota 75-61
Michigan State got out to a 16-point first half lead, after making 6 of 9 3-pointers, and led by double-digits for the first 16 minutes of the second half.
The Spartans (19-8, 11-3 Big Ten) are now tied in the conference loss column with No. 16 Nebraska and No. 8 Penn State.
Michigan State's leading scorer, freshman Aerial Powers, fouled out with 8:59 left in the second half, and finished with seven points.
The Big Ten scoring leader, Rachel Banham, scored 31 points, on 11-of-29 shooting, for Minnesota (17-11, 6-8).
Jankoska's first 3-pointer gave MSU a 16-7 lead. Later, Branndais Agee made Michigan State's sixth 3-pointer to open up a 34-18 advantage.
Michigan State has now won seven of the last eight meetings with Minnesota.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:40 |  |
Tori Jankoska Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:40 |  |
Stabresa McDaniel missed Jumper. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:49 | |
Stabresa McDaniel Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:49 | |
Klarissa Bell missed Free Throw. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:49 | |
Klarissa Bell made Free Throw. | 61 - 75 |
Statistics
 MINN |
MSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-63 | FG | 30-61 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 13-18 | FT | 6-15 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 40 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Breslin Center
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 5,703 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |