Lykendra Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Lauren Aitch added 12 points to help No. 16 Michigan State beat Washington 69-52 Saturday night.
Porsche Poole and Allyssa DeHaan each had 10 points for the Spartans (8-3), who used an early 17-0 run to pull away from the turnover-plagued Huskies (4-5) for their seventh win in eight games.
Sami Whitcomb had 14 points for Washington, which didn't score again for 11:23 after a basket in the first four seconds.
Michigan State went up by 27 points midway through the second half after leading 28-16 at the break.
Washington was outrebounded 56-40 and had 19 turnovers and five assists.
Neither team shot particularly well. The Spartans made 32.3 percent from the field and Washington shot 29.8.
But in a game with 48 personal fouls and a technical foul on Aitch, Michigan State was the more aggressive team and had 22 offensive rebounds, including four by Johnson.
Johnson and DeHaan each blocked three shots.









