(24) Michigan State 52, St. Bonaventure 63

1 2 T
#24 MSU (6-3) 20 32 52
SBON (6-1) 30 33 63

Final

12:00 PM ET, December 7, 2008

Murray's career-best 25 lead St. Bonaventure by No. 24 Michigan State

2008-09 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Dec 7, 2008 @SBON 63, MSU 52Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
MICHIGAN STATE (ET) ST. BONAVENTURE (ET)
12/14 @XAV 2:00pm
12/18 DSU 7:00pm
12/21 @PSU 12:00pm
12/29 IND 7:00pm
01/01 @PUR 1:00pm
12/14 @BGSU 2:00pm
12/17 @NIAG 11:00am
12/20 @MRST 2:00pm
12/22 COR 4:00pm
12/28 SYR 1:00pm
 · Complete Schedule: Michigan State | St. Bonaventure
Associated Press

OLEAN, N.Y. -- Katelyn Murray scored a career-high 25 points and made five 3-pointers to lead St. Bonaventure to a 63-52 victory over Michigan State (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) on Sunday.

Dana Mitchell scored 15 points and Andrea Doneth added eight rebounds for the Bonnies (6-1).

Kalisha Keane led the Spartans (6-3) with 12 points. Lauren Aitch had 11 points and Aisha Jefferson added nine.

Bonnies coach Jim Crowley praised Murray's grit in the upset.

"There's a lot of people who are good shooters, there's not a lot of people who are courageous shooters," he said. "She wants that shot and very, very often makes them."

St. Bonaventure took a 10-0 lead and never trailed. The Spartans mounted an 11-4 rally at the start of the second half to come within 34-31, but the Bonnies responded with a 12-2 run.

Murray was pleased with her performance, but doesn't think about her stats.

"To be honest, I just kept shooting," she said. "It felt good, but I just kept shooting and they went in. I wasn't really thinking about the points or anything. It was just a matter of the flow of the game and hitting the shots when they needed to be hit."

The win marks the second time in consecutive seasons the Bonnies have upset a ranked opponent. They beat No. 14 George Washington 63-60 last February, the program's first win against a ranked opponent.


Women's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Sunday, December 7th
TCU 82 Final
3 California 73
S. Methodist 48 Final
4 Texas A&M 80
6 Texas 74 Final
Mississippi 50
6 Oklahoma 87 Final
Arkansas State 57
20 Purdue 51 Final
8 Notre Dame 62
11 Maryland 57 Final
Pittsburgh 86
13 Auburn 64 Final
Liberty 53
Michigan 45 Final
14 Duke 60
Ball State 51 Final
15 Louisville 82
21 Xavier 55 Final
Cincinnati 65
22 Iowa State 46 Final
Iowa 66
24 Michigan State 52 Final
St. Bonaventure 63
Northern Arizona 65 Final
25 Arizona State 91