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Jan. 31, 1997

Michigan State Tops Wisconsin 64-53

Paula Sanders scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to guide 23rd-ranked Michigan State to a 64-53 upset over number 16 Wisconsin in a Big Ten Conference battle.

Cheri Euler added 16 points for the Spartans (16-3, 8-1), who won despite shooting 34 percent (23-of-67) from the field. Michigan State used just seven players in the game and play at Iowa on Sunday.

Ann Klapperich had 17 points and eight rebounds while Karie Cattanach added 15 points, all on three-pointers, for Wisconsin (14-4, 7-3), which held a 30-28 lead at halftime. The Badgers shot only 37 percent from the field (21-of-56).

NCAA WOMENS BB FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL WISCONSIN (16) 30 23 53 MICHIGAN ST (23) 28 36 64 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: WISCONSIN - ANN KLAPPERICH 17, KARIE CATTANACH 15, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7 MICHIGAN ST - PAULA SANDERS 21, CHERI EULER 16, NICOLE CUSHING 9 HIGH REBOUND: WISCONSIN - TANISHA BOSTON 10, ANN KLAPPERICH 8 MICHIGAN ST - PAULA SANDERS 10, JAMIE WESLEY 8 HIGH ASSISTS: WISCONSIN - KEISHA ANDERSON 6, KELLEY PAULUS 3 MICHIGAN ST - TAMIKA MATLOCK 7, MAXANN REESE 3 ATT: 5,216 NCAA WOMENS BB WISCONSIN (53) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Klapperich 34 8-16 1-2 2-8 2 3 17 Boston 29 0-7 2-2 1-10 2 3 2 Wiersma 11 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 3 0 Anderson 37 3-14 1-1 0-3 6 2 7 Paulus 27 2-5 1-2 0-1 3 1 5 Pate 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Cattanach 19 5-8 0-0 1-4 0 4 15 Hartwig 28 3-5 1-2 2-6 1 1 7 Rhodes 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 Konieczny 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 21-56 6-9 6-33 14 21 53 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.375, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals: 5-7, .714 (Anderson 0-1, Cattanach 5-6). Team rebounds: 7. Blocked shots: 5 (Klapperich 2, Boston, Wiersma, Cattanach). Turnovers: 28 (Anderson 7, Hartwig 5, Paulus 5, Klapperich 4, Boston 3, Wiersma 2, Cattanach, Pate). Steals: 11 (Hartwig 2, Klapperich 2, Paulus 2, Wiersma 2, Anderson, Cattanach, Pate). MICHIGAN ST (64) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Sanders 34 6-12 9-12 3-10 1 0 21 Euler 36 7-15 2-3 2-7 1 2 16 Cushing 29 3-8 3-4 3-6 1 2 9 Matlock 33 1-7 0-0 0-3 7 1 2 Wesley 30 2-10 1-1 4-8 1 1 5 Reese 21 2-9 2-2 0-0 3 3 7 Rasmussen 17 2-6 0-0 2-7 1 2 4 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 23-67 17-22 14-41 15 11 64 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.343, FT-.773. 3-Point Goals: 1-9, .111 (Euler 0-1, Matlock 0-3, Wesley 0-2, Reese 1-3). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 6 (Rasmussen 3, Cushing 2, Wesley). Turnovers: 22 (Matlock 6, Wesley 5, Cushing 3, Euler 3, Sanders 3, Rasmussen, Reese). Steals: 20 (Euler 5, Sanders 4, Wesley 4, Reese 3, Cushing 2, Matlock 2). __________________________________ Wisconsin 30 23 - 53 Michigan St 28 36 - 64 __________________________________ Technical fouls: None. A: 5,216. Officials: Dee Kanter, Keith Fisher, Don Green.