Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
VanSlooten sparks fourth-quarter surge to lift No. 23 Michigan State women past Minnesota 73-58
The Spartans secured a first-round bye in the Big Ten Conference tournament that begins Wednesday in Indianapolis. The Golden Gophers will play on the first day with the opponent determined on Sunday when the regular season concludes.
Minnesota scored the first two baskets of the fourth quarter, taking a 50-46 lead on a 3-pointer by Grace Grocholski. Shortly after that six different players scored in a 13-0 run with VanSlooten's jumper making it 61-52. That started a string of seven-straight VanSlooten points for MIchigan State.
Minnesota went almost eight minutes between field goals, missing seven straight, and finished the quarter 4 of 15. Michigan State was 9 of 12.
Julia Ayrault, who tied the school record with 136 games played, and Ines Sotelo both had 13 points for the Spartans (21-8, 11-7). Jaddan Simmons added 11 points and Nyla Hampton had 10.
Grocholski had 26 points for Minnesota (20-10, 8-10). Tori McKinney added 17 points and Amaya Battle had 11.
Both teams had a pair of 9-0 runs in the first half. That gave Minnesota a 14-11 lead in the last minute of the first quarter and the Spartans a 23-16 lead early in the second.
Both teams closed the half ice cold, combining to miss their last 13 shots in four minutes. Michigan State had a 25-24 lead at the break.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 58 - 73 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 58 - 73 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Theryn Hallock Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 73 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Grace Grocholski missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 73 |
| 4th 0:19 | |
Ines Sotelo subbing in for Michigan State | 58 - 73 |
Statistics
 MINN |
MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-51 | FG | 26-59 |
| 39.2 | Field Goal % | 44.1 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 21.4 | Three Point % | 39.1 |
| 15-19 | FT | 12-20 |
| 78.9 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 7,616 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 17-1 | - | 26-2 |
| UCLA | 16-2 | 1 | 27-2 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 4 | 24-5 |
| Maryland | 13-5 | 4 | 23-6 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 6 | 21-8 |
| Illinois | 11-7 | 6 | 21-8 |
| Michigan | 11-7 | 6 | 20-9 |
| Iowa | 10-8 | 7 | 20-9 |
| Oregon | 10-8 | 7 | 19-10 |
| Nebraska | 10-8 | 7 | 19-10 |
| Indiana | 10-8 | 7 | 18-11 |
| Washington | 9-9 | 8 | 18-12 |
| Minnesota | 8-10 | 9 | 20-10 |
| Wisconsin | 4-14 | 13 | 13-16 |
| Rutgers | 3-15 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Purdue | 3-15 | 14 | 10-19 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 15 | 9-18 |
| Penn State | 1-17 | 16 | 10-19 |