Michigan State University
12-14, 4-11B1G
No. 5/5 Maryland
23-2, 14-0B1G
Michigan State's Upset Bid Falls Short Against No. 5 Maryland, 75-69, Monday
2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Brionna Jones scored 17 points, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Laurin Mincy each had 15 and No. 5 Maryland escaped with a 75-69 win over Michigan State on Monday night.
Lexie Brown added 14 points and Tierney Pfirman 11 for the balanced Terrapins (23-2, 14-0 Big Ten), winners of 17-straight games.
Michigan State had four players in double-figures Monday night with 18 points from sophomore guard/forward Aerial Powers, 14 points from both senior forward Becca Mills and sophomore guard Tori Jankoska, along with 10 points from junior guard Cara Miller. It was the second Big Ten game this season with four double-figure scorers. Overall it was the seventh game this season with four Spartans in double-digit points.
Michigan State led by a point with less than 10 minutes left but couldn't make enough shots down the stretch to turn a scare into a shocker.
Monday's six-point scoring difference (75-69) was Maryland's closest during Big Ten play and the Terrapins' closest during a win ... Maryland entered Monday's game leading the Big Ten overall in scoring margin (+21.4) and in B1G games (+15.8).
The Spartans have the rest of the week off, returning to the court on Sunday, Feb. 22 against No. 19 Rutgers on ESPN2. The game against the Scarlet Knights will also be the final regular-season game at the Breslin Center for the Spartan seniors.
Post-Game Notes vs. No. 5/5 Maryland
• Monday's six-point scoring difference (75-69) was Maryland's closest during Big Ten play and the Terrapins' closest during a win ... Maryland entered Monday's game leading the Big Ten overall in scoring margin (+21.4) and in B1G games (+15.8).
• Monday's game had 12 lead changes, tying Michigan State's most this season, matching 12 in the Nebraska game on Jan. 8.
• MSU limited Maryland to 28.6 percent (6-21) from three-point range, marking the Spartans' 13th game this season, including nine in Big Ten games, holding the opposition under 30 percent behind the arc.
• Michigan State had four players in double-figures Monday night with 18 points from sophomore guard/forward Aerial Powers, 14 points from both senior forward Becca Mills and sophomore guard Tori Jankoska, along with 10 points from junior guard Cara Miller. It was the second Big Ten game this season with four double-figure scorers ... Overall it was the seventh game this season with four Spartans in double-digit points.
• Sophomore guard Tori Jankoska just missed a triple-double, coming up on assist and two rebounds shy, with 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
• Jankoska's nine assists Monday was a career-high, marking her second game in a row with seven or more helpers, as well as her 11th game this season with five or more assists, including five of the last six games.
• Jankoska registered a 3-1 assist-turnover ratio with nine assists and three turnovers, logging her ninth game this season with as assist-TO ratio better than 2-1, including five in the last six games, as part of 21 career games with at least twice as many assists as turnovers.
• Jankoska netted six free throws Monday, giving her 114 this season and moving up to No. 7 on the Spartans' single-season free throws list, passing Kisha Kelley (1994-95) with 109 makes from the charity stripe.
• Sophomore guard/forward Aerial Powers netted 18 points Monday to give her 1,024 career points, which moved her up to match her jersey number with the No. 23 spot on MSU's career scoring list, passing Jill Prudden (1974-78) with 1,012 points.
• With six rebounds Monday, Powers now has 304 for her career, becoming the fourth MSU player with 300 rebounds in a single-season and moving to tie for No. 3 on the Spartans' single-season rebounding list with Kristen Rasmussen (1990-2000).
• Powers netted one three-pointer Monday, giving her 66 for her career and moving up to a three-way tie for No. 17 on MSU's career three-pointers list with former teammate Kiana Johnson (2011-14) and Courtney Johnson (2004-08).
• With 14 points Monday, senior forward Mills moved up to No. 18 on MSU's career scoring list, passing Becky Cummings (1997-01) with 1,108 points.
• Monday's Michigan State starting line-up was its third-straight game made up of senior forward Becca Mills, junior guard Cara Miller, sophomore guard/forward Aerial Powers, sophomore guard Tori Jankoska and freshman guard Lexi Gussert ... It was the sixth time this season that MSU has opened the game with that starting five.
• Mills made her 95th career start and played in her 124th career game and is now tied for No. 17 on MSU's career games played list with former teammate Brittney Thomas (2007-11) ... Mills is also tied for No. 12 on MSU's career games started list with another former teammate, Kalisha Keane (2007-11) and Victoria Lucas-Perry (2003-07).
• Mills netted two three-pointers, tying her season-high for the third time this season.
• Powers posted her 59th career start, while Jankoska registered her 43rd career start ... Miller started for the 11th time of her career and Gussert tallied her seventh start of her career ... All of Miller and Gussert's starts have come this season.
• Junior guard Cara Miller's 10 points was her second-highest scoring outing of her career and second double-figure scoring outing this season behind her career-best 12 points against Nebraska on Jan. 8 ... Miller tied her career-high with two three-pointers, marking the second time this season (vs. Nebraska on Jan. 8) and third of her career.
• Michigan State's 15 assists Monday was the Spartans' 12th game in a row with double-digit assists ... MSU now has double-figure helpers in 23 of the 26 games this season, with a three-game skein with single-digit helpers coming after an 11-game streak to start the season.
