The Spartans played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

They defeated New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to the Final Four.

The Spartans lost Goran Suton (10.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game) to the NBA draft following the season.

10 North Carolina in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge in a rematch of the prior year's National Championship game.

[11] The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight appearance, earning a No.

Lucas scored a career high 25 points to pull off a controversial win against New Mexico State in the First Round.

[12] In the Second Round, Lucas went down with a serious knee injury and the Spartans needed a three-point shot from Korie Lucious at the buzzer to advance past Maryland.

[13] Without Lucas for the remainder of the Tournament, MSU beat Northern Iowa and Tennessee to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and sixth in the last twelve years.