Michigan State Spartans at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Hallock's career-best 26 help No. 22 Michigan State women beat Illinois 86-68
The junior from Grand Rapids topped her previous best of 24 set New Year's Day against Purdue by knocking down a career-high 12 of 19 from the field. She converted six layups and knocked down a 3-pointer in the final quarter as the Spartans closed the game on a 24-15 run.
Michigan State (15-3, 5-2 Big 10) held a nine-point lead at intermission and that lead remained to start the fourth quarter, 62-53. Illinois scored its first seven points of the fourth quarter at the free throw line and did not score a field goal until Kendall Bostic's layup with 6:03 remaining.
The Spartans scored 52 points in the paint, scored 26 points off of 22 Illinois turnovers and converted 22 of 30 layups.
Grace VanSlooten converted 9 of 14 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 24 points for the Spartans, who were a collective 34 of 66 from floor, including 5 of 14 from beyond the arc.
Bostic finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Illinois (13-5, 3-4). Adalia McKenzie finished with 15 points and Jasmine Brown-Hagger contributed 12 points and four assists.
Michigan State returns home to play host to Penn State Wednesday. Illinois plays at Northwestern Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of 4th Quarter | 86 - 68 |
| 4th 0:07 |  |
Foul on Adalia McKenzie. | 86 - 68 |
| 4th 0:07 |  |
Emma Shumate Offensive Rebound. | 86 - 68 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
Theryn Hallock missed Layup. | 86 - 68 |
| 4th 0:37 | |
Jasmine Brown-Hagger made Free Throw. | 86 - 68 |
Statistics
 MSU |
ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-66 | FG | 21-46 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 0-8 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 0 |
| 13-15 | FT | 26-34 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| 15 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 5,896 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Michigan State | 0-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 11-2 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |