18 points and Trice contributed 24. The win sent MSU to the Elite Eight for the second consecutive year and their fourth trip since 2009. Louisville awaited the Spartans in the Elite Eight. The Spartans were pushed to overtime, but again came up with the victory, earning a trip to their seventh Final Four under Tom Izzo. Trice was named the Regional's MVP. In the Final Four, the Spartans fell to the eventual National Champions for the second straight season, losing a rematch of their Champions Classic game to Duke in the National Semifinal. Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament |- !colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament Player statistics Rankings *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Awards and honors Post-season awards Branden Dawson All Big Ten Second Team Big Ten All-Defensive Team NABCA All-District Second Team USBWA All-District Team Travis Trice All Big Ten Third Team NCAA Tournament East Region Most Outstanding Player Denzel Valentine All Big Ten Third Team USBWA All-District Team NCAA Tournament All-East Regional Team References Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons 2014 in sports in Michigan 2015 in sports in Michigan