in the first two games. The winning streak ended with three straight losses to Wisconsin, Illinois, and No. 6 Purdue. The Spartans rebounded to finish 14–4 in Big Ten play and capture a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Michigan State completed the regular season at 24–7 and ranked 11th in the country. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated in overtime by No. 6 seed Minnesota in the quarterfinals. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight appearance, earning a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. Lucas scored a career high 25 points to pull off a controversial win against New Mexico State in the First Round. 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. 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. In the National Semifinal, they were defeated by National Runner-Up, Butler. Roster Schedule and results |- !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 Source Rankings *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Awards and honors Draymond Green Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year All Big Ten Third Team Kalin Lucas All Big Ten First Team NABC All District First Team USWBA All-District Team Raymar Morgan All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches) All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media) Durrell Summers Most Outstanding Player, NCAA Tournament, Midwest Region References Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Spartans Michigan State NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons 2009 in sports in Michigan 2010 in sports in Michigan