Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats
· BIG TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND
68 - 52
Colley, Michigan St women pull away from Northwestern 68-52
The Spartans were up 39-32 at half but lost that with a scoring drought to start the second half before starting an 16-0 run in in the third period and cruising into a quarterfinal matchup with top-seeded and eighth-ranked Maryland.
Nia Clouden and Jenna Allen had 11 points for Michigan State (20-10) and Taryn McCutcheon 10.
Abbie Wolf had 15 points for the Wildcats (16-14), Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah added 11 and Veronica Burton 10.
Kunaiyi-Akpanah made consecutive layups to cap an 8-0 run that put Northwestern up 49-30 four minutes into the second half. Colley's 3-pointer just past the midway point ended MSU's drought and she followed with a layup. It wasn't until Clouden had a pair of baskets in the closing 8-0 run that made it 55-44 after three quarters that the Spartans got some separation. Four different players scoring in the 8-0 run that opened the fourth quarter.
Northwestern shot 35 percent for the game, 31 percent in the second half and missed 12 straight shots during the game-turning run.
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Statistics
 MSU |
NU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 21-60 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 8-15 | FT | 6-9 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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 |