MSU women's basketball grinds out 73-71 win over No. 24 Nebraska
After being fouled, junior guard Rashunda Jones calmly knocked down both free throws to tie the game at 71-71 with 39 seconds remaining — 39 seconds that felt like an eternity for everyone inside Breslin Center.
That short stretch featured three possessions, four timeouts, two Nebraska turnovers and the final two points that sealed a 73-71 win for No. 15 Michigan State over No. 24 Nebraska, securing the best start in program history at 17-1 (6-1 Big Ten).
“What I shared with the team after the game was as we continue evolving, as we continue to become a better team, you just find ways to win,” MSU head coach Robyn Fralick said. “We know moving forward, we got to regroup, we got to reset, we got to re-energize.”
One way to describe the physical, weekday ranked Big Ten matchup would be back-and-forth, as the teams traded blows for most of the contest. That changed in the closing seconds, once the score reached 71-71 and MSU’s defense stood its ground.
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