With a win over Illinois on February 20 , 2018 , the Spartans secured a share of the Big Ten title , their first regular season title since 2012 . On February 25 , the Spartans defeated Wisconsin to win the Big Ten title outright , their first outright regular season title since 2009 . It marked the Spartans eighth regular season title under Izzo . The Spartans finished the 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 a 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
2017–18 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team