Wolverines Back at Crisler to Host Spartans in Rescheduled Game
2/15/2021 2:56:00 PM
// Sarah VanMetre
» Michigan will play at home in Crisler Center for the first time since Jan. 10 when it hosts Michigan State. U-M is 3-0 during Big Ten action at home.
» The Wolverines are kicking off a three-game week with Tuesday's (Feb. 16) contest. U-M is also traveling to No. 14 Indiana Thursday (Feb. 18) and hosting No. 15 Ohio State Sunday (Feb. 21).
» The Wolverines are up to the No. 11 in this week's Associated Press poll, tying the highest ranking in program history.
THIS WEEK
Tuesday, Feb. 16 -- vs. Michigan State (Crisler Center), 4:30 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team (11-1, 6-1 B1G) returns to Crisler Center for a game for the first time since Jan. 10, hosting Michigan State (11-5, 6-5 B1G) Tuesday (Feb. 16) at 4:30 p.m. The game can be seen live on Big Ten Network.
Hail From Home
Game days may look different this season, but the tradition of cheering on Michigan women's basketball continues. Hail From Home is our way to virtually bring the excitement of game day to fans. Throughout the season, fans can look forward to a variety of digital engagements including a game day check-in with monthly prizes, fan cutouts at Crisler Center, game day playlists, Crisler scoreboard messages, special theme games, and more. » Hail From Home
Wolverine Notes
• Michigan is back in Crisler Center for the first time since a 20-point win over Illinois on Jan. 10. U-M is 6-0 at home this season, including a 3-0 Big Ten mark at Crisler. U-M is averaging 82.3 points per game on 48.4 percent shooting at home, while allowing 58.2 points per game on 34.8 percent shooting to its opponents.
• The Wolverines swept the season series from the Spartans in 2019-20, winning by 20 at Crisler Center and grinding out a 65-57 win in East Lansing. U-M is looking for its first three-game winning streak against the Spartans since winning four straight between Dec. 30, 1999 and Jan. 2, 2002.
• The game between Michigan and Michigan State marks the third attempt for the rivals to play at Crisler Center this season. They were originally slated to play on Jan. 18 before the Spartans had to postpone. Michigan was forced to postpone the rescheduled contest on Jan. 28 due to a department-wide pause in athletic activity.
• Junior Leigha Brown returned to the Michigan lineup at Purdue for the first time since Jan. 3. She immediately made her presence felt, going for 20 points, two boards and two assists in nearly 35 minutes of action. She drew 10 fouls on the evening and went 11-for-14 from the charity stripe. It was her fifth 20-point game of the season, and Brown has reached double figures in all eight games she has played this season. She is averaging 19.8 points per game on 60.4 percent shooting.
• Junior Naz Hillmon is making her case for All-America honors during her third season in Ann Arbor. She is third nationally in scoring (25.7 ppg), ninth in rebounding (12.1), second in field goal percentage (.643) and 22nd in double-doubles (9). Hillmon is the only player nationally to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding. She has scored at least 18 points in all but one game, including a 50-point game and two 35-point efforts. Hillmon is up to 1,313 career points to rank 13th in program history, and her 659 rebounds rank 15th.
• Michigan State (11-5, 6-5 B1G) is coming off a 78-65 win at Penn State Saturday (Feb. 13). MSU is averaging 77.2 points per game on 45.8 percent shooting while allowing 67.6 points per contest on 41.4 percent shooting to its opponents. The Spartans have a pair of double-figure scorers in Nia Clouden (19.1 ppg) and Alyza Winston (10.3 ppg), with three others averaging at least 8.0 points per game. U-M swept the season series from Michigan State last year.
Last Time Against Michigan State
The Wolverines used a 7-0 run in the middle stages of the fourth quarter after Michigan State took a 49-48 lead to regain control en route to a 65-57 win over the Spartans on Feb. 23, 2020 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. After MSU took a lead, U-M responded with a 7-0 run, getting a three-point play from Naz Hillmon to regain a 51-49 lead with 6:53 to go. Akienreh Johnson made a pair of free throws the next time down, and Hillmon scored again down low off her own miss to stake Michigan a 55-49 lead at the 5:33 mark. Hillmon went for 26 points and 13 boards. Amy Dilk had 15 points, seven boards and six assists, with Izabel Varejão going for 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 18 -- at Indiana (Bloomington, Ind.), 6 p.m.
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