Michigan State Spartans at DePaul Blue Demons
· NCAA Women's Basketball
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.
DePaul: The Blue Demons play Wednesday at UIC.
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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
 MSU |
DEP |
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|---|---|---|
| 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
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,076 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 15-0 | - | 25-1 |
| Michigan | 13-2 | 2 | 22-4 |
| Ohio State | 11-3 | 3.5 | 22-4 |
| Iowa | 11-3 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Minnesota | 11-4 | 4 | 20-6 |
| Maryland | 9-6 | 6 | 21-6 |
| Michigan State | 9-6 | 6 | 20-6 |
| Washington | 9-6 | 6 | 19-7 |
| USC | 8-6 | 6.5 | 16-9 |
| Illinois | 8-7 | 7 | 18-8 |
| Oregon | 6-8 | 8.5 | 18-9 |
| Nebraska | 5-10 | 10 | 16-10 |
| Wisconsin | 5-10 | 10 | 13-13 |
| Purdue | 4-10 | 10.5 | 12-13 |
| Indiana | 3-12 | 12 | 14-13 |
| Northwestern | 2-12 | 12.5 | 8-17 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 13 | 9-17 |
| Rutgers | 1-14 | 14 | 9-17 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 16-0 | - | 27-0 |
| Villanova | 14-3 | 2.5 | 21-5 |
| Seton Hall | 11-5 | 5 | 17-8 |
| St. John's | 10-7 | 6.5 | 20-8 |
| Marquette | 10-7 | 6.5 | 16-10 |
| Creighton | 8-9 | 8.5 | 12-14 |
| Providence | 6-10 | 10 | 13-14 |
| Georgetown | 5-11 | 11 | 12-13 |
| Xavier | 4-12 | 12 | 11-14 |
| Butler | 3-13 | 13 | 9-17 |
| DePaul | 3-13 | 13 | 6-21 |