Blair’s Double-Double Pushes Spartans Past Toledo - Michigan State University Athletics

Saturday, November 7

Toledo, Ohio

2 PM

Michigan State University

2-0,0-0Big Ten

Toledo

0-2,0-0MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Michigan St.	20	11	24	17	72
Toledo	12	11	19	22	64

11/7/2026 6:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score MSU 72, Toledo 64 MSU WBB Combined

Michigan State overcomes early shooting woes to move to 2-0.

TOLEDO, Ohio - Junior guard Kennedy Blair recorded her first double-double of the season to lead Michigan State women's basketball to a hard-fought 72-64 win over Toledo at Savage Arena on Saturday afternoon.

MSU improves to 2-0 with the win, while Toledo falls to 0-2. This evens out the series between the Spartans and the Rockets at 4-4. The teams had not met since MSU defeated Toledo in the WNIT in 2018.

Blair ended the game with 28 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes of action. She also went 10-for-14 from the charity with four assists. Graduate guard Theryn Hallock added 14 points and six rebounds to lead MSU. Despite foul trouble freshmen guard Emma Broliron and Monique Bobongie both added eight points.

Toledo was led by Jyah Lovett, who scored 16 points.

The Spartans opened up an early 8-4 lead before going cold from the field. Both teams went over two minutes without scoring. Both teams struggled with turnovers early on in the quarter as well. The Rockets used an 8-0 run to take a 12-10 lead with 2:31 left in the period, leading to a MSU timeout. The Spartans responded with an 10-0 run of their own to re-take the lead 20-12. Blair led all scorers with eight points in the period.

In the second quarter, the shooting struggles continued for Michigan State, but its defense stayed strong. Toledo tied the game 22-22 with a trey from Kendall Carruthers with less than five minutes left in the period. After starting the game 0-for-10 from long range before Broliorn stopped the streak with 1:29 left. The Rockets ended the half going 0-for-8 from the field. The Spartans entered the lockerroom with a 31-23 lead.

Michigan State took its first double-digit lead 40-30 after a trey by Theryn Hallock. A 7-0 run from the Spartans maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the quarter, but the Rockets would not quit. Michigan State went over four minutes without a field goal. MSU began to heat up and a 3-pointer from sophomore guard Anna Terrian gave the Spartans its biggest lead of the game, 55-37 with 45 seconds left in the period.

In the fourth quarter, MSU maintained a double-figure for much of the final 10 minutes, but could not completely shake the Rockets. Toledo cut it to a 64-54 game after a pair of free throws by Ella Weaver. The Rockets cut it to a six-point game after a Lovett layup, but Hallock sealed the win with a fast break layup with three seconds left.

Michigan State will now return home to take on in-state rival Oakland on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. on B1G+.

Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• For the second-straight game MSU went with the lineup of guard Kennedy Blair, guard Theryn Hallock, guard Monique Bobongie, forward Tabitha Betson and forward Kathy-Emma Otto. MSU is 2-0 with this starting lineup.

• After using 13 players in the season opener, only nine Spartans got on the court against the Rockets. Freshman Lily Williams, sophomore Amy Terrian, freshman Emma Broliron and sophomore Anna Wypych all saw minutes against Toledo.

• Junior guard Kennedy Blair recorded the first double-double of the season for Michigan State with 28 points and 11 rebounds. She now has seven career double-doubles and has scored in double figures 31 times during her career. Senior guard Theryn Hallock also reached double figures for the 47th time of her career.

• The Spartans tied the overall record with Toledo, 4-4. MSU has won the last three meetings after the Spartans defeated the Rockets 68-66 in the WNIT in 2018 and won in Toledo 72-49 in 2003.

• The defense for Michigan State was tough against Toledo. MSU forced 18 turnovers, along with earning 13 steals. MSU also had a season-high five blocks.

• With 13 steals against Toledo, Michigan State now has 33 takeaways in the first two games. Against Valparaiso, the Spartan swiped 20 steals, just shy of the school record of 24 set three times, most recently last season against Mercyhurst. MSU also forced 30 turnovers.