Sidney Cooks scored a career-high 19 points and No. 23 Michigan State used a 9-0 run in overtime to pull away from Hartford for a 74-66 win on Sunday.
Victoria Gaines added 16 points with 11 rebounds and Taryn McCutcheon had 14 points for the Spartans (9-1), who won their sixth straight.
Kelly Douglass hit a 3-pointer midway through overtime to put the Hawks (5-6) on top 64-63 but over the next 1:49 the Spartans took charge.
MSU made all three of its shots with four free throws while the Hawks missed all three of theirs and had two turnovers.
Jade Young led Hartford with 18 points and Lindsey Abed had 16. Sierra DaCosta added 11, including a nice drive from the left wing to tie the game at 59 with 12 seconds left in regulation.
