Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Grace VanSlooten scores 22 and No. 15 Michigan State women top No. 24 Nebraska 73-71
Rashunda Jones added 15 points and Kennedy Blair had 14 for the Spartans (17-1, 6-1 Big 10), who are off to their best start in program history.
Nebraska (14-4, 3-4) was led by Amiah Hargrove, who scored 21 points off the bench on 9-of-11 shooting from the field. Britt Prince added 14. The Cornhuskers finished 7 of 20 from 3-point range after making five in the first quarter.
Michigan State jumped ahead with a 13-2 run spanning halftime to go up 44-35. But Nebraska rallied behind a 7-0 run to take a 67-64 lead with 3:32 left in the fourth quarter.
Prince made a pull-up jumper from the free-throw line with 48.3 seconds left to put Nebraska ahead 71-69.
A foul sent Jones to the line, where she made both shots to tie the game at 71-all with 39.7 left. After a Nebraska turnover on the baseline, the Spartans worked the clock down and Woodward was fouled after grabbing an offensive rebound before making two free throws.
Michigan State snaped a three-game losing streak against Nebraska. The Spartans' last victory against the Cornhuskers came in the 2022-23 season during the Big 10 Tournament.
Michigan State: Visits No. 11 Iowa on Sunday.
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- TV Channel: Cornhuskers vs Spartans 2021 College Basketball, week 11, is broadcasted on BTN.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 71 - 73 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 71 - 73 |
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Rashunda Jones Steal. | 71 - 73 |
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Logan Nissley bad pass turnover | 71 - 73 |
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Eliza Maupin subbing in for Nebraska | 71 - 73 |
Statistics
 NEB |
MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-51 | FG | 27-54 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 12-13 | FT | 16-20 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 16 | Percent Led | 67 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 4,273 | 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 | 7-7 | 7.5 | 17-8 |
| 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 | 1-13 | 13.5 | 9-16 |