In front of a home crowd at Breslin Center, during the game to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, freshman guard Abbey Kimball scored a career-high 13 points as Michigan State defeated Rutgers, 85-63.
The Spartans look to add another Big Ten win to their resume as they head to Champaign for a matchup with Illinois next Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m.
After a series of close losses, the Spartans look to get back on track as they welcome Rutgers to the Breslin Center Sunday.
The Spartans did enough to force a poor shooting night from Iowa's star Caitlin Clark, but 22 points in 22 minutes down low from Monika Czinano did the trick for the Hawkeyes.
The Spartans had three players foul out Wednesday night, including Taiyier Parks, who played just 11 minutes.
After a tough loss to Michigan Saturday afternoon, the green and white were looking for their second top-ten upset of the season, but were unable to finish out the game in overtime.
The Spartans will try to stop a three-game losing streak as they return to the Breslin Center Wednesday to take on No. 10 Iowa.
If Michigan State wants to take that next step and improve their conference record from 2-5, they will have to find some sort of consistency.
Michigan State went into its rivalry game ranked 11th in the nation in forced turnovers—averaging 22.06 per game—but it was turnovers that uncharacteristically plagued MSU in its third consecutive loss.
The two teams will meet once again in East Lansing on Feb 5. In the meantime, Michigan State will be back at home Wednesday, Jan. 18 to take on No. 12 Iowa.
After falling at home to Wisconsin on Tuesday, the Spartans take to the road to take on rival No. 17 Michigan.
Senior guard Moira Joiner's two-way game turned heads in Michigan State's loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
MSU suffered its second consecutive conference loss to Wisconsin Wednesday night.
The Spartans fell short in their comeback, but their solid fourth quarter play kept the game competitive until the end.
The Spartans are looking for their fifth straight win when they take on the No. 13 Maryland Terrapins on the road.
The Spartans now move to 10-5 on the season and 2-2 in conference play.
Four MSU players put up double-digit points, allowing the Spartans to maintain their momentum throughout the game and knock off a top-ranked opponent for the first time this season.
With the win, MSU hands Indiana its first loss of the season, advancing to 9-5 overall and 1-2 Big Ten play.
The Spartans return to Big Ten play Thursday with tipoff set for 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
The Spartans will look to carry the momentum from back-to-back non-conference wins as they return to Big Ten play next week.