Sunday, December 11
Columbus, Ohio
4 PM
Michigan State University
6-5,0-2Big Ten
68
at
74
#3/4 Ohio State
10-0,2-0Big Ten
1
2
3
4
F
Michigan St.
17
15
22
14
68
Ohio St.
29
13
17
15
74
Team Stats
MSU
OSU
FG%
.409
.417
3FG%
.280
.273
FT%
.583
.720
RB
40
42
TO
22
20
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballSpartan Comeback Falls Short Against No. 3/4 Ohio State
12/11/2022 6:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Senior guard Moira Joiner leads the Spartans with 16 points.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Against one of the top-scoring offenses in the nation, the Michigan State women's basketball team fell short against No. 3/4 Ohio State, 74-68, Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena in Columbus.
Leading by as many as 18 in the first half, the Spartans got as close as one point with 1:44 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Michigan State falls to 6-5 overall, losing five straight and 0-2 in Big Ten action, while Ohio State improves to 10-0 overall and 2-0 in conference action.
MSU was led by 16 points by senior guard Moira Joiner, just shy of her season high of 17 against Central Michigan on Nov. 19. Junior guard Gabby Elliott added 11 points with sophomore forward Isaline Alexander scoring nine.
Early on, the Buckeyes went on a 7-0 run to make it a 11-7 game before Joiner scored five-straight points for Michigan State to put the Spartans back on top 13-11. Ohio State re-established it lead with a 6-0 run to go up 17-13 with just over four minutes left in the period. MSU got within two points before the Buckeyes scored the final 10 points of the quarter to go up 29-17.
In the second quarter, both teams got off to a slow start on the offensive side of the ball. Ohio State scored its first points at the 5:39 mark of the second quarter. With the slow OSU start, Michigan State was able to trim the deficit to 30-25 after a Alexander bucket with less than five minutes left in the half. Ohio State then scored six points in 33 seconds to re-establish the double-digit lead. The Spartans went into the locker room, trailing, 42-32.
Ohio State scored the first eight points of the third period, before an Alexander layup put the Spartans on the board. Michigan State responded with a 9-0 run of their own. The Spartans used a 15-2 run over 4:28 to make it a 52-47 Ohio State lead at the end of the third stanza.
In the fourth quarter, the battle continued between the Spartans and the Buckeyes. A 3-pointer by sophomore guard Matilda Ekh at the 1:44 mark made it a 67-66 game. MSU wouldn't get any closer despite several good looks. Ohio State made its free throws down the line, going 7-for-8 from the charity stripe in the fourth period.
Michigan State will take a break for finals this week and return to action on Sunday, Dec. 18 against Detroit Mercy at 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: vs. Ohio State
• Michigan State's starting line-up of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, junior guard Gabby Elliott, sophomore guard/forward Matildh Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander was the Spartans' first game with that starting five ... it was MSU's fourth different starting line-up.
• In making her second start of the season, senior guard Moira Joiner tallied a team-high 16 points, one shy of her season-high 17 points vs. Central Michigan (11/19/22), and her fifth double-digit scoring contest, but first in the last five games, after posting double-figures in the first three games and four of the first six games of the season ... Joiner netted three 3-pointers, tying her second-most of the season and her third game with three or more triples this season, behind her season-high of five vs. Central Michigan (11/19/22) and matching three treys vs. Delaware State (11/7/22).
• Junior guard Gabby Elliott was one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds, before leaving the game with an injury sustained at the end of the third quarter ... Elliott tallied her second-straight double-figure outing and sixth of the season.
• Sophomore forward Isaline Alexander registered her eighth game this season with seven or more points, tallying nine points Sunday.
Leading by as many as 18 in the first half, the Spartans got as close as one point with 1:44 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Michigan State falls to 6-5 overall, losing five straight and 0-2 in Big Ten action, while Ohio State improves to 10-0 overall and 2-0 in conference action.
MSU was led by 16 points by senior guard Moira Joiner, just shy of her season high of 17 against Central Michigan on Nov. 19. Junior guard Gabby Elliott added 11 points with sophomore forward Isaline Alexander scoring nine.
Early on, the Buckeyes went on a 7-0 run to make it a 11-7 game before Joiner scored five-straight points for Michigan State to put the Spartans back on top 13-11. Ohio State re-established it lead with a 6-0 run to go up 17-13 with just over four minutes left in the period. MSU got within two points before the Buckeyes scored the final 10 points of the quarter to go up 29-17.
In the second quarter, both teams got off to a slow start on the offensive side of the ball. Ohio State scored its first points at the 5:39 mark of the second quarter. With the slow OSU start, Michigan State was able to trim the deficit to 30-25 after a Alexander bucket with less than five minutes left in the half. Ohio State then scored six points in 33 seconds to re-establish the double-digit lead. The Spartans went into the locker room, trailing, 42-32.
Ohio State scored the first eight points of the third period, before an Alexander layup put the Spartans on the board. Michigan State responded with a 9-0 run of their own. The Spartans used a 15-2 run over 4:28 to make it a 52-47 Ohio State lead at the end of the third stanza.
In the fourth quarter, the battle continued between the Spartans and the Buckeyes. A 3-pointer by sophomore guard Matilda Ekh at the 1:44 mark made it a 67-66 game. MSU wouldn't get any closer despite several good looks. Ohio State made its free throws down the line, going 7-for-8 from the charity stripe in the fourth period.
Michigan State will take a break for finals this week and return to action on Sunday, Dec. 18 against Detroit Mercy at 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: vs. Ohio State
• Michigan State's starting line-up of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, junior guard Gabby Elliott, sophomore guard/forward Matildh Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander was the Spartans' first game with that starting five ... it was MSU's fourth different starting line-up.
• In making her second start of the season, senior guard Moira Joiner tallied a team-high 16 points, one shy of her season-high 17 points vs. Central Michigan (11/19/22), and her fifth double-digit scoring contest, but first in the last five games, after posting double-figures in the first three games and four of the first six games of the season ... Joiner netted three 3-pointers, tying her second-most of the season and her third game with three or more triples this season, behind her season-high of five vs. Central Michigan (11/19/22) and matching three treys vs. Delaware State (11/7/22).
• Junior guard Gabby Elliott was one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds, before leaving the game with an injury sustained at the end of the third quarter ... Elliott tallied her second-straight double-figure outing and sixth of the season.
• Sophomore forward Isaline Alexander registered her eighth game this season with seven or more points, tallying nine points Sunday.
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