The Spartans finished the 2017 – 18 season 30 – 5 , 16 – 2 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship . As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they beat Wisconsin in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals . The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament , their 21st consecutive trip under Izzo , as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region . They defeated No. 14 Bucknell in the First Round before losing to No. 11-seeded Syracuse in the Second Round . As a result , the Spartans failed to make the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year , a first for the Spartans with Izzo as head coach . The 16 Big Ten wins for the Spartans marked a school record and the 30 overall wins was only the fourth time in school history that the Spartans had won at least 30 games ( all under Izzo )
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team