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01/22 21:38 CST Blair scores 21 points; No. 13 Michigan State women hold off
USC 74-68
Blair scores 21 points; No. 13 Michigan State women hold off USC 74-68
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) --- Kennedy Blair scored 21 points, and No. 13
Michigan State women held off Southern California's late surge for a 74-68
victory on Thursday night.
Michigan State opened the fourth quarter on a 13-5 run to stretch its lead to
66-54 with 5:15 remaining. Jazzy Davidson scored the last five points in a 10-0
run to help pull USC to 66-64 with 4:10 left before the Spartans sealed it from
the free-throw line. Blair led the Spartans with eight points.
Blair shot 8 of 15 from the floor overall, made 5 of 6 free throws and had five
steals. Grace VanSlooten scored 16 points, grabbed nine rebounds for Michigan
State (18-2, 7-2 Big Ten), which rebounded from a 75-68 loss to then-No. 10
Iowa. Rashunda Jones scored 16 points and Ines Sotelo added 12 to go with seven
rebounds for the Spartans.
Michigan State scored 25 points from 24 USC turnovers.
Kara Dunn scored 23 points and Jazzy Davidson added 21 to lead USC (11-8, 3-5).
Kennedy Smith scored 15 points.
Up next
USC: At No. 7 Michigan on Sunday.
Michigan State: At Purdue on Thursday.
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