Senior guard Brittney Thomas started things off, scoring the first basket of the game and sparking an opening 10-2 run.

It was a different Thomas, however, that led the Spartans (10-1) to a 42-27 lead at half. After losing her starting position and her attitude being called into question by MSU head coach Suzy Merchant, sophomore guard Jasmine Thomas responded Sunday.

The Flint, Mich., native lead the team with nine points in the first half and finished the game with a team-high 12. She also chipped in five rebounds and four assists in the blow-out victory.

In the second half, both Jasmine Thomas and junior forward Lykendra Johnson sunk back-to-back three pointers to push the Spartans lead to 26.

Johnson also had 12 points and added 7 rebounds. It was the forward’s fourth time in five games with a double-digit point total.

Overall, the Spartans put up 30 shots from behind the 3-point arc and made 13 of them.

More shocking was the fact the Spartans only put the Gaels (2-6) on the free-throw line once. Forward Anda Ivkovic missed the Gaels’ only attempt.

Jasmine Thomas led the team in points and in minutes. 12 players on the MSU roster got more than 10 minutes of playing time in what was surely a tune-up game with the Spartans being three weeks away from their first Big Ten match.