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No. 13 Michigan State Drops Overtime Thriller to No. 9 Michigan Sunday
2/1/2026 4:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Sunday was the Spartans' first overtime game since 2023.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 13 Michigan State women's basketball's sent the game to overtime before falling to No. 9 Michigan in overtime, 94-91, in front of over 11,000 fans at the Breslin Center on Sunday afternoon. A Kennedy Blair jump shot with five seconds left sent the instant classic to extra time.
The overtime game was Michigan State's first since beating Penn State on Feb. 12, 2023.
The 11,635 fans was No. 15 all-time at the Breslin Center.
The Spartans had their two-game winning streak halted, falling to 19-3 overall and 8-3 in Big Ten games. The Wolverines improve to 19-3 overall and 10-1 in league contests.
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Michigan State had five players in double figures led by a double-double by Blair, who scored 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds. It was her fifth double-double of the season. Senior guard Jalyn Brown also scored 21 points, including 17 in the first half. Sophomore guard Inés Sotelo was stellar in the second half with 15 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Rashunda Jones and senior forward Grace VanSlooten scored 13 and 12 points respectively.
The Wolverines were led by Mia Holloway, who scored a game-high 26 points.
The first quarter started fast and furious with Michigan State taking an early 13-12 lead. Both teams had the hot hand early on shooting well over 50 percent in the first five minutes. The Spartans opened up a 20-16 lead with under three minutes remaining in the quarter. Michigan hit back-to-back treys to re-take the lead 24-20. Michigan State was held the final 3:31 without scoring to trail after the first quarter 25-22.
In the second quarter, the Spartans scored six-straight to take a 28-27 lead with under seven left in the half. The Wolverines used a 6-0 run to pull ahead 41-35 with 2:41 remaining. A VanSlooten bucket stopped an over three minute MSU scoring drought. The Spartans ended the half on a 7-0 scoring of their own to lead at the break 42-41.
Michigan used an early third quarter 9-0 run to take a 52-44 lead. Despite making six-straight baskets, MSU fought to regain the lead. Another Emma Shumate trey, made it a 64-62 Michigan advantage with under a minute left in the period. Michigan State scored six points in 1:31 to re-take the lead 65-64 at the end of the period.
The battle continued in the fourth quarter. The Spartans never led but were able to tie the score four times. Michigan took as big a lead as five points in regulation and MSU continued to battle back. With 58 seconds left in regulation, Syla Swords hit a three to put U-M on top 81-77. A pair of Jones free throws made it a two-point game with 39 seconds left, leading to Blair's game-tying shot.
In overtime, Michigan took as big a lead as seven points to take control. Sotelo scored the final four points of the game, but the Spartans couldn't get any closer.
The Spartans remain at home and will take on No. 12 Maryland on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• The 11,635 fans that packed into the Breslin Center were the most during the three seasons of the Robyn Fralick era. It was the most since Feb. 23, 2020 against Michigan. Overall, it was No. 15 all-time at MSU.
• The overtime game was the first for Michigan State since 2/12/23 against Penn State, when the Spartans won 81-75 East Lansing, Mich. The Spartans have lost five of their last six overtime games.
• Michigan State had five players in double figures against Michigan on Sunday. MSU suffered its first loss when five players reach double digits and now hold a 4-1 record when five reach double figures. Kennedy Blair and Jalyn Brown led the way with 21 points each. Ines Sotel added 15 points, while Rashunda Jones scored 13 points. Grace VanSlooten added 12 points.
• With the overtime loss, the Spartans are now 3-2 against top-25 opponents. The Spartans have losses to then-No. 9 Iowa and No. 9 Michigan. MSU has wins over No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 23 Washington and No. 24 Nebraska.
• The Spartans lost for the first time this season in the Breslin Center, having won their first 10. During the Robyn Fralick Era, Michigan State is now 36-5.
• With the 94-91 loss, MSU is now 8-1 with scoring at at least 90 points.Â
The overtime game was Michigan State's first since beating Penn State on Feb. 12, 2023.
The 11,635 fans was No. 15 all-time at the Breslin Center.
The Spartans had their two-game winning streak halted, falling to 19-3 overall and 8-3 in Big Ten games. The Wolverines improve to 19-3 overall and 10-1 in league contests.
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Michigan State had five players in double figures led by a double-double by Blair, who scored 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds. It was her fifth double-double of the season. Senior guard Jalyn Brown also scored 21 points, including 17 in the first half. Sophomore guard Inés Sotelo was stellar in the second half with 15 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Rashunda Jones and senior forward Grace VanSlooten scored 13 and 12 points respectively.
The Wolverines were led by Mia Holloway, who scored a game-high 26 points.
The first quarter started fast and furious with Michigan State taking an early 13-12 lead. Both teams had the hot hand early on shooting well over 50 percent in the first five minutes. The Spartans opened up a 20-16 lead with under three minutes remaining in the quarter. Michigan hit back-to-back treys to re-take the lead 24-20. Michigan State was held the final 3:31 without scoring to trail after the first quarter 25-22.
In the second quarter, the Spartans scored six-straight to take a 28-27 lead with under seven left in the half. The Wolverines used a 6-0 run to pull ahead 41-35 with 2:41 remaining. A VanSlooten bucket stopped an over three minute MSU scoring drought. The Spartans ended the half on a 7-0 scoring of their own to lead at the break 42-41.
Michigan used an early third quarter 9-0 run to take a 52-44 lead. Despite making six-straight baskets, MSU fought to regain the lead. Another Emma Shumate trey, made it a 64-62 Michigan advantage with under a minute left in the period. Michigan State scored six points in 1:31 to re-take the lead 65-64 at the end of the period.
The battle continued in the fourth quarter. The Spartans never led but were able to tie the score four times. Michigan took as big a lead as five points in regulation and MSU continued to battle back. With 58 seconds left in regulation, Syla Swords hit a three to put U-M on top 81-77. A pair of Jones free throws made it a two-point game with 39 seconds left, leading to Blair's game-tying shot.
In overtime, Michigan took as big a lead as seven points to take control. Sotelo scored the final four points of the game, but the Spartans couldn't get any closer.
The Spartans remain at home and will take on No. 12 Maryland on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• The 11,635 fans that packed into the Breslin Center were the most during the three seasons of the Robyn Fralick era. It was the most since Feb. 23, 2020 against Michigan. Overall, it was No. 15 all-time at MSU.
• The overtime game was the first for Michigan State since 2/12/23 against Penn State, when the Spartans won 81-75 East Lansing, Mich. The Spartans have lost five of their last six overtime games.
• Michigan State had five players in double figures against Michigan on Sunday. MSU suffered its first loss when five players reach double digits and now hold a 4-1 record when five reach double figures. Kennedy Blair and Jalyn Brown led the way with 21 points each. Ines Sotel added 15 points, while Rashunda Jones scored 13 points. Grace VanSlooten added 12 points.
• With the overtime loss, the Spartans are now 3-2 against top-25 opponents. The Spartans have losses to then-No. 9 Iowa and No. 9 Michigan. MSU has wins over No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 23 Washington and No. 24 Nebraska.
• The Spartans lost for the first time this season in the Breslin Center, having won their first 10. During the Robyn Fralick Era, Michigan State is now 36-5.
• With the 94-91 loss, MSU is now 8-1 with scoring at at least 90 points.Â
Team Stats
Mich
MSU
FG%
.571
.508
3FG%
.409
.462
FT%
.520
.704
RB
36
32
TO
20
18
STL
11
13
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
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