2008-09 Michigan State Spartans Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 31-7 (15-3, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 8th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Tom Izzo

PS/G: 72.0 (101st of 344)

PA/G: 63.7 (72nd of 344)

SRS: 17.71 (13th of 330)

SOS: 9.37 (4th of 330)

Preseason Odds: Championship +2200

NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (77-62) versus #15 Robert Morris
Won Midwest Second Round (74-69) versus #10 Southern California
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (67-62) versus #3 Kansas
Won Midwest Regional Final (64-52) versus #1 Louisville
Won National Semifinal (82-73) versus #1 Connecticut
Lost National Final (89-72) versus #1 North Carolina

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

2008-09 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	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	3/9	Final
Michigan State	6	5	5	13	18	19	11	10	8	7	7	9	13	9	6	9	8	7	8

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sun, Nov 16, 2008	REG		Idaho	WAC	-0.56	W	100	62		1	0	W 1	Breslin Student Events Center
2	Wed, Nov 19, 2008	REG	@	Purdue Fort Wayne	Summit	-5.42	W	70	59		2	0	W 2	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
3	Thu, Nov 27, 2008	REG	N	Maryland	ACC	11.10	L	62	80		2	1	L 1	State Farm Field House
4	Fri, Nov 28, 2008	REG	N	Oklahoma State	Big 12	13.78	W	94	79		3	1	W 1	State Farm Field House
5	Sun, Nov 30, 2008	REG	N	Wichita State	MVC	2.05	W	65	57		4	1	W 2	State Farm Field House
6	Wed, Dec 3, 2008	REG	N	North Carolina (1)	ACC	25.46	L	63	98		4	2	L 1	Ford Field
7	Sun, Dec 7, 2008	REG		Bradley	MVC	2.48	W	75	59		5	2	W 1	Breslin Student Events Center
8	Sat, Dec 13, 2008	REG		Alcorn State	SWAC	-25.55	W	118	60		6	2	W 2	Breslin Student Events Center
9	Wed, Dec 17, 2008	REG		The Citadel	Southern	-4.48	W	79	65		7	2	W 3	Breslin Student Events Center
10	Sat, Dec 20, 2008	REG	N	Texas (5)	Big 12	14.83	W	67	63		8	2	W 4	Toyota Center
11	Sat, Dec 27, 2008	REG	N	Oakland	Summit	1.80	W	82	66		9	2	W 5	Palace of Auburn Hills
12	Wed, Dec 31, 2008	REG	@	Minnesota (21)	Big Ten	11.32	W	70	58		10	2	W 6	Williams Arena
13	Sat, Jan 3, 2009	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	8.56	W	77	66		11	2	W 7	Welsh-Ryan Arena
14	Tue, Jan 6, 2009	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	12.48	W	67	58		12	2	W 8	Breslin Student Events Center
15	Sat, Jan 10, 2009	REG		Kansas	Big 12	18.02	W	75	62		13	2	W 9	Breslin Student Events Center
16	Wed, Jan 14, 2009	REG	@	Penn State	Big Ten	9.49	W	78	73		14	2	W 10	Bryce Jordan Center
17	Sat, Jan 17, 2009	REG		Illinois	Big Ten	14.38	W	63	57		15	2	W 11	Breslin Student Events Center
18	Wed, Jan 21, 2009	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	8.56	L	63	70		15	3	L 1	Breslin Student Events Center
19	Sun, Jan 25, 2009	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	12.48	W	78	67		16	3	W 1	Value City Arena
20	Thu, Jan 29, 2009	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	6.65	W	71	56		17	3	W 2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
21	Sun, Feb 1, 2009	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	9.49	L	68	72		17	4	L 1	Breslin Student Events Center
22	Wed, Feb 4, 2009	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	11.32	W	76	47		18	4	W 1	Breslin Student Events Center
23	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	REG		Indiana	Big Ten	-2.03	W	75	47		19	4	W 2	Breslin Student Events Center
24	Tue, Feb 10, 2009	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	11.90	W	54	42		20	4	W 3	Crisler Arena
25	Tue, Feb 17, 2009	REG	@	Purdue (19)	Big Ten	16.44	L	54	72		20	5	L 1	Mackey Arena
26	Sun, Feb 22, 2009	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	12.43	W	61	50		21	5	W 1	Breslin Student Events Center
27	Wed, Feb 25, 2009	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	6.65	W	62	54		22	5	W 2	Breslin Student Events Center
28	Sun, Mar 1, 2009	REG	@	Illinois (20)	Big Ten	14.38	W	74	66		23	5	W 3	Assembly Hall
29	Tue, Mar 3, 2009	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	-2.03	W	64	59		24	5	W 4	Assembly Hall
30	Sun, Mar 8, 2009	REG		Purdue (19)	Big Ten	16.44	W	62	51		25	5	W 5	Breslin Student Events Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 13, 2009	CTOURN	N	Minnesota	Big Ten	11.32	W	64	56		26	5	W 6	Conseco Fieldhouse
32	Sat, Mar 14, 2009	CTOURN	N	Ohio State	Big Ten	12.48	L	70	82		26	6	L 1	Conseco Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Fri, Mar 20, 2009	NCAA	N	Robert Morris	NEC	-0.70	W	77	62		27	6	W 1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
34	Sun, Mar 22, 2009	NCAA	N	Southern California	Pac-10	14.09	W	74	69		28	6	W 2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
35	Fri, Mar 27, 2009	NCAA	N	Kansas (14)	Big 12	18.02	W	67	62		29	6	W 3	Lucas Oil Stadium
36	Sun, Mar 29, 2009	NCAA	N	Louisville (1)	Big East	20.87	W	64	52		30	6	W 4	Lucas Oil Stadium
37	Sat, Apr 4, 2009	NCAA	N	Connecticut (5)	Big East	22.17	W	82	73		31	6	W 5	Ford Field
38	Mon, Apr 6, 2009	NCAA	N	North Carolina (2)	ACC	25.46	L	72	89		31	7	L 1	Ford Field