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Michigan State Spartans at Clemson Tigers

· Baha Mar Nassau Championship - Junkanoo Division - Championship
Michigan State Spartans
8-0, 0-0 Away
Final
72 - 64
Clemson Tigers
5-3, 2-1 Home

Kennedy Blair scores 22, No. 20 Michigan St. women beat Clemson, win Baha Mar Nassau Championship

Kennedy made 9 of 15 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range. for Michigan State (8-0). Grace VanSlooten added 15 points.

The Spartans, who went into the game leading the nation in assists per game (26.0), assist/turnover ratio (3.03) and turnover margin (plus-19.9), had a season-low 13 assists and committed 15 turnovers.

Rusne Augustinaite hit five 3-pointers and led Clemson (5-2) with 17 points. Demeara Hinds had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Taylor Johnson-Matthews added 10 points.

Blair hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer and Jalyn Brown followed with another to make it 10-4 about four minutes into the game and the Spartans led the rest of the way. VanSlooten scored eight second-quarter points, which included a short jumper that capped a 12-3 run and stretched the lead to 16 points with 1:34 remaining in the first half before Augustinaite made two 3s in an 8-0 run that made it 38-30 at the intermission.

Augustinaite opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer, Rachael Rose scored in the lane and Mia Moore hit two free throws to make it a one-point game, but Michigan State scored eight of the next 10 points — the last four by VanSlooten. Alexander made back-to-back layups to push the lead back into double figures in the closing minute and Blair hit a 3-pointer that made it 55-44 going into the fourth quarter and the Tigers never again threatened.

The Spartans beat Temple 85-80 in the opening round and Clemson beat Western Carolina 77-44.

Up next Michigan State: The Spartans open Big Ten Conference play at Wisconsin on Dec. 7.

Clemson: The Tigers play Thursday at Alabama as part of the ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 72 - 64
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 72 - 64
4th 0:02 Kennedy Blair Defensive Rebound. 72 - 64
4th 0:03 Kennedy Blair Block. 72 - 64
4th 0:03 Mia Moore missed Three Point Jumper. 72 - 64

Statistics

MSUMSU CLEMCLEM
26-44 FG 22-56
59 Field Goal % 39
6-9 3PT 8-27
67 Three Point % 30
14-21 FT 12-15
67 Free Throw % 80
26 Rebounds 31
3 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 20
14 Assists 14
7 Steals 6
6 Blocks 1
16 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 4
16 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 14
9 Fast Break Points 10
40 Points in Paint 28
13 Fouls 18
16 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Baha Mar Convention Center

Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 257 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UCLA 15-0 - 25-1
Michigan 13-2 2 22-4
Iowa 11-3 3.5 20-5
Minnesota 12-4 3.5 21-6
Ohio State 11-4 4 22-5
Michigan State 10-6 5.5 21-6
Maryland 9-6 6 21-6
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
Penn State 2-13 13 9-17
Northwestern 2-13 13 8-18
Rutgers 1-14 14 9-17

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 14-0 - 19-6
Louisville 14-1 0.5 24-4
Syracuse 11-4 3.5 21-5
North Carolina 10-4 4 21-6
NC State 10-4 4 17-8
Virginia Tech 10-5 4.5 20-7
Virginia 10-5 4.5 18-8
Clemson 9-6 5.5 18-9
Notre Dame 8-6 6 16-9
California 7-7 7 16-11
Georgia Tech 6-8 8 11-15
Stanford 5-9 9 16-11
Miami 5-9 9 13-12
Florida State 4-10 10 9-17
Wake Forest 3-11 11 13-13
SMU 2-12 12 9-17
Pittsburgh 1-13 13 8-19
Boston College 0-15 14.5 4-24
Full Standings