The Spartans finished the 2003 – 04 season 18 – 12 , 12 – 4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place . They lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Wisconsin . They received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament , their seventh straight trip to the Tournament , and lost in the First Round to Nevada The Spartans were led by senior Alan Anderson ( 13.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game ) , juniors Maurice Ager ( 14.1 points per game ) and Paul Davis ( 12.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game ) , and sophomore Shannon Brown ( 10.9 points per game )
Big Ten Tournament
2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2004–05 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team