GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Michigan 77, Michigan State 67
Associated Press
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Leigha Brown scored 19 of her 29 points in the second half and finished two assists shy of a triple-double to lead No. 18 Michigan to a 77-67 win over rival Michigan State.
Brown scored 10 in the fourth quarter, eight from the foul line, and Maddie Nolan had two big 3-pointers in the fourth and scored 22 points for the Wolverines (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten Conference).
Michigan pulled out a second-straight win without leading scored Laila Phelia, who has a lower leg injury. Brown was 8 of 9 and Nolan 5 of 6 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.
Matilda Ekh and Moira Joiner both had 12 for the Spartans (11-12, 3-9), who lost their third straight since coach Susy Merchant had a medical issue and a minor car accident on Jan. 28. Dean Lockwood is the interim head coach. DeeDee Hagemann added 11 points and a season-high nine assists.
Michigan State, which lost the first meeting 70-55 and has 10 losses by 10 points or less, went 5 of 23 from the field and 1 of 3 from the line in the fourth quarter.
Nolan sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around four Brown free throws to open the fourth quarter as the Wolverines surged to a 66-55 lead. Nolan finished with five triples. Brown had 12 rebounds and eight assists.
The Spartans scored the first 10 points of the game but Nolan scored Michigan's last eight with a pair of 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 21-15 after one quarter. Brown scored eight-straight Wolverine points, tying the game at 31-all three minutes before halftime but the Spartans' last three buckets were 3s, with Julia Ayrault and Ekh connecting in the final two minutes for a 40-33 lead.
Brown and Kiser combined for 17 points in the third quarter when Michigan outscored the Spartans 23-15 to take a 56-55 lead into the fourth quarter. The Wolverines were 10 of 16, MSU just 5 of 17 but had a Hagemann 3 at the buzzer.
Michigan State shot 35% in the second half and 31% for the game.
February 5, 2023
| Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| E. Kiser | F | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Williams | F | 17 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| L. Brown | G | 38 | 8-12 | 12-13 | 1-2 | 0-12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 |
| M. Nolan | G | 33 | 5-10 | 7-8 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| J. Hobbs | G | 27 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| A. Wiggins | 21 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| C. Evans | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| A. Crockett | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Stuck | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| K. Clarke | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| W. Sollom | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 23-49 (.469) |
24-30 (.800) |
7-17 (.412) |
9-48 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 77 | |
| Michigan State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| I. Alexander | F | 19 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| D. Hagemann | G | 40 | 4-17 | 2-2 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| M. Ekh | G | 34 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| M. Joiner | G | 34 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| K. McDaniel | G | 26 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| T. Parks | 17 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| J. Ayrault | 12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| A. Kimball | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| T. Ozment | 4 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| B. Rewers | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 197 | 24-77 (.312) |
9-14 (.643) |
10-28 (.357) |
16-37 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 67 | |
Officials: Jesse Dickerson, Maggie Tieman, Kelsey Reynolds
Attendance: 9,220
