Theryn Hallock led a second-half charge as No. 21 Michigan State trounced its host, 24th-ranked Michigan, 88-58 in the Big Ten matchup on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Hallock began the day averaging 13.2 points per game but exploded for 25 against the Wolverines. She scored 23 in the second half as Michigan State (17-3, 7-2 Big Ten) shot 61.1 percent (22 of 36) from the floor and outscored Michigan 59-25.
The Spartans got 18 game points apiece from Julia Ayrault and Grace VanSlooten, and Ayrault added 13 rebounds and three blocks. Michigan led by four at halftime, but Hallock and Ayrault scored the first 10 points of Michigan State’s 15-0 run to open the third quarter. Michigan briefly got to within 45-38, but the Spartans quickly pushed the lead back to double digits.
Jordan Hobbs led Michigan (14-6, 5-4) with 15 points, followed by Olivia Olson (14) and Mila Holloway (13). Holloway also notched three steals. The Wolverines shot only 31.1 percent (19 of 61) from the floor, while the Spartans, who have won five straight games, finished at 50.8 percent (32 of 63).
No. 6 UConn 72, Creighton 61
Sarah Strong dominated as the Big East-leading Huskies defeated the Bluejays in Omaha, Neb.
Strong collected 26 points (on 9-of-17 shooting), 12 rebounds, five steals and four blocks, and Paige Bueckers had 22 points for UConn (19-2, 10-0 Big East). The Huskies pushed an early lead into double digits in the second quarter and cruised the rest of the way.
Morgan Maly and Molly Mogensen scored 14 points apiece to lead Creighton (16-4, 8-1), which had won seven games in a row. Maly added nine rebounds and Mogensen hauled in seven. Brooke Littrell chipped in 12 points as the Bluejays outshot the Huskies 42.1 percent to 40 percent from the field but had 18 turnovers to UConn’s six.
Colorado 63, No. 10 Kansas State 53
Frida Formann scored 14 points, Jade Masogayo was right behind with 13 and the Buffaloes toppled the Wildcats in the Big 12 encounter in Boulder, Colo.
Formann and Masogayo combined for 15 points in the second quarter as Colorado turned a six-point deficit into a four-point lead at the half. Masogayo added seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals in the game as the Buffaloes (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) ended a two-game skid. Johanna Teder chipped in 10 points.
Kansas State (19-2, 7-1) was playing its first game since losing leading scorer and rebounder Ayoka Lee, and All-American and the conference’s preseason pick for player of the year, to a broken foot on Sunday. Serena Sundell scored 13 points and Kennedy Taylor supplied 12 points and eight rebounds, but the Wildcats had their 14-game winning streak snapped.
Arizona 77, No. 16 West Virginia 62
Breya Cunningham led four Wildcat scorers in double figures with 18 points and added nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals as Arizona knocked off the Mountaineers in Tucson, Ariz.
Skylar Jones and Paulina Paris added 16 points apiece and Jada Williams totaled 13 for Arizona (14-8, 5-4 Big 12), which has won three straight games. Paris netted 10 points and Jones posted nine as the Wildcats outscored West Virginia 29-15 in the second quarter.
Ja’Naiya Quinerly poured in 26 points for the Mountaineers (16-4, 6-3). Sydney Shaw added 10 points.
–Field Level Media
