Articles on win over MSU

The Detroit Free Press:

Michigan's three-point halftime lead was gone, and less than five minutes into the second half the Wolverines -- who had lost nine straight to Michigan State -- were down seven.

"I was thinking: 'Dang, that wasn't a good start,' " said senior Krista Clement. "We got yelled at a little bit at the next time-out because we all came in hanging our heads. The coaches got in our face about not giving up."

That is precisely when U-M women's basketball teams of the past would give up, or at least fall hopelessly behind.

Not this time; not this team.

"We smiled," said Clement, "and went out there and did some things."

Yeah, some things like get a career-high 23 points from junior Carly Benson to beat Michigan State, 64-55, Sunday before 5,596 fans, the most ever for a women's game in Crisler Arena.

It was U-M's first victory over the Spartans since Jan. 2, 2002.

Another article in the freep here. The Michigan Daily also has a couple of articles. From the first:

Michigan State (2-4 Big Ten, 10-8 overall) was on a six-minute field goal drought toward the end of the second half, but junior Carly Benson kept rolling for Michigan. Benson had her best game of the season, shooting 8-for-18 from the field on her way to a career-high 23 points.

"Carly has started to be consistently a really great player for us," sophomore Krista Phillips said. "I wouldn't want to have to play against her."

The second, focusing on the Krista Phillips/Allysa DeHaan matchup:

When 6-foot-6 sophomore Krista Phillips takes the court, people are usually in awe of her height.

But during yesterday's matinee, 6-foot-9 Michigan State sophomore Allyssa DeHaan stole her thunder.

DeHaan entered the game averaging 15.6 points per game and 4.71 blocks per contest, second in the nation.

No matter who matched up, getting a body on DeHaan would be one tall task. Still, Phillips was up for the challenge.

"In my Canada basketball years, I've come up against some pretty tall girls," Phillips said of her pre-Michigan playing career. "But it was a challenge to play against someone who was 6'9.

"But I embraced the assignment and said, 'All right, I'm going to do all I can to get her out of the paint and stop her scoring.' "

Though Philips couldn't completely clear out the post, DeHaan's production was held to just nine points. DeHaan's only points in the first half were scored on the opening basket of the game.