With a win over in-state rival Michigan on March 9 , 2019 , the Spartans earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship , marking back-to-back championships for the school . It also marked the school 's ninth conference championship under Tom Izzo . They finished the season 32 – 7 , 16 – 4 to earn a share of the Big Ten championship . As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Ohio State , Wisconsin , and Michigan for the third time on the season to with the tournament championship . The win over Ohio State on March 15 , marked Tom Izzo 's 600th career win . The Tournament win marked the school 's sixth championship , the most in the Big Ten . The Spartans received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East Region . There they defeated Bradley and Minnesota to advance to the team 's first Sweet Sixteen since 2015 . In the Sweet Sixteen , they defeated No. 3-seeded LSU to advance to the Elite Eight . There they defeated overall No. 1 seed Duke to advance to the school 's 10th Final Four and eighth under Izzo . In the Final Four , they lost to No. 3-seeded Texas Tech
Big Ten Tournament
2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team