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1958-59 Michigan State Spartans Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-4 (12-2, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 7th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Forddy Anderson

PS/G: 82.0 (7th of 181)

PA/G: 71.5 (123rd of 181)

SRS: 16.51 (4th of 173)

SOS: 6.03 (10th of 173)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast Regional Semifinal (74-69) versus Marquette
Lost Mideast Regional Final (88-81) versus Louisville

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1958-59 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Michigan State	15	11	9	7	5	8	8	8	7	12	9	8	6	7

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 6, 1958	REG		Detroit Mercy	Ind	-5.99	W	88	51		1	0	W 1	Jenison Field House
2	Mon, Dec 8, 1958	REG		Butler	Ind	4.40	W	72	46		2	0	W 2	Jenison Field House
3	Wed, Dec 17, 1958	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	4.89	W	74	56		3	0	W 3	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
4	Sat, Dec 20, 1958	REG		Nebraska	Big 8	1.79	W	80	55		4	0	W 4	Jenison Field House
5	Mon, Dec 29, 1958	REG	@	Duke	ACC	-0.33	W	82	57		5	0	W 5	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
6	Tue, Dec 30, 1958	REG	N	North Carolina (4)	ACC	9.25	W	75	58		6	0	W 6
7	Wed, Dec 31, 1958	REG	@	NC State (5)	ACC	10.51	L	61	70		6	1	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
8	Sat, Jan 3, 1959	REG		Indiana	Big Ten	9.60	W	79	77		7	1	W 1	Jenison Field House
9	Mon, Jan 5, 1959	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	6.45	L	68	80		7	2	L 1	Iowa Field House
10	Sat, Jan 10, 1959	REG	@	Illinois (20)	Big Ten	10.02	W	97	96		8	2	W 1	Huff Hall
11	Mon, Jan 19, 1959	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	8.14	W	92	77		9	2	W 2	Jenison Field House
12	Sat, Jan 24, 1959	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	5.05	W	82	76		10	2	W 3	Jenison Field House
13	Sat, Jan 31, 1959	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	11.90	W	81	72		11	2	W 4	Jenison Field House
14	Mon, Feb 2, 1959	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	-8.03	W	88	57		12	2	W 5	Wisconsin Field House
15	Sat, Feb 7, 1959	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	11.57	L	81	85		12	3	L 1	Lambert Fieldhouse
16	Sat, Feb 14, 1959	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	9.17	W	103	91		13	3	W 1	Jenison Field House
17	Mon, Feb 16, 1959	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	11.90	W	71	68		14	3	W 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
18	Sat, Feb 21, 1959	REG		Purdue (20)	Big Ten	11.57	W	94	87		15	3	W 3	Jenison Field House
19	Sat, Feb 28, 1959	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	9.60	W	86	82		16	3	W 4	Field House
20	Mon, Mar 2, 1959	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	-8.03	W	93	73		17	3	W 5	Jenison Field House
21	Sat, Mar 7, 1959	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	6.45	W	84	74		18	3	W 6	Jenison Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
22	Fri, Mar 13, 1959	NCAA	N	Marquette (20)	Ind	9.81	W	74	69		19	3	W 7	Welsh-Ryan Arena
23	Sat, Mar 14, 1959	NCAA	N	Louisville	Ind	9.34	L	81	88		19	4	L 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena