Michigan State women's basketball eliminated from NCAA Tournament after loss to NC State
And with that, Michigan State women's basketball's tremendous 2024-25 season has come to the a close. The Spartans fell to NC State in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 32 on Monday, 83 to 49.
This was a tough game from the jump for the Spartans, as NC State jumped out to a 27 to 9 start and MSU was never able to close the gap against the 2-seeded Wolfpack. Grace VanSlooten was the only Spartan to score in double-digits, finishing with 15 points.
Aziaha James led the way for NC State, dropping 26 points for the Wolfpack.
While the ending may have been disappointing, this was a remarkable season for MSU in Robyn Fralick's second year. They made the NCAA Tournament for the second time under Fralick and finished the season 22-10.
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