The only thing pretty in the first half of tonight’s installment of the MSU – Michigan series was the special pink jerseys each team was sporting.
It was a typical low-scoring, gritty rivalry game you would expect in a matchup of the No. 1 and 2 scoring defenses in the Big Ten.
MSU opened up its biggest lead of the night and held a 29-22 advantage going into the locker room.
The Spartans used a 9-2 run in the final 2:26 to pull away in the closing moments of the first period. MSU rebounded from a poor shooting start by going 13-of-29 shooting from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
Junior guard Klarissa Bell paced the Spartans with seven points. Sophomore guard Kiana Johnson had six points, three rebounds and three assists at the break.
Michigan’s Rachel Sheffer leads all scorers with eight points.
The Spartans haven’t lost to U-M at Breslin Center since 2001.
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