The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Spartans finished the season with a record of 16–10, 10–4 to win a share of the Big Ten Championship.

They received the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament where they beat Notre Dame and Kentucky to advance to the Final Four.

[3] Quiggle made a half-court shot after regulation expired that would have won the game for the Spartans, but was ruled too late.

North Carolina's Pete Brennan made a basket as time expired to force a second overtime.