2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen vs. Memphis, L, 92-74
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #18
2007–08 record 27-9 (12-6 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo
Assistant coach Mark Montgomery
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens
Assistant coach Mike Garland
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
« 2006–07 2008–09 »
2007–08 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Wisconsin† 16   2   .889     31   5   .861
#20 Purdue 15   3   .833     25   9   .735
Indiana 14   4   .778     25   8   .758
#18 Michigan State 12   6   .667     27   9   .750
Ohio State 10   8   .556     24   13   .649
Minnesota 8   10   .444     20   14   .588
Penn State 7   11   .389     15   16   .484
Iowa 6   12   .333     13   19   .406
Illinois 5   13   .278     16   19   .457
Michigan 5   13   .278     10   22   .313
Northwestern 1   17   .056     8   22   .267
† 2008 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008 • Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Contents

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
11/02/07* 7:00pm Grand Valley State #8 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN L 85-82 2OT 14,759 0-0
11/07/07* 7:00pm Michigan Tech #8 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 61-55  14,759 0-0
Regular Season
11/13/07* 7:00pm Chicago State #12 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI
(CBE Classic)		 ESPN-U W 86-53  14,759 1-0
11/14/07* 7:00 LA Monroe #12 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI
(CBE Classic)		 none W 83-65  14,759 2-0
11/19/07* 9:30 vs. Missouri #12 Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO
(CBE Classic Semifinals)		 ESPNU W 86-83  18,022 3-0
11/20/07* 10:00 vs. #2 UCLA #11 Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO
(CBE Classic Championship)		 ESPN2 L 63-68  16,737 3-1
11/24/07* 4:00 Oakland #11 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 75-71  14,759 4-1
11/28/07* 7:00 North Carolina State #13 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPN W 81-58  14,759 5-1
12/01/07* 7:00 Jacksonville #13 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 80-51  14,759 6-1
12/04/07* 9:00 at Bradley #10 Carver Arena • Peoria, IL ESPNU W 66-61  11,597 7-1
12/08/07* 4:00 at #22 BYU #10 Marriott Center • Salt Lake City, UT Versus† W 68-61  16,412 8-1
12/15/07* 5:30 IPFW #10 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPNU W 79-57  14,759 9-1
12/19/07* 8:00 San Jose State #10 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 85-45  14,759 10-1
12/22/07* 6:30 vs. #5 Texas #10 The Palace of Auburn Hills • Auburn Hills, MI
(Spartan Clash)		 ESPN2 W 78-72  22,076 11-1
12/29/07* 4:00 UW-Green Bay #7 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 93-75  14,759 12-1
01/05/08 8:00 Minnesota #6 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 65-59  14,759 13-1 (1-0)
01/08/08 9:00 Purdue #6 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 78-75  14,759 14-1 (2-0)
01/12/08 8:30 at Iowa #6 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN L 43-36  13,044 14-2 (2-1)
01/15/08 7:00 Ohio State #11 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN W 66-60  14,759 15-2 (3-1)
01/20/08 4:00 at Minnesota #11 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 78-73  14,625 16-2 (4-1)
01/24/08 9:00 at Northwestern #10 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPN2 W 78-62  6,738 17-2 (5-1)
01/27/08 1:00 Michigan #10 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI CBS W 77-62  14,759 18-2 (6-1)
01/30/08 9:00 Illinois #7 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 51-41  14,759 19-2 (7-1)
02/02/08 8:00 at Penn State #7 Bryce Jordan Center • State College, PA BTN L 85-76  11,159 19-3 (7-2)
02/09/08 7:00 Northwestern #10 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 70-55  14,759 20-3 (8-2)
02/12/08 7:00 at #23 Purdue #9 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 60-54  14,123 20-4 (8-3)
02/16/08 9:00 at #12 Indiana #9 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN L 80-61  17,400 20-5 (8-4)
02/20/08 7:00 Penn State #17 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN W 86-49  14,759 21-5 (9-4)
02/23/08 2:00 Iowa #17 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN W 66-52  14,759 22-5 (10-4)
02/28/08 9:00 at #9 Wisconsin #15 Kohl Center • Madison, WI ESPN2 L 42-57  17,190 22-6 (10-5)
03/02/08 2:00 #12 Indiana #15 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI CBS W 103-74  14,759 23-6 (11-5)
03/06/08 9:00 at Illinois #18 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN2 W 59-51  16,618 24-6 (12-5)
03/09/08 12:00 at Ohio State #18 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN L 63-54  19,049 24-7 (12-6)
Big Ten Tournament
3/14/08* 2:30pm vs. Ohio State #19 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament)		 ESPN W 67-60  15,355 25-7
3/15/08* 1:40pm vs. #8 Wisconsin #19 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament)		 CBS L 63-65  17,520 25-8
NCAA Tournament
3/20/08* 12:30pm vs. Temple #20 Pepsi Center • Denver, CO
(NCAA Tournament)		 CBS W 72-61  19,010 26-8
3/22/08* 7:10pm vs. #19 Pittsburgh #20 Pepsi Center • Denver, CO
(NCAA Tournament)		 CBS W 65-54  19,299 27-8
3/28/08* 9:57 vs. #3 Memphis #20 Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX
(NCAA Tournament)		 CBS L 74-92  32,931 27-9
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time [2]
†Versus was scheduled to air the game, but did not due to a mixup with the MTW conference..

Roster

Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 23)". ESPN. March 23, 2008. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2008/week/1/seasontype/3. 
  2. ^ "msuspartans.com Retrieved on October 8, 2010
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