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Michigan State Spartans at DePaul Blue Demons

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90 - 46
3-9, 3-5 Home

Blair scores 16, Alexander adds 15 to help No. 25 Michigan St. women beat DePaul 90-46

Blair hit 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and finished with seven rebounds and five assists. Grace VanSlooten added 14 points, Rashunda Jones 13 and Jalyn Brown scored 11 for Michigan State (9-1).

Shakara McCline scored 12 points for DePaul (3-9), which beat UMass-Lowell 78-48 last time out to snap a five-game skid.

Brown scored the final seven points in a 21-4 run that gave Michigan State a 13-point lead with 90 seconds left in the first quarter. Kate Novic scored in the paint to trim the Blue Demons deficit to 21-13 going into the second, but Blair made a basket that pushed the lead into double figures for good with 8:37 left in the first half and sparked a 12-4 run. Brown made a layup to cap the spurt that made it 33-16 with 4:45 until halftime.

The Spartans shot 59% (19 of 32) from the field, while DePaul made 10 of 31 (32%), in the first half and took a 22-point lead into the intermission. Michigan State opened the third quarter with a 16-5 run — which included 10 points by VanSlooten — to make it 64-29 with 2:42 left until the fourth.

Up next Michigan State: The Spartans play next Sunday against Indiana State at the Cherokee Invitational in Cherokee, North Carolina.

DePaul: The Blue Demons play Wednesday at UIC.

How can I watch Spartans vs. Blue Demons?

  • TV Channel: Spartans vs Blue Demons 2021 College Basketball, week 6, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 90 - 46
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 90 - 46
4th 0:13 Natiah Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Sumer Lee. 90 - 46
4th 0:34 DePaul Defensive Rebound. 90 - 44
4th 0:34 Abbey Kimball missed Three Point Jumper. 90 - 44

Statistics

MSUMSU DEPDEP
36-69 FG 20-66
52 Field Goal % 30
7-25 3PT 4-22
28 Three Point % 18
11-18 FT 2-6
61 Free Throw % 33
49 Rebounds 34
15 Offensive Rebounds 13
34 Defensive Rebounds 21
20 Assists 11
11 Steals 5
6 Blocks 0
12 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
22 Points Off Turnovers 10
13 Fast Break Points 5
58 Points in Paint 32
13 Fouls 15
48 Largest Lead 4
1 Lead Change 1
92 Percent Led 5

Game Information

Venue: Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,076 | 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

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UConn 20-0 - 38-1
Villanova 16-4 4 25-8
Marquette 12-8 8 18-12
Seton Hall 12-8 8 19-13
St. John's 11-9 9 22-12
Creighton 11-9 9 16-15
Providence 7-13 13 15-18
Georgetown 6-14 14 14-17
Butler 6-14 14 12-19
DePaul 5-15 15 8-24
Xavier 4-16 16 11-19
Full Standings