No. 16 Michigan State women beat No. 15 Notre Dame 72-69
(SOUTH BEND) - Nia Clouden scored a career-high 28 points and No. 16 Michigan State held off No. 15 Notre Dame's late rally for a 72-69 victory on Thursday night. Clouden made four 3-pointers and was 9 of 21 from the field. Taryn McCutheon added 12 points for Michigan State (3-0). Sam Brunelle and Katlyn Gilbert scored 19 points apiece to lead Notre Dame (2-2), which has lost two straight games. The Irish rallied from a 13 point deficit late in the third quarter, using a 15-5 run to pull to 58-57 with 5:30 to play. Brunelle's 3-pointer got the Irish within 70-69 with 10 seconds left, but McCutcheon made a pair of free throws to seal it for the Spartans.

OTHER TOP 25 WOMEN'S SCORES
No. 2 Baylor 112 – Houston Baptist 42
No. 3 Stanford 90 – Northern Colorado 36
No. 7 Oregon State 98 – No. 18 DePaul 77
No. 9 Louisville 76 – Central Michigan 63
No. 11 UCLA 86 – Long Beach State 51
No. 22 Texas 84 – UTSA 53
No. 23 Arkansas 96 – Oral Roberts 64