Feb. 3, 2011

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Game Notes vs. #11 Michigan State
Feb. 3, 2011
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.

Player of the Game

Senior Lin Zastrow tallied a career-high 23 points and added a game-high nine rebounds. The 6-4 post shot 7-of-13 from the field, including 1-of-1 from 3-point range. She was 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Zastrow also tied her season high with three blocks and added one assist in 42 minutes.

Stat of the Game

The Spartans outrebounded the Badgers 40-30, including a 15-6 offensive boards. Michigan State scored 20 second-chance points.

Turning Point

The Badgers led 56-44 with 5:49 remaining before Michigan State rallied, outscoring Wisconsin 16-4 to send the game into overtime. Senior Kalisha Keane had eight points, including the game-tying 3-pointers with 14 seconds remaining.

Notables

• The Badgers drop to third place in the Big Ten standings with tonight’s loss. Penn State remains atop the conference standings at 8-2 while Michigan State is half a game back at 7-2. Wisconsin is a game behind the leaders at 7-3.
• The Spartans end Wisconsin’s three-game winning streak and hand the Badgers third first Big Ten loss at home this season.
• Michigan State wins in Madison for the first time since 2005.
• The Badgers scored the fourth-highest single-game point total of the season with 70 points. The Spartans scored 73 points, the third-highest by an opponent this season. MSU also took 61 field goals attempts, the second highest by a foe this year, and made 20 free throws, the second most by an opponent this season. The Spartans also tied an opponent season high for free throw percentage at .870 (20-of-23).

Other Big Ten scores:

Purdue 60, Iowa 41 (West Lafayette, Ind.)

Minnesota 65, Indiana 59 (Bloomington, Ind.)

Penn State 81, Michigan 63 (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Northwestern 80, Illinois 79 (Evanston, Ill.)