Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 23 Michigan State overcomes Minnesota

Field Level Media|published: Sat 1st March, 18:07 2025

Robyn Fralick Michigan State Women's Head Basketball Coach directs her team against Indiana Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 at the Breslin Center. Michigan State won 73-65.

Grace VanSlooten had 15 points and eight rebounds as No. 23 Michigan State pulled away from Minnesota in the fourth quarter of a 73-58 win on Saturday afternoon in East Lansing, Mich.

Julia Ayrault notched 13 points and nine boards for Michigan State (21-8, 11-7 Big Ten), Ines Sotelo added 13 points, Jaddan Simmons had 11 and Nyla Hampton chipped in 10 as five Spartans scored in double figures.

Grace Grocholski scored a game-high 23 points on 7-of-16 shooting with four steals for Minnesota (20-10, 8-10) and Tory McKinney added 17 points for the Golden Gophers.

The game was closer than the final score suggested, with the two teams separated by just one point after each of the first three quarters. Michigan State drained 9 of 23 (39.1 percent) 3-pointers, while Minnesota was held to just 3-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc.

No. 18 West Virginia 85, Cincinnati 69

JJ Quinerly scored 31 points and Jordan Harrison had 21 as the visiting Mountaineers handed the Bearcats their third straight loss.

West Virginia (23-6, 13-5 Big 12) led by as much as 22 points and led 44-30 at halftime. Quinerly, the team's leading scorer (20.5 points per game), added seven rebounds and seven assists, while Jordan Thomas chipped in 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Jilian Hayes had 20 points and eight rebounds for Cincinnati (15-13, 7-11), which also received 15 points from Tineya Hylton. They were the only Bearcats to score in double figures.

--Field Level Media