The Spartans finished the 2013 – 14 season with an record of 29 – 9 , 12 – 6 in Big Ten play to finish in second place . They won the Big Ten Tournament by defeating Michigan and received the conference 's automatic bid as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament , their 17th straight trip to the Tournament . They advanced to the Elite Eight , their eighth trip under Tom Izzo , before losing to eventual National Champion , Connecticut
Big Ten Tournament
2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team