East Lansing — Michigan State had the crowd and the circumstances. Michigan had the calmness and consistency.
In the end, steady won out over streaky, as the 18th-ranked Michigan women surged in the second half to storm past rival Michigan State, 77-67, before a raucous crowd of 9,220 at Breslin Center on Sunday afternoon.
Michigan State, playing its third straight game without head coach Suzy Merchant, led by as many as 12 points in the first half and by seven at halftime, before Michigan settled in on offense in the second half to win its third straight game in the series, and sixth of the last seven.