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02/17 03:42 CST Blair leads No. 18 Michigan State against Northwestern after
21-point outing
Blair leads No. 18 Michigan State against Northwestern after 21-point outing
By The Associated Press
Northwestern Wildcats (8-17, 2-12 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (20-6,
9-6 Big Ten)
East Lansing, Michigan; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Michigan State plays Northwestern after Kennedy Blair
scored 21 points in Michigan State's 86-65 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.
The Spartans have gone 10-3 in home games. Michigan State has a 1-1 record in
games decided by less than 4 points.
The Wildcats are 2-12 in conference games. Northwestern allows 74.4 points to
opponents while being outscored by 8.6 points per game.
Michigan State's average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only
0.7 more made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Northwestern allows.
Northwestern has shot at a 42.0% clip from the field this season, 0.5
percentage points fewer than the 42.5% shooting opponents of Michigan State
have averaged.
The Spartans and Wildcats square off Wednesday for the first time in Big Ten
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Grace Vanslooten is shooting 49.5% and averaging 15.0 points
for the Spartans. Emma Shumate is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last
10 games.
Xamiya Walton averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, scoring
7.2 points while shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc. Grace Sullivan is
averaging 19.9 points and 5.1 rebounds over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 5-5, averaging 75.6 points, 29.7 rebounds, 15.1
assists, 10.5 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points per game.
Wildcats: 2-8, averaging 64.5 points, 26.3 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 5.9 steals
and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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