MSU women knocks out Michigan in 2nd round of Big Ten, 69-49

Four Spartans scored in double figures as #9 Michigan State dominated the #8 Michigan Wolverines, 69-49, in the second round of the 2015 women's Big Ten Tournament at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, IL.

Sophomore Aerial Powers recorded her 23rd double-double of the season with 16 points and 15 rebounds. The 15 rebounds were the most-ever by an MSU player in the Big Ten Tournament, passing senior Jasmine Hines who had 14 against Penn State in 2013. Freshman Lexi Gussert also added 16 points, including going 4-6 from 3-point range to tie a career high.

Michigan State will now take on #1 Maryland in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament this Friday afternoon at 12:30 pm.


OTHER CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCORES
BIG TEN (women) - 2nd Round
- Rutgers 63, Indiana 52
- Nebraska 86, Illinois 71
- Minnesota 82, Purdue 78

ACC (women) - 2nd Round
- Wake Forest 85, Syracuse 79
- Miami 62, Virginia 52
- Virginia Tech 51, Pittsburgh 45
- North Carolina 84, Georgia Tech 64

ATLANTIC SUN (men) - Semifinals
- USC Upstate 63, Florida Gulf Coast 62
- North Florida 71, Lipscomb 57

ATLANTIC 10 (women) - 2nd Round
- St. Louis 65, VCU 58
- Richmond 67, Massachusetts 63
- St. Joseph's 71, George Mason 43
- Rhode Island 65, La Salle 60

BIG SOUTH (women) - Quarterfinals
- Liberty 59, UNC-Ashevlle 51
- Campbell 65 , Winthrop 52
- Gardner-Webb 70, Radford 56
- High Point 75, Presbyterian 62

MAAC (men) - 1st Round
- Siena 71, Niagara 54
- St. Peter's 63, Fairfield 33
- Marist 80, Quinnipiac74

MAAC (women) - 1st Round
- Monmouth 68, Canisius 56
- St. Peter's 62, Rider 54
- Niagara 57, Manhattan 51

MISSOURI VALLEY (men) - 1st Round
- Southern Illinois 55, Missouri State 48
- Bradley 52, Drake 50 (OT)

OHIO VALLEY (men) - Quarterfinals
- Morehead State 76, Tennessee-Martin 65
- Belmont 97, Eastern Illinois 64

OHIO VALLEY (women) - Quarterfinals
- Belmont 55, Jacksonville State 45
- Tennessee State 81, Morehead State 66

PAC-12 (women) - 1st Round
- Washington State 66, Oregon 64
- UCLA 80, Arizona 62
- Colorado 75, USC 63
- Washington 75, Utah 64

PATRIOT LEAGUE (men) - Quarterfinals
- Bucknell 90, Holy Cross 83 (OT)
- Lafayette 89, Boston U. 64
- Colgate 72, Navy 62
- American 68, Lehigh 62

SEC (women) - 2nd Round
- Arkansas 72, Mississippi 61
- Texas A&M 57, Auburn 47
- Georgia 75, Missouri 64
- Kentucky 67, Vanderbilt 61

SOUTHERN (women) - Quarterfinals
- Chattanooga 78, UNC-Greensboro 44
- Furman 65, Samford 54
- East Tennessee State 73, Western Carolina 53
- Mercer 75, Wofford 54

WEST COAST (women)
1st Round
- Loyola Marymount 68, Pepperdine 67
- Santa Clara 66, Portland 58

Quarterfinals
- San Francisco 74, Pacific 64
- BYU 65, St. Mary's 64