Michigan State Spartans @ DePaul Blue Demons
Blair scores 16, Alexander adds 15 to help No. 25 Michigan St. women beat DePaul 90-46
CHICAGO -- — Kennedy Blair scored 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting, Isaline Alexander made 6 of 8 from the field and finished with 15 points, and No. 25 Michigan State beat DePaul 90-46 on Sunday.
Blair hit 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and finished with seven rebounds and five assists. Grace VanSlooten added 14 points, Rashunda Jones 13 and Jalyn Brown scored 11 for Michigan State (9-1).
Shakara McCline scored 12 points for DePaul (3-9), which beat UMass-Lowell 78-48 last time out to snap a five-game skid.
Brown scored the final seven points in a 21-4 run that gave Michigan State a 13-point lead with 90 seconds left in the first quarter. Kate Novic scored in the paint to trim the Blue Demons deficit to 21-13 going into the second, but Blair made a basket that pushed the lead into double figures for good with 8:37 left in the first half and sparked a 12-4 run. Brown made a layup to cap the spurt that made it 33-16 with 4:45 until halftime.
The Spartans shot 59% (19 of 32) from the field, while DePaul made 10 of 31 (32%), in the first half and took a 22-point lead into the intermission. Michigan State opened the third quarter with a 16-5 run — which included 10 points by VanSlooten — to make it 64-29 with 2:42 left until the fourth.
Michigan State: The Spartans play next Sunday against Indiana State at the Cherokee Invitational in Cherokee, North Carolina.
DePaul: The Blue Demons play Wednesday at UIC.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brenda Pantoja
- Linda Miles
- Courtney Robinson
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 8-3 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
| Michigan State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-1 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 9-1 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 6-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 3-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Villanova | 1-0 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Seton Hall | 1-0 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Creighton | 1-0 | 1 | 5-5 |
| Marquette | 2-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| St. John's | 1-1 | 1.5 | 11-2 |
| Xavier | 1-1 | 1.5 | 8-3 |
| Georgetown | 0-1 | 2 | 7-3 |
| Providence | 0-2 | 2.5 | 7-5 |
| Butler | 0-2 | 2.5 | 6-6 |
| DePaul | 0-2 | 2.5 | 3-10 |

