Wednesday, January 18
East Lansing, Mich.
7 PM
Michigan State University
10-9,2-6Big Ten
81
vs
84
#10/9 Iowa
15-4,7-1Big Ten
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
Iowa
18
13
23
16
14
84
Michigan St.
13
19
26
12
11
81
Team Stats
Iowa
MSU
FG%
.500
.373
3FG%
.273
.300
FT%
.815
.842
RB
41
37
TO
20
12
STL
6
10
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
9
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Spartan Women Loses Overtime Heartbreaker to No. 10/9 Iowa
1/18/2023 11:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Four Spartans reach double figures in the loss.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - In a game that had 18 lead changes, the Michigan State women's basketball team dropped an 84-81 heartbreaker to No. 10/9 Iowa on Wednesday night at the Breslin Center.
With the loss, Michigan State falls to 10-9 overall and 2-6 in Big Ten play, having dropped four-straight. Iowa improves to 15-4 overall and 7-1 in league contests. MSU falls to 0-3 in overtime contests this season.
For the first time this season, the Spartans had two players with double-doubles with senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander both scoring 11 points and bringing down 10 boards. Overall, MSU had four players in double figures with graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel leading the way with 23 points. Sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh also added 13 points, adding a season-high fiver assists.
The Hawkeyes were led by All-American Caitlin Clark who scored a game-high 26 points.
The Iowa offense got off to its typical fast start, taking a 12-7 lead before MSU responded to cut it to a 12-11 game with under five left in the first quarter. The Hawkeyes went over four minutes without a field goal before Monika Czinano beat the buzzer at the end of the quarter to lead 18-13. Czinano led all scorers with six points in the first period.
Michigan State fought hard in the second quarter staying within striking distance. Freshman guard Abbey Kimball had a solid first half for MSU with seven points. Michigan State used a 7-0 run to tie the score 29-29 with 1:17 left in the half after an Alexander layup. The Spartans took their first lead of the game, 32-31, with a McDaniel half court shot as time expired. Iowa was held without a field goal for the final 3:29.
Iowa hit back-to-back treys to tie the score 39-39 at the 7:13 mark in the third quarter. Michigan State made three of its last four baskets of the quarter to lead, 58-54, heading into the final period. The Spartan got balanced scoring throughout the third period with six different players scoring. Ekh went 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe to lead MSU with eight points in the stanza.
In the fourth quarter, Iowa used an 8-0 run to re-take the lead 64-62 before a Joiner bucket tied it again. Michigan State would take as big a lead as six points in the period, but the Hawkeyes didn't go away. There were five lead changes in the period, as McDaniel nailed a pair of free throws to send the game to overtime.
MSU once again took the lead in the extra period, leading 77-73 after a Tory Ozment trey with 2:28 remaining. The Hawkeyes went 10-for-11 from the free throw line to take control. With five seconds left, Clark was called for an intentional foul, and McDaniel sunk two free throws to make it a one point game. After the free throws, MSU turned the ball over and Molly Davis hit two free throws to seal the victory.
The Spartans will conclude their two-game homestand against Rutgers on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. MSU will be celebrating Alumni Day and celebrating 50 years of Title IX.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: vs. Iowa
• Michigan State had two players post double-doubles with senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander both tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds ... it marked the first time that two Spartans recorded double-doubles in the same game since last year vs. Ohio State on Feb. 27, 2022, when Tamara Farquhar (10 points, 22 rebounds) and Taiyier Parks (15 points, 13 rebounds) reached that feat.
• Michigan State's starting line-up of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and senior forward Taiyier Parks was MSU's second-straight game with that starting five and are now 0-2 ... overall it was MSU's sixth different line-up this season.
• Michigan State won the battle on the offensive boards by an 11-6 margin, culminating in a 15-4 advantage in second-chance scoring opportunities for the Green & White ... Iowa ended with a slim, 41-37, rebounding edge.
• MSU forced 20 Hawkeye turnovers and scored 20 points on Iowa giveaways, yielding only 12 turnovers and six points off turnovers on the other end.
• Michigan State played its third overtime game this season, and not only were all three Big Ten Conference contests, but they were also all three at home including the last two home games, and losing in all three, falling to Purdue, 76-71 in OT, on Dec. 5, and last home game, vs. Wisconsin, 84-80 in OT on Feb. 11.
• MSU topped 80 points for the third time in last four games as part of the ninth time overall this season ... after winning its previous nine games when scoring 80 or more points, MSU has been dealt defeat in its last three games when doing so after a 94-85 loss at No. 13/14 Maryland (1/7/23), an 84-80 OT loss to Wisconsin (1/11/12) and Wednesday's 84-81 OT loss to No. 10/9 Iowa.
• The Spartans also surpassed 70 points for the 15th time this season, sliding to 10-5 when reaching or topping the 70-point plateau.
• The Green & White nearly doubled Iowa up in scoring off the pine, registering a 30-17 edge in bench scoring ... MSU is now 10-6 when out-scoring the opposition's bench.
• After battling back and forth in the first quarter, Michigan State utilized a 10-2 run highlighted by a buzzer-beating half-court 3-pointer from McDaniel to carry a 32-31 lead into the halftime break ... The run began with a pair of free throws from McDaniel with 3:11 left in the half.
• MSU had four players in double-figure scoring for the sixth time this season and Wednesday was the Spartans' first loss when doing so, as they were 5-0 entering the game.
• Graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel reached double-figures for the sixth consecutive game and 14th time this season, tallying 23 points with four rebounds ... one of McDaniel's two 3-pointers in the game came on her buzzer-beating half-courter to beat the halftime buzzer ... McDaniel tied a season-high at the free throw line, going 9-for-10, matching nine makes vs. Florida A&M (11/16/22) and marking the fifth time this season and seventh time in her career with 10 attempts.
• Sophomore guard Matilda Ekh registered 13 points on 3-for-6 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc ... Ekh's three triples move her into sole possession of the No. 14 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, pulling away from a tie with Taylor Alton (2008-12) with 116, as Ekh now has 119 ... The Vasteras, Sweden, native tallied double figures for the 13th time this season and 32nd in her career ... Ekh also dished out a season-high five assists, surpassing her previous season-best mark of four set against Northwestern on Jan. 2, and just one shy of her career-high six helpers vs. Minnesota (1/23/22).
• Senior guard Moira Joiner recorded a double-double for the first time in her collegiate career, booking 11 points and 10 rebounds in addition to three assists ... Joiner reached double figures in scoring for the 10th time in 2022-23 and the 23rd time in her career ... The Saginaw, Michigan, native's 10 boards marked a new season high in the category, surpassing her previous season best of eight boards set against Maryland on Jan. 7 ... Joiner also saw a career-high 40 minutes of action ... Joiner's one 3-pointer was her 110th career trey, as she is No. 17 on MSU's career 3-pointers list, one behind Rene Haynes (2003-07) for the No. 16 spot.
• Sophomore forward Isaline Alexander posted her second career double-double, tallying 11 points while hauling in a career high-tying 10 rebounds in only 22 minutes of action ... Alexander reached double figures on the glass for the third time in her career, also logging a double-digit scoring night for the fifth time.
• Senior guard/forward Tory Ozment netted eight points off the bench, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, tying her season-best for triples, matching two treys at Maryland (1/7/23), and was the first time this season that she was a perfect 100 percent from behind the arc ... Ozment's eight points was also the second time in the last four games that she's posted eight points, also doing so in the aforementioned contest at Maryland.
• Freshman guard Abbey Kimball matched her career high with seven points on Wednesday night on 50 percent shooting, tying her previous mark set against Florida A&M on Nov. 17, 2022 ... The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native also logged a career-high 12 minutes of work.
• Graduate guard Stephanie Visscher set a new season high in assists, dishing three in only six minutes on the floor ... Visscher's previous season-best tally of two came against Delaware State on Nov. 7, 2022.
With the loss, Michigan State falls to 10-9 overall and 2-6 in Big Ten play, having dropped four-straight. Iowa improves to 15-4 overall and 7-1 in league contests. MSU falls to 0-3 in overtime contests this season.
For the first time this season, the Spartans had two players with double-doubles with senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander both scoring 11 points and bringing down 10 boards. Overall, MSU had four players in double figures with graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel leading the way with 23 points. Sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh also added 13 points, adding a season-high fiver assists.
The Hawkeyes were led by All-American Caitlin Clark who scored a game-high 26 points.
The Iowa offense got off to its typical fast start, taking a 12-7 lead before MSU responded to cut it to a 12-11 game with under five left in the first quarter. The Hawkeyes went over four minutes without a field goal before Monika Czinano beat the buzzer at the end of the quarter to lead 18-13. Czinano led all scorers with six points in the first period.
Michigan State fought hard in the second quarter staying within striking distance. Freshman guard Abbey Kimball had a solid first half for MSU with seven points. Michigan State used a 7-0 run to tie the score 29-29 with 1:17 left in the half after an Alexander layup. The Spartans took their first lead of the game, 32-31, with a McDaniel half court shot as time expired. Iowa was held without a field goal for the final 3:29.
Iowa hit back-to-back treys to tie the score 39-39 at the 7:13 mark in the third quarter. Michigan State made three of its last four baskets of the quarter to lead, 58-54, heading into the final period. The Spartan got balanced scoring throughout the third period with six different players scoring. Ekh went 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe to lead MSU with eight points in the stanza.
In the fourth quarter, Iowa used an 8-0 run to re-take the lead 64-62 before a Joiner bucket tied it again. Michigan State would take as big a lead as six points in the period, but the Hawkeyes didn't go away. There were five lead changes in the period, as McDaniel nailed a pair of free throws to send the game to overtime.
MSU once again took the lead in the extra period, leading 77-73 after a Tory Ozment trey with 2:28 remaining. The Hawkeyes went 10-for-11 from the free throw line to take control. With five seconds left, Clark was called for an intentional foul, and McDaniel sunk two free throws to make it a one point game. After the free throws, MSU turned the ball over and Molly Davis hit two free throws to seal the victory.
The Spartans will conclude their two-game homestand against Rutgers on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. MSU will be celebrating Alumni Day and celebrating 50 years of Title IX.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: vs. Iowa
• Michigan State had two players post double-doubles with senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander both tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds ... it marked the first time that two Spartans recorded double-doubles in the same game since last year vs. Ohio State on Feb. 27, 2022, when Tamara Farquhar (10 points, 22 rebounds) and Taiyier Parks (15 points, 13 rebounds) reached that feat.
• Michigan State's starting line-up of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and senior forward Taiyier Parks was MSU's second-straight game with that starting five and are now 0-2 ... overall it was MSU's sixth different line-up this season.
• Michigan State won the battle on the offensive boards by an 11-6 margin, culminating in a 15-4 advantage in second-chance scoring opportunities for the Green & White ... Iowa ended with a slim, 41-37, rebounding edge.
• MSU forced 20 Hawkeye turnovers and scored 20 points on Iowa giveaways, yielding only 12 turnovers and six points off turnovers on the other end.
• Michigan State played its third overtime game this season, and not only were all three Big Ten Conference contests, but they were also all three at home including the last two home games, and losing in all three, falling to Purdue, 76-71 in OT, on Dec. 5, and last home game, vs. Wisconsin, 84-80 in OT on Feb. 11.
• MSU topped 80 points for the third time in last four games as part of the ninth time overall this season ... after winning its previous nine games when scoring 80 or more points, MSU has been dealt defeat in its last three games when doing so after a 94-85 loss at No. 13/14 Maryland (1/7/23), an 84-80 OT loss to Wisconsin (1/11/12) and Wednesday's 84-81 OT loss to No. 10/9 Iowa.
• The Spartans also surpassed 70 points for the 15th time this season, sliding to 10-5 when reaching or topping the 70-point plateau.
• The Green & White nearly doubled Iowa up in scoring off the pine, registering a 30-17 edge in bench scoring ... MSU is now 10-6 when out-scoring the opposition's bench.
• After battling back and forth in the first quarter, Michigan State utilized a 10-2 run highlighted by a buzzer-beating half-court 3-pointer from McDaniel to carry a 32-31 lead into the halftime break ... The run began with a pair of free throws from McDaniel with 3:11 left in the half.
• MSU had four players in double-figure scoring for the sixth time this season and Wednesday was the Spartans' first loss when doing so, as they were 5-0 entering the game.
• Graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel reached double-figures for the sixth consecutive game and 14th time this season, tallying 23 points with four rebounds ... one of McDaniel's two 3-pointers in the game came on her buzzer-beating half-courter to beat the halftime buzzer ... McDaniel tied a season-high at the free throw line, going 9-for-10, matching nine makes vs. Florida A&M (11/16/22) and marking the fifth time this season and seventh time in her career with 10 attempts.
• Sophomore guard Matilda Ekh registered 13 points on 3-for-6 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc ... Ekh's three triples move her into sole possession of the No. 14 spot on MSU's career 3-pointers list, pulling away from a tie with Taylor Alton (2008-12) with 116, as Ekh now has 119 ... The Vasteras, Sweden, native tallied double figures for the 13th time this season and 32nd in her career ... Ekh also dished out a season-high five assists, surpassing her previous season-best mark of four set against Northwestern on Jan. 2, and just one shy of her career-high six helpers vs. Minnesota (1/23/22).
• Senior guard Moira Joiner recorded a double-double for the first time in her collegiate career, booking 11 points and 10 rebounds in addition to three assists ... Joiner reached double figures in scoring for the 10th time in 2022-23 and the 23rd time in her career ... The Saginaw, Michigan, native's 10 boards marked a new season high in the category, surpassing her previous season best of eight boards set against Maryland on Jan. 7 ... Joiner also saw a career-high 40 minutes of action ... Joiner's one 3-pointer was her 110th career trey, as she is No. 17 on MSU's career 3-pointers list, one behind Rene Haynes (2003-07) for the No. 16 spot.
• Sophomore forward Isaline Alexander posted her second career double-double, tallying 11 points while hauling in a career high-tying 10 rebounds in only 22 minutes of action ... Alexander reached double figures on the glass for the third time in her career, also logging a double-digit scoring night for the fifth time.
• Senior guard/forward Tory Ozment netted eight points off the bench, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, tying her season-best for triples, matching two treys at Maryland (1/7/23), and was the first time this season that she was a perfect 100 percent from behind the arc ... Ozment's eight points was also the second time in the last four games that she's posted eight points, also doing so in the aforementioned contest at Maryland.
• Freshman guard Abbey Kimball matched her career high with seven points on Wednesday night on 50 percent shooting, tying her previous mark set against Florida A&M on Nov. 17, 2022 ... The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native also logged a career-high 12 minutes of work.
• Graduate guard Stephanie Visscher set a new season high in assists, dishing three in only six minutes on the floor ... Visscher's previous season-best tally of two came against Delaware State on Nov. 7, 2022.
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