Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Swords scores 19, Olson adds 14 and Michigan women beat No. 20 Michigan State 71-61
Mila Holloway scored 10 points with five assists for Michigan (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten). The Wolverines have won three games in a row.
Grace Vanslooten led Michigan State (18-5, 8-4) with 15 points and 12 rebounds before she fouled out with a minute to play. Nyla Hampton added 11 points and Julia Ayrault scored 10.
Swords hit a 3-pointer to make it 37-36 about 3 1/2 minutes into the third quarter and the Wolverines led the rest of the way. Holloway made a layup to open the scoring nearly a minute into the fourth quarter and Hobbs followed with a 3-pointer about 30 seconds later that gave Michigan a 10-point lead and the Spartans trailed by at least seven points from there on.
The Spartans, who went into the game shooting better than 45% from the field this season, shot a season-low 31.8% (21 of 66).
Michigan State leads the all-time series 74-26, 36-10 at home. The Spartans rolled over Michigan 88-58 last month.
The Spartans are off to their best start since the 2015-16 teams also started 18-5.
Michigan returns home to play Indiana on Wednesday. Michigan State also plays at home Wednesday against Wisconsin.
How can I watch Wolverines vs. Spartans?
- TV Channel: Wolverines vs Spartans 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 71 - 61 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 71 - 61 |
| 4th 0:29 |  |
Brooke Daniels Steal. | 71 - 61 |
| 4th 0:29 |  |
Nyla Hampton Turnover. | 71 - 61 |
| 4th 0:36 | |
Mila Holloway made Free Throw. | 71 - 61 |
Statistics
 MICH |
MSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 21-66 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 17-19 | FT | 14-18 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 11,043 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Iowa | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
| Michigan State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-1 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |