Niblack, No. 22 West Virginia women edge No. 19 Michigan St
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Kari Niblack scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting and No. 22 West Virginia edged No. 19 Michigan State 63-57 in the Florida Sunshine Classic on Saturday.
Kysre Gondrezick added 14 points and Tynice Martin 11, both making a pair of free throws in the final 20 seconds for the Mountaineers (8-1), who have won four straight.
West Virginia plays Syracuse on Sunday. Syracuse defeated Michigan State on Friday in the round-robin tournament.
Nia Clouden had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans (7-4) and Shay Colley added 11 points.
West Virginia made 7 of 8 free throws in the fourth quarter while Michigan State went just 5 of 19 from the field, 1 of 6 behind the arc, and was just 4 of 7 from the foul line. The Spartans had a string of six straight misses in the fourth quarter and missed their last three shots in the final minute.
Neither team shot better than 35% but West Virginia went 17 of 20 from the foul line to MSU's 10 of 17.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin Pethtel
- Nykesha Thompson
- Natasha Curry
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 34-5 |
| Indiana | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
| Nebraska | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| Penn State | 9-9 | 7 | 22-13 |
| Michigan | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Maryland | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Illinois | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 20-16 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Northwestern | 4-14 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Rutgers | 2-16 | 14 | 8-24 |
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 15-3 | - | 23-10 |
| Texas | 14-4 | 1 | 33-5 |
| Kansas State | 13-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
| Baylor | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| West Virginia | 12-6 | 3 | 25-8 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
| TCU | 6-12 | 9 | 21-12 |
| BYU | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Texas Tech | 5-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Houston | 5-13 | 10 | 14-16 |
| Cincinnati | 5-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 12-17 |
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