EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State women’s basketball will hit the road to take on Michigan for the second time, taking on the Wolverines on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 12 p.m. This is the second meeting between the teams this season with MSU winning at home 82-71 on Jan. 27. Jason Ross Jr. and Shimmy Gray-Miller will be on the call for the Big Ten Network.
• The Spartans are looking to get back on track after losing two-straight games for the first time this season. MSU stands 17-7 overall and 7-6 in Big Ten games after losing to No. 5/5 Ohio State on Feb. 11.
• Michigan is 16-10 overall this season and 7-7 in league contests. The Wolverines are looking to avoid the series sweep for the first time since 2019. U-M continues to be led by Laila Phelia who is eighth in the B1G in scoring, averaging 15.9 ppg.
• DeeDee Hagemann dished out a team-high four assists against Ohio State, which put her over the 400-career assists mark, now with 403, becoming the ninth player in MSU program history to reach the 400-career assists plateau, and vaulting to tie for No. 7 on the Spartans’ career assists list with Tamika Matlock (1995-97) with 403 helpers, passing Brittney Thomas (2007-11) with 401 assists.
• With the 363 points, Julia Ayrault needs just 71 more points to equal the combined sum of her previous three seasons in a Spartan uniform, as she had a combined 434 points in the 2019-23 seasons.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
This is the 100th meeting between the Spartans and the Wolverines. Michigan holds a 16-10 overall record and a 7-7 mark in Big Ten action, heading into the game with Michigan State. Last time out, fell to No. 4/4 Iowa 106-89 in Iowa City on Thursday. The Wolverines had six players in double figures, led by 16 fro, Jordan Hobbs. U-M has lost four of its last six games with wins against Rutgers and Penn State.
The Wolverines are second in the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing only 63.0 ppg. They are 10th in scoring offense, scoring 70.7 ppg. Michigan is third in the conference in rebound margin (+5.23) and sixth in turnover margin (+2.54).
Laila Phelia is eighth in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 15.9 ppg. She is also 12th in the league in free throw percentage (.792).
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