In the end: WNIT quarterfinal match vs. U-M

By: Allison Grant Posted: 03/30/08 8:54pm Comments: 0

It was as even as a matchup as the MSU women’s basketball team could have asked for.

The Spartans defeated their cross-state rivals in overtime, 45-40, ending Michigan’s season in the fourth round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Seeing the score, it’s obvious that this game wasn’t all too thrilling on the offensive end.

The first half, where U-M ended with the lead at 23-16, was worse than watching the first-half 30-point domination the men’s team experienced against Memphis — at least in that game there were points being scored.

After averaging 63.3 points per game throughout the season, it was disheartening to watch the Spartans miss the basket time and time again to finish the game shooting 29.2 percent from the field and 10 percent from 3-point range.

Granted, both teams knew what the other was made of, having played twice in the regular season. This was a main factor in the low-scoring game, as defensive systems and plays were more ingrained than any non-conference team would have been able to accomplish in just a few days.

But in the end, winning is still winning. Hopefully MSU’s game against North Carolina State at 7 p.m., Wednesday, will go a little more smoothly.

Countdown to faceoff: MSU vs. Notre Dame

Posted 03/29 @ 8:30pm (0 comment(s) )

It was as even as a matchup as the MSU women’s basketball team could have asked for.

The Spartans defeated their cross-state rivals in overtime, 45-40, ending Michigan’s season in the fourth round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Silver lining in loss

Posted 03/29 @ 1:12am (0 comment(s) )

It was as even as a matchup as the MSU women’s basketball team could have asked for.

The Spartans defeated their cross-state rivals in overtime, 45-40, ending Michigan’s season in the fourth round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Countdown to tip-off: MSU vs. Memphis

Posted 03/28 @ 7:40pm (0 comment(s) )

It was as even as a matchup as the MSU women’s basketball team could have asked for.

The Spartans defeated their cross-state rivals in overtime, 45-40, ending Michigan’s season in the fourth round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Gray's status for Sweet 16 unknown after knee injury

Posted 03/27 @ 5:46pm (0 comment(s) )

It was as even as a matchup as the MSU women’s basketball team could have asked for.

The Spartans defeated their cross-state rivals in overtime, 45-40, ending Michigan’s season in the fourth round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Teams unfairly paired in NCAA hockey tournament

Posted 03/26 @ 8:21pm (0 comment(s) )

It was as even as a matchup as the MSU women’s basketball team could have asked for.

The Spartans defeated their cross-state rivals in overtime, 45-40, ending Michigan’s season in the fourth round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Izzo gets playbook pointers from Saunders

Posted 03/24 @ 6:51pm (0 comment(s) )

At his weekly news conference on Monday, Izzo said he’s had the chance to discuss expanding MSU’s playbook with Saunders — not just adding more in quantity, but boosting the quality of current plays by opening up more options when an opponent takes away a certain component.