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Minnesota Golden Gophers star Rachel Banham scores 52 points to break Big Ten career scoring record

Minnesota's Rachel Banham scored 52 points Sunday, breaking the Big Ten career scoring record in a 114-106 loss to Michigan State.

Banham now has 2,921 points to pass Penn State's Kelly Mazzante (2001-04), who 2,919. Sunday she was 14 of 28 from the field, 9 of 13 from 3-point range and 15 of 16 on free throws in coming within eight points of her career high of 60 set against Northwestern in a 112-106 double-overtime win on Feb. 7.

Banham also broke her own season record for 3-pointers and brought her season total to 97.

Banham tied the NCAA record with 60 points in a Feb.