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Dec. 30, 1996
Michigan State Tops Penn State 99-75
Nicole Cushing scored a career-high 26 points as Michigan State decked number 22 Penn State, 99-75, in a Big 10 Conference game.
Cushing made 10-of-11 shots from the field and all six of her free throws for the Spartans (9-2, 2-0), who defeated Penn State for the first time in school history. Cushing tied a school record for field percentage in a game and also pulled down six rebounds.
"Nicole Cushing had an outstanding game," said Spartans coach Karen Langeland. "To go 10-of-11 from the field and play as hard as she did is a real credit to her."
Kristen Rasmussen added 15 points for Michigan State, which opened a 55-30 halftime lead and shot 57 percent (41-of-72) from the field. Jamie Wesley had 12 points while Paula Sanders and Maxann Reese had 11 apiece.
Andrea Gardner had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Penn State (7-4, 0-2), which shot 47 percent (28-of-60) from the field. The game was delayed 20 minutes when Nittany Lions guard Jamie Parsons was inadvertently elbowed in the temple and taken to a local hospital.
NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
PENN ST (22) 30 45 75
MICHIGAN ST 55 44 99 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: PENN ST - ANDREA GARNER 20, HELEN DARLING 16,
TWO PLAYERS WITH 8
MICHIGAN ST - NICOLE CUSHING 26, KRISTEN
RASMUSSEN 15, JAMIE WESLEY 12
HIGH REBOUND: PENN ST - ANDREA GARNER 10, ANGIE POTHOFF 7
MICHIGAN ST - NICOLE CUSHING 6, PAULA SANDERS 6
HIGH ASSISTS: PENN ST - HELEN DARLING 5, ANGIE POTHOFF 2
MICHIGAN ST - TAMIKA MATLOCK 11, CHERI EULER 4
ATT: 1,541
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PENN ST (75)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Hall 21 4-9 0-0 1-2 1 0 8
Pothoff 27 4-6 0-0 2-7 2 1 8
Garner 31 6-10 8-10 5-10 1 3 20
Darling 28 5-9 6-7 0-0 5 3 16
Longworth 23 3-6 0-0 0-2 1 3 7
Brewer 4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 3 2
Macciocco 15 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 3
Parsons 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Graby 12 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
Portland 13 1-8 0-0 1-3 0 2 2
Wicks 17 3-7 1-2 2-3 0 2 7
Jarosz 6 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 2 0
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TOTALS 200 28-60 17-21 11-31 13 20 75
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Percentages: FG-.467, FT-.810.
3-Point Goals: 2-9, .222 (Longworth 1-3, Macciocco 1-1, Portland 0-5).
Team rebounds: 2.
Blocked shots: 1 (Graby).
Turnovers: 30 (Darling 12, Wicks 4, Longworth 3, Portland 3, Garner 2, Pothoff 2,
Graby, Hall, Jarosz).
Steals: 10 (Wicks 4, Garner 2, Portland 2, Darling, Graby).
MICHIGAN ST (99)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Sanders 22 4-8 2-2 0-6 1 1 10
Euler 28 3-8 2-3 1-2 4 0 8
Cushing 25 10-11 6-6 4-6 2 2 26
Matlock 23 3-5 0-0 0-2 11 3 6
Wesley 17 6-11 0-0 0-0 1 2 12
Dalgaard 5 0-1 2-3 1-2 0 3 2
Reese 20 4-7 2-2 1-1 3 0 10
Collier 14 0-3 0-0 0-1 3 4 0
Engen 13 2-6 0-0 2-5 2 0 4
Rasmussen 18 6-7 3-3 1-3 0 5 15
Winberg 15 3-5 0-0 0-2 0 0 6
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TOTALS 200 41-72 17-19 10-30 27 20 99
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Percentages: FG-.569, FT-.895.
3-Point Goals:0-3, .000 (Euler 0-1, Reese 0-1, Collier 0-1).
Team rebounds: 2.
Blocked shots: 3 (Euler, Cushing, Reese).
Turnovers: 18 (Rasmussen 4, Reese 4, Matlock 3, Collier, Dalgaard, Engen, Euler,
Sanders, Wesley, Winberg).
Steals: 19 (Wesley 4, Matlock 3, Reese 3, Cushing 2, Euler 2, Dalgaard, Engen,
Rasmussen, Sanders, Winberg).
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Penn St 30 45 - 75
Michigan St 55 44 - 99
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Technical fouls: None.
A: 1,541.
Officials: Bob Trammell, Bernie Barribeau, Ron Dressander.