Indiana falters on the Road at #20 Excel H Sports Ranked Michigan State

By Nick Jenkinson/Excel H Sports

    The Indiana Hoosiers fell to the #22 Michigan State Spartans 73-65 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan Sunday Afternoon. The Hoosiers are 17-10 and 9-7 in the Big Ten with two games left hosting Maryland Thursday Night for Senior Night and then traveling to Purdue next Sunday to close out the regular season.

   Michigan State is 20-7 overall and 10-6 in the Big Ten and travel to Ohio State before closing out the regular season hosting Minnesota. The Spartans lead the all-time series with the Hoosiers 49-33 as Michigan State improves to 23-12 all-time in East Lansing against the Hoosiers and snaps a two-game losing skid against Indiana.

    Chloe Moore-McNeil led the Hoosiers with 15 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Karoline Striplin added 14 points, Yarden Garzon and Shay Ciezki added 13 points apiece. Syndey Parrish scored 6 points. Lilly Meister and Lexus Bargesser scored 2 points each and Juliana LaMendola played but did not score.

   Garzon hit two three pointers bringing her career total 202 and is one away from tying Tyra Buss who had 203 three pointers from 2014-18 and four way from tying Kris McGrade who knocked down 206 three pointers from 1991-94.

   The Hoosiers finished the game 23-58 from the field for 43%, 6-22 from three-point range for 27% and 9-14 from the free throw line for 64%. The Hoosiers pulled down 36 rebounds, dished out 15 assists, 7 steals 2 blocks and committed 18 turnovers.

  Grace Van Slooten led the way with 17 points, Theryn Hallock and Jocelyn Tate added 16 apiece. Jadaan Simmons finished with 11 points. Julia Ayrault who along with VanSlooten is the Spartans co-leading scorer coming into the game was held to 4 points and 8 rebounds. Emma Shumate scored 6 points and Ines Sotelo added 3 points off the bench and Ball State transfer Nyla Hampton played but did not score.

  Michigan State finished the game 25-63 from the field for 39%, 5-25 from three-point range for 20% and 18-22 from the free throw line for 81%. The Spartans pulled down 36 rebounds, dished out 18 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks and committed 10 turnovers.