Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
60 - 77
Balance helps No. 23 Michigan State women top Illini 77-60
Shay Colley, Taryn McCutcheon and Jenna Allen each had 14 points for the Spartans (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten), who improved to 11-0 at home. Colley had seven assists, McCutcheon had four 3-pointers and Allen had nine rebounds. MSU had 25 assists on 28 baskets, made 11 of 27 treys (41 percent) and outrebounded Illinoi 47-25.
Sidney Cooks, who had 12 points, and McCutcheon opened the game with 3's and MSU never trailed. It was 22-9 after one quarter. Illinois never got closer than seven the rest of the way.
Brandi Beasley scored 15 points for the Illini (9-10, 1-7), who have lost five straight overall and seven-straight to MSU, pushing her past 1,000 for her career. With 1,011 points she is the 30th Illini to reach that plateau. Leading scorer Alex Wittinger was held to seven points, almost nine points below her average.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 60 - 77 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 60 - 77 |
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Lyric Robins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaelyne Kirkpatrick. | 60 - 77 |
| 4th 0:33 | |
Ali Andrews Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 77 |
| 4th 0:38 |  |
Laurel Jacqmain missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 77 |
Statistics
 ILL |
MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 28-59 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 13-20 | FT | 10-15 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 4,745 | 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 |