Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Julia Ayrault, Nyla Hampton lead rally and No. 17 Michigan State women top No. 21 Iowa 68-66
The Spartans fell behind 58-49 early in the fourth quarter but rallied to extend their program-best season-opening start to 10-0. The Spartans stormed back as Hampton scored six points, Theryn Hallock hit a 3-pointer and Ayrault scored the last five points in a 14-0 run that put Michigan State in front 63-58. The lead peaked at 67-60 with about three minutes to go.
During MSU's run, the Hawkeyes missed seven shots and went 7-plus minutes without a field goal until Taylor Stremlow finally made a layup that got Iowa within 67-64 with a little more than a minute remaining.
Thanks in large part to a blocked shot by Jaddan Simmons and another by Ayrault, the Spartans held on despite missing four free throws in the final minute.
After Emma Shumate missed two free throws with 30 seconds left, Iowa's Sydney Affolter made a pair to get the Hawkeyes within 67-66 with 19 seconds left. Hallock missed a one-and-one free throw, then Ayrault blocked a layup attempt by Affolter but Iowa got the offensive rebound. Iowa's Lucy Olsen missed a jumper with three seconds left, then Hampton made the first of two free throws with two seconds remaining to wrap it up.
Grace VanSlooten scored 14 points and Hampton finished with 13 for Michigan State.
Hannah Stuelke scored 18, Olsen 13 and Kylie Feuerbach 12 for Iowa (9-2).
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 66 - 68 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 66 - 68 |
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Teagan Mallegni Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 68 |
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Nyla Hampton Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 68 |
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Nyla Hampton missed Free Throw. | 66 - 68 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-52 | FG | 23-58 |
| 36.5 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 36.0 | Three Point % | 31.6 |
| 19-26 | FT | 16-27 |
| 73.1 | Free Throw % | 59.3 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 23 | Fouls | 25 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 5,939 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Indiana | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
| Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |