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MSU Women’s Basketball upsets 2-seed Indiana to advance in Big Ten Tournament

Michigan State has advanced in the Big Ten Tournament after knocking off 2-seed Indiana.

Fans of Michigan State Basketball did get some great news on Thursday after all. The MSU Women’s Basketball team was able to upset No. 2 seed Indiana to advance in the Big Ten Tournament behind a 27-point second half from Nia Clouden. The final score was 69-61.

Clouden finished with 30 points, overcoming a tough first half to lead her Spartans to victory. Alyza Winston added 13 points.  Alisia Smith led the team with 8 rebounds to go along with 6 points. Head coach Suzy Merchant was also able to get 13 strong minutes from the injured Taiyier Parks, who scored 4 points and added 5 rebounds, much of which came in crunch time.

The Spartans will now face either Iowa or Rutgers as they continue to advance in the Big Ten Tournament.

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Michigan State Women’s Basketball beats Penn State, advances in Big Ten Tournament

Michigan State Women’s Basketball will advance in the Big Ten Tournament after knocking off Penn State.

The No. 7-seed Michigan State Women’s Basketball team is moving forward in the Big Ten Tournament.

The Spartans beat No. 10-seed Penn State 75-66 behind the heroics of Alyza Winston, who scored 23 to lead MSU to the next round of play. Nia Clouden was also able to shake off an awful three-game stretch to score 18 points. Moira Joiner and Taiyier Parks also scored in double digits.

This was a close game for most of the contest, until Winston broke out to lead the Spartans on a 12-2 run to lead them to a match-up against No. 2 Indiana at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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