Michigan State University
2-1
IUPUI
1-2
No. 15 Michigan State defeats IUPUI 64-45
11/23/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Tori Jankoska scored 22 points and Aerial Powers added 17 and 13 rebounds, leading No. 15 Michigan State to a 64-45 win over IUPUI on Sunday.
The Spartans (2-1) used their physical advantage to get to the foul line, where they made 19 of 23. Jankoska was 11 of 13 and Powers, who has had a double-double in all three games this season, was 8 of 9. The duo also combined for 11 of MSU's 13 assists.
The Jaguars (1-2) were only 2 of 5 from the line and committed 21 turnovers. Shanika Maddox had eight points and 10 rebounds.
Michigan State used an early 13-2 run for a 20-6 lead and was up 31-19 at halftime. The Jaguars were within 48-40 on a Maddox layup with 7 minutes left but the Spartans clamped down and sealed the game with a 12-0 run for a 60-40 lead at 2:45.
Post-Game Notes
• Sophomore guard Tori Jankoska netted her third 20-point outing this season in as many games with her game-high 22 points Sunday ... It was Jankoska's eighth career game with 20+ points ... MSU improved to 9-0 when Jankoska leads the team in scoring ... Jankoska has netted double-figures in 20 of her last 24 games played.
• Redshirt-sophomore forward Aerial Powers registered her third official double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds ... Overall Powers has logged seven double-doubles in her last eight official games dating back to last season ... Unofficially, Powers posted her fourth double-double in a row this season with one in the Spartans' lone exhibition game of the season.
• Both Powers and Jankoska scored in double-digits for the third game this season and 26th of their careers.
• The Spartans' starting line-up of sophomore guard Tori Jankoska, senior guard Anna Morrissey, freshman guard Jasmine Lumpkin, redshirt-sophomore forward Aerial Powers and senior forward Becca Mills was the third-straight game with that line-up ... Mills made her team-leading 72nd career start, while Powers started for the 36th time in her career and Jankoska posted her 20th career start ... Morrissey and Lumpkin both made their third-straight starts of their careers.
• Jankoska tied her career-high for the second time, both coming this season, with 11 made free throws Sunday while making a season-high 84.6 percent (11-of-13) at the charity stripe.
• Miller not only netted her first field goal of the season, but the junior guard tallied a season-best four points.
• Michigan State has won 104 of its last 105 games when leading with five minutes left, including winning 55 in a row.
• MSU had a positive rebounding advantage for the third-straight game with a +6 (39-33) edge, also the second game in a row with a +6 mark ... Michigan State has out-rebounded its opponent in 102 of its last 127 games (80.3 percent).
• The Spartans have distributed double-digit assists in all three games so far, logging 13 helpers Sunday.
• Sunday's win was Michigan State's 100th win in the month of November, as MSU improves to 100-36 (73.5 percent) overall in games played in November ... The Spartans improved to 39-9 (81.3 percent) under head coach Suzy Merchant ... MSU also moved to 7-1 all-time on Nov. 23, having won its last six games on the date.
• The Spartans' defense forced a season-high 21 turnovers by the opposition with IUPUI's 21 turnovers ... The MSU defense also limited a season-low three-pointers made and attempted by the opponent with the Jaguars' 1-of-8 shooting behind the arc, which also led to a season-low percentage for the opponent of 12.5 percent from three-point range ... IUPUI's 2-of-5 (40.0 percent) shooting at the free throw line was also season-lows for free throws made, attempted and free throw percentage for an MSU opponent.
• MSU was whistled for a season-low 13 fouls Sunday.
• The Spartans are now 2-0 all-time against the Jaguars of IUPUI, after the previous meeting of 2007.
