USC Trojans at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Blair scores 21 points; No. 13 Michigan State women hold off USC 74-68
Michigan State opened the fourth quarter on a 13-5 run to stretch its lead to 66-54 with 5:15 remaining. Jazzy Davidson scored the last five points in a 10-0 run to help pull USC to 66-64 with 4:10 left before the Spartans sealed it from the free-throw line. Blair led the Spartans with eight points.
Blair shot 8 of 15 from the floor overall, made 5 of 6 free throws and had five steals. Grace VanSlooten scored 16 points, grabbed nine rebounds for Michigan State (18-2, 7-2 Big Ten), which rebounded from a 75-68 loss to then-No. 10 Iowa. Rashunda Jones scored 16 points and Ines Sotelo added 12 to go with seven rebounds for the Spartans.
Michigan State scored 25 points from 24 USC turnovers.
Kara Dunn scored 23 points and Jazzy Davidson added 21 to lead USC (11-8, 3-5). Kennedy Smith scored 15 points.
Michigan State: At Purdue on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 68 - 74 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 68 - 74 |
| 4th 0:09 |  |
Kennedy Blair makes free throw 2 of 2 | 68 - 74 |
| 4th 0:09 | |
Kennedy Blair makes free throw 1 of 2 | 68 - 73 |
| 4th 0:09 |  |
Foul on Londynn Jones. | 68 - 72 |
Statistics
 USC |
MSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 26-68 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 7-8 | FT | 19-24 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 16 | Percent Led | 76 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 4,123 | 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 | 10-3 | 4 | 19-5 |
| 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 | 5-9 | 9.5 | 16-9 |
| 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 |