GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Michigan 86, Michigan State 82
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Naz Hillmon had 31 points and seven rebounds, Leigha Brown added 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, and No. 11 Michigan beat rival Michigan State 86-82.
Hillmon and Brown combined for a 7-0 run to give Michigan a 79-69 lead with 3:09 remaining. The duo scored 12 of Michigan's final 14 points despite both playing the entire fourth quarter with four fouls. Hillmon scored six points in five fourth-quarter minutes and Brown added six points in seven minutes.
Akienreh Johnson had 11 points and nine rebounds for Michigan (12-1, 7-1 Big Ten Conference), which beat Michigan State for the third straight time - its longest streak in the series since 1999-02.
Hillmon made all five of her field goals in the first quarter and scored 12 points to help Michigan lead 22-14. She scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting in the first half, and finished 12 of 14.
Nia Clouden led Michigan State (11-6, 6-6) with a career-high 34 points. She was 11 of 19 from the field and 9 of 11 at the free-throw line. Alyza Winston added 18 points.
February 16, 2021
| Michigan State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Smith | F | 19 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| N. Clouden | G | 35 | 11-19 | 9-11 | 3-6 | 1-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
| J. Ayrault | G | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| M. Joiner | G | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Crooms | G | 21 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| A. Winston | 27 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | |
| T. Parks | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| T. Ozment | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| M. Cook | 12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Totals | 199 | 29-63 (.460) |
19-22 (.864) |
5-14 (.357) |
8-32 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 82 | |
| Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| N. Hillmon | F | 33 | 12-14 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 |
| H. Brown | F | 32 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| A. Johnson | G | 38 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| L. Brown | G | 31 | 6-14 | 6-8 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| A. Dilk | G | 29 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| M. Nolan | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| E. Kiser | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| D. Rauch | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Sidor | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 201 | 32-64 (.500) |
17-23 (.739) |
5-21 (.238) |
11-37 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 86 | |
Officials: Mark Zentz, Gina Cross, Felicia Grinter
Attendance: 50