Scores

There are no games scheduled for Thursday, Feb 23.

Final

Nebraska 53

(20-7, 9-6 Big Ten)

Michigan St 73

(18-10, 10-5 Big Ten)

7:00 PM ET, February 23, 2012

Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, MI

1 2 T
NEB 22 3153
MSU 43 3073

Top Performers

Nebraska: J. Hooper 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Stl

Michigan State: K. Bell 19 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Michigan St. tops Nebraska for 3rd straight win

Associated Press

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Klarissa Bell scored 19 points to pace Michigan State to its third straight victory with a 73-53 decision over No. 23 Nebraska on Thursday night.

Taylor Alton hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points for the Spartans (18-10, 10-5 Big Ten), who shot 52 percent (29 of 56) and went 9 of 18 from long range. Porsche Poole added 13 points and nine assists.

Jordan Hooper continued her streak of hitting double figures in every game this season as she led the Cornhuskers (20-7, 9-6) with 15 points. Kaitlyn Burke added 13.

Leading 7-6, Michigan State ran off 15 consecutive points for a 22-6 edge with 12:37 left in the first half.

The advantage reached 23 points four times, the first at 37-14 and the last at 50-27.

Michigan State, which has won six of its last seven, was facing Nebraska for the first time in history.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NEB
MSU
Points 53 73
FG Made-Attempted 17-54 (.315) 29-56 (.518)
3P Made-Attempted 5-18 (.278) 9-18 (.500)
FT Made-Attempted 14-20 (.700) 6-10 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 11 (0/0) 13 (1/0)
Largest Lead 2 23

Game Leaders

 
NEB
MSU
PointsJ. Hooper 15K. Bell 19
ReboundsE. Cady 6L. Johnson 7
AssistsL. Moore 4P. Poole 9
StealsL. Moore 1K. Johnson 3
BlocksL. Moore 2K. Bell 1

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 23, 2012 @MSU 73, NEB 53Recap | Box Score

Next 5 Games

NEB
MSU
02/26 OSU 4:00pm
03/01 NW 1:55pm
03/02 @IOWA 1:55pm
03/03 @OSU 5:00pm
03/04 @PUR 4:00pm
 02/26 @NW 3:00pm
03/01 IND 8:25pm
03/02 @PUR 8:25pm
03/17 @LOU 1:30pm
11/11 UTA 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Nebraska | Michigan State

Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#14 Ohio State11-525-6
#15 Penn State13-324-6
#23 Nebraska10-624-8
Purdue11-524-8
Michigan8-820-11
Michigan State11-520-11
Iowa11-519-11
Minnesota6-1015-17
Northwestern4-1214-16
Illinois5-1111-19
Wisconsin5-119-20
Indiana1-156-24
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