Final
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No. 21 Michigan State women top Rutgers 59-48 after big run
Jan 20, 2016 - 1:14 AM EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Aerial Powers scored 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter and No. 21 Michigan State closed the game on a 19-4 run to beat Rutgers 59-48 on Tuesday night.Powers' steal and fast-break layup extended Michigan State's lead to 47-44 with 4:49 left and her nifty reverse layup made it 56-47 at the 44-second mark.
Powers also grabbed 12 rebounds for Michigan State (14-4, 5-2 Big Ten).
Michigan State went the final four minutes of the first quarter without a field goal and Morgan Green's jumper was the Spartans' first basket of the second at the 7:35 mark. The Spartans trailed by as many as 10 points during the stretch.
Michigan State opened the third on a 5-0 run for a 30-28 lead - its first advantage since 13-12. But the Spartans only made one of their final 13 field-goal attempts in the quarter.
Tyler Scaife led Rutgers (12-7, 3-4) with 24 points.
- RUTGERS: 48
MICHIGAN STATE: 59
Final
Jan 19 7:54 PM - RUTGERS: 40
MICHIGAN STATE: 40
End of 3rd
Jan 19 7:25 PM - 85
rootsRUWTbot Added 50 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
Rutgers 40, Michigan State(21) 40 End of 3rdJan 19 7:25 PM - RUTGERS: 28
MICHIGAN STATE: 25
Halftime
Jan 19 6:43 PM - RUTGERS: 19
MICHIGAN STATE: 13
End of 1st
Jan 19 6:21 PM - RUTGERS: 4
MICHIGAN STATE: 9
1st Quarter - 6:06
Jan 19 6:09 PM
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