The Spartans were led by 24th-year head coach Tom Izzo and played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

[21] After receiving an offer three days prior, four-star small forward Gabe Brown announced on June 20, 2017 that he will play for the Spartans in 2018.

[24][25] Sources: Following a tumultuous season off the court, it was rumored that the Orlando Magic were interested in at least interviewing Tom Izzo for their vacant head coaching position.

[35] Following the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft, many media outlets released updated early top 25 rankings for the 2017–18 season.

[52] The Spartans played Tom Izzo's alma mater, Division II Northern Michigan, in an exhibition game at Breslin Center on October 30, 2018.

Only freshman wing Aaron Henry played major minutes for the Spartans as the other members of MSU's five-man freshmen class did not enter the game until late in the first half.

Kenny Goins made three three-pointers and Langford scored 15 in the second half as MSU narrowed the lead to three with less than a minute remaining.

Nick Ward recovered from his difficult game against the Jayhawks to shoot seven of 11 from the field and made 11 free throws while scoring 25 points to lead the Spartans.

MSU turned the ball over repeatedly in the early minutes of the game and the Longhorns jumped out to a quick double digit lead.

[65] However, Josh Langford took control for the Spartans, scoring 29 points as they roared back to take the lead early in the second half.

The Spartans, who played without starting guard Matt McQuaid who suffered a thigh bruise late against Texas, struggled against Louisville.

The Big Ten's leading scorer, Purdue's Carsen Edwards, was contained by MSU's tough defense and limited to 12 points on four of 12 shooting in the game.

Cassius Winston rebounded from his poor outing against Penn State in the previous game and led the way with a career-high 29 points.

The win moved MSU to sole possession of first place in the Big Ten as the only remaining undefeated team in conference.

[84] The win marked MSU's 20th consecutive Big Ten regular season victory, extending the school record.

[86] MSU moved the lead to as many as 18 in the second half as Cassius Winston took control, scoring 23 points and Nick Ward poured in 21.

MSU greats Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Greg Kelser, and others from the team were on hand as Michigan State thumped Minnesota 79–55.

Nick Ward rebounded from his recent struggles and scored 22 points to lead all scorers while Matt McQuaid added 18 in the romp over the Golden Gophers.

Cassius Winston led all scorers with 23 points and six assists as MSU was able to pull away at the end behind baskets by Goins and Nick Ward.

[94] Following the game, MSU announced that Ward had suffered a hairline fracture in his left hand and that he would be out indefinitely, further weakening the Spartans roster.

With five days off and the conference championship in MSU's sights, the Spartans traveled to Indiana looking to avenge their earlier home loss to the Hoosiers.

MSU, playing again without Nick Ward, led for the majority of the game, pushing the lead in to double figures in the second half.

MSU took a timeout to draw up a play for the winner, but Winston settled for a fall away jumper that came up short and the Hoosiers completed the season sweep of the Spartans.

However, MSU, who leaned more heavily on freshmen Thomas Kithier, Gabe Brown, and Aaron Henry than in previous games, extended the lead again to win by 15.

[97] MSU welcomed Michigan to Breslin Center on March 9 for Senior Night with a share of the Big Ten championship on the line for the rivals.

A win earlier in the day by Purdue meant that the winner of the game would earn a share of the Big Ten championship.

He saw limited time, but played well, scoring eight points including a jump shot and free throw where he showed no ill affects from the broken hand.

Freshman guard Foster Loyer stepped up for the Spartans, scoring 14 points off the bench, including three three-pointers to give MSU the lead.

However, Spartan guard Kyle Ahrens went down hard on his ankle while coming down with a rebound in the first half and was taken out on a stretcher with an air cast on his leg.

MSU trailed the Wolverines by five with just over two minutes remaining, but a Matt McQuaid three pointer and a Cassius Winston assist to Xavier Tillman tied the score at 60 with 1:20 left in the game.