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Feb. 7, 1997
Michigan State Cruises to Big Ten Rout of Minnesota
Bella Engen scored 22 points in 17 minutes off the bench and Paula Sanders added 19 as number 24 Michigan State cruised to a 102-51 Big Ten Conference rout of Minnesota.
Cheri Euler chipped in with 12 points and a career-high eight rebounds and Kristen Rasmussen notched her first career double-double with 14 points and a season-high 11 boards for Michigan State (17-4, 9-2 Big Ten). The Spartans led by 21 at halftime and outscored Minnesota in the second half, 55-25.
Angie Iverson was the lone bright spot for Minnesota (3-19, 1-11) with 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Gophers shot just 32 percent (22-of-68) from the floor, made 1-of-15 three-pointers, committed 27 turnovers and were outrebounded, 52-33.
NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
MINNESOTA 26 25 51
MICHIGAN ST (24) 47 55 102 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MINNESOTA - ANGIE IVERSON 22, BURNS 9, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 6
MICHIGAN ST - BELLA ENGEN 22, PAULA SANDERS 19,
KRISTEN RASMUSSEN 14
HIGH REBOUND: MINNESOTA - ANGIE IVERSON 13, LYNDA HASS 5
MICHIGAN ST - KRISTEN RASMUSSEN 11, CHERI EULER 8
HIGH ASSISTS: MINNESOTA - MINDY HANSEN 5, BURNS 3
MICHIGAN ST - TAMIKA MATLOCK 12, MAXANN REESE 6
ATT: 3,788
NCAA WOMENS BB
MINNESOTA (51)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Robinson 24 3-8 0-0 1-2 1 2 6
Klun 13 2-5 0-0 1-3 0 3 4
Iverson 34 9-17 4-4 4-13 0 3 22
Ellis 20 3-7 0-0 1-2 1 1 6
Burns 36 4-7 1-2 0-1 3 4 9
Hansen 23 0-11 1-2 0-1 5 1 1
Strommen 8 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
Blom 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
Hass 19 1-8 0-0 3-5 2 2 3
Ohearn 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Seago 13 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 3 0
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TOTALS 200 22-68 6-8 13-30 12 22 51
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Percentages: FG-.324, FT-.750.
3-Point Goals: 1-15, .067 (Iverson 0-2, Ellis 0-3, Hansen 0-4, Strommen 0-2, Hass 1-4).
Team rebounds: 3.
Blocked shots: 1 (Blom).
Turnovers: 27 (Burns 7, Ellis 5, Klun 4, Robinson 4, Hansen 3, Iverson 2, Hass, Seago).
Steals: 10 (Hansen 3, Burns 2, Hass 2, Robinson 2, Iverson).
MICHIGAN ST (102)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Sanders 24 8-13 3-6 1-6 1 1 19
Euler 27 6-14 0-0 6-8 3 1 12
Rasmussen 21 5-8 4-4 5-11 0 1 14
Matlock 26 1-3 2-3 0-3 12 2 4
Wesley 24 5-11 0-0 0-1 4 2 12
Dalgaard 9 2-3 0-1 0-2 2 0 4
Reese 19 1-6 0-0 1-5 6 2 2
Collier 15 3-5 1-2 1-3 3 0 8
Engen 17 8-8 6-7 5-7 1 1 22
Winberg 14 1-2 3-4 2-3 0 2 5
Steen 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 40-73 19-27 21-50 32 12 102
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Percentages: FG-.548, FT-.704.
3-Point Goals: 3-12, .250 (Matlock 0-1, Wesley 2-5, Reese 0-3, Collier 1-3).
Team rebounds: 2.
Blocked shots: 8 (Sanders 3, Rasmussen 2, Engen 2, Winberg).
Turnovers: 18 (Reese 6, Dalgaard 2, Sanders 2,Winberg 2, Collier, Engen, Euler,
Matlock, Rasmussen, Wesley).
Steals: 16 (Collier 3, Reese 3, Sanders 3, Matlock 2, Wesley 2, Dalgaard, Engen,
Euler).
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Minnesota 26 25 - 51
Michigan St 47 55 - 102
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Technical fouls: None.
A: 3,788.
Officials: Dave Stewart, Lou Pitt, Ron Applegate.