The team played its home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference.

6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Purdue and Illinois before losing to Iowa in the semifinals.

6 seed in the Washington D.C. bracket, marking the school's ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo.

The game was an instant classic lasting into triple overtime where the Spartans fell 109–106.

[5] The Spartans won their remaining ten non-conference games, including a win over No.

6 Boston College in the Jimmy V Classic,[6] to finish the non-conference schedule at 12–2 and ranked No.

[11] However, Michigan State finished the conference season losing five of their last seven games.

MSU finished the Big Ten regular season with a conference record of 8–8, 20–10 overall, and slipping out of the polls.