Michigan State Upsets Ohio State

Michigan State drew a school-record crowd of 14,066 for a women’s game and turned the energy into one of the program’s biggest victories.

Kristin Haynie’s two free throws with 5.4 seconds left Sunday led the No. 9-ranked Spartans to a 66-64 victory over No. 2 Ohio State at East Lansing, Mich. The victory vaulted Michigan State (24-3, 13-2 Big Ten) into a tie with Penn State for first place in the conference, a half game ahead of the Buckeyes (25-3, 12-2). The Spartans haven’t won a share of the Big Ten title since 1996-97. Michigan State also broke the school record for wins in a season set in 1976-77.

“It was a shocker when they rushed out and jumped on us,” Haynie, who finished with 19 points, said of the fans, who began filling up the arena two hours before the game and spilled onto the court after the win. “That was great support.”

Michigan State led by as many as 12 points in the first half before Ohio State cut the lead to two, at 38-36, at halftime. But 19 turnovers cost the Buckeyes, who got 19 points, 12 blocks and 13 rebounds from center Jessica Davenport.

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No. 1 Louisiana State 62, Auburn 57 -- Seimone Augustus made two free throws with six seconds left and finished with 22 points to help LSU (25-1, 12-0 Southeastern Conference) hold on at Auburn, Ala. Auburn (14-11, 5-7) is the only SEC team to come within 10 points of LSU.

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No. 3 Duke 73, Georgia Tech 55 -- At Atlanta, Jessica Foley’s 19 points led the Blue Devils (25-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) over the Yellow Jackets (13-11, 4-8) for the 25th straight time.

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No. 6 Tennessee 84, Arkansas 71 -- Shyra Ely’s 30 points led the Lady Vols (21-4, 12-1 SEC) over the Razorbacks (15-9, 3-10) at Fayetteville, Ark.

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No. 8 North Carolina 75, No. 21 North Carolina St. 72 -- Ivory Latta made two free throws with 19.2 seconds left in overtime to lift the Tar Heels (22-3, 10-2 ACC) over the Wolfpack (19-6, 8-4) at Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina’s Nikita Bell made a putback with 1.9 seconds left to force overtime.

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No. 12 DePaul 95, Memphis 59 -- The Blue Demons (23-3, 12-1) clinched their first Conference USA regular-season title in nine years with the victory over the Tigers (2-14, 5-8) at Memphis.

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Mississippi 72, No. 16 Georgia 61 -- Armintie Price scored 30 points to lead the Rebels (17-8, 7-5 SEC) over the Bulldogs (20-7, 9-4) at Oxford, Miss.

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Virginia 63, No. 20 Maryland 61 -- LaTonya Blue’s 29 points, including two free throws with 24 seconds left, lifted the Cavaliers (18-8, 7-5 ACC) over the Terrapins (18-7, 7-6) at Charlottesville, Va.