The Michigan State women’s basketball team dropped one spot to No. 24 in the new AP Top 25 heading into the postseason. The Spartans (21-8, 11-7) split a pair of games last week, losing 89-78 at Ohio State on Wednesday before Saturday’s 73-58 victory against Minnesota to close the regular season.

Following Minnesota's win over the Boilermakers, it marked the first time since 2017-18 and 2018-19 that Minnesota has recorded back-to-back 20 win seasons. Notably, it was the 10th time as a head coach that Dawn Plitzuweit has won 20 or more games in her career.

In the final quarter, Minnesota shot 4-15 (26.7%) from the field as a team, while Michigan State shot 9-12 (75%). A 29-4 difference in points off the bench and a poor fourth quarter were ultimately the difference in a game that the Gophers were competitive in for 33 minutes.

For the second straight week, the Michigan State women's basketball team dropped one spot in the Associated Press Top 25, falling to No. 24.

No. 23 Michigan State women’s basketball sent its seniors out in style, defeating Minnesota on Saturday 73-58 in the squad's last regular season game. The Spart

The Spartans trailed 52-48 when Ayrault knocked down the 3 with 7:28 to play to start the surge. Simmons, Theryn Hallock, Hampton and VanSlooten also had big moments during the run as MSU took control after shooting 36% through the first three quarters. Grace Grocholski had a game-high 23 points for Minnesota (20-10, 8-10).

A year after winning the program’s first Big Ten championship, Michigan State defended it. The No. 3 Spartans skated to a 5-2 victory at Notre Dame on Saturday night to complete a series sweep and claim a second straight conference regular-season title.

The Gophers finished 13th in the Big Ten, earning one of the league’s 15 conference tournament spots in Indianapolis. They will likely start with a 2:30 p.m. tip against the No. 12 seed, probably Washington (17-12, 8-9), which whizzed past them last Wednesday at Williams Arena, 72-62.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Five Spartans hit the double-figure mark as the No. 23 Michigan State women’s basketball team defeated Minnesota, 73-58, Saturday on Senior Day at the Breslin Center.

Atop the Big Ten, Michigan State earned a bye for the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. Because the Big Ten Tournament reseeds semifinal matchups, Michigan State will host the lowest remaining seed in a single-game semifinal at Munn Ice Arena two weeks from now.

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Michigan State holds the tiebreaker over Minnesota based on taking seven of 12 points against the Gophers this season and would therefore be the overall No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans led 2-0 after the first period on goals by David Gucciardi and Matt Basgall.