1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
1990–91 record 19–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Jud Heathcote (15th year)
Assistant coach Tom Izzo
Home arena Breslin Center
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Ohio State 15 3   .833     27 4   .871
#3 Indiana 15 3   .833     29 5   .853
Illinois 11 7   .611     21 10   .677
Michigan State 11 7   .611     19 11   .633
Iowa 9 9   .500     21 11   .656
Purdue 9 9   .500     17 12   .586
Wisconsin 8 10   .444     15 15   .500
Michigan 7 11   .389     14 15   .483
Minnesota 5 13   .278     12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 18   .000     5 23   .179
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 15th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid as a #5 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they beat Green Bay before losing to Utah in the Second Round.

The Spartans were led by Steve Smith and Matt Steigenga.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1989–90 season with an overall record of 28–6, 15–3 to win the Big Ten Championship. Michigan State received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. They beat Murray State and UC-Santa Barbara to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to Georgia Tech.

Roster

1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name Summary
Steve Smith 15.6 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 3.7 Ast
Mike Peplowski 7.4 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Dwayne Stephens 5.2 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Matt Steigenga 12.8 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 2.2 Ast
Mark Montgomery 7.3 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 5.7 Ast
Kris Weshinskey 2.8, 1.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Jon Zulauf 1.3 Pts, 1.7Reb, 0.1 Ast
Parish Hickman 6.2 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Andy Penick 4.1 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Matt Hofkamp 0.8 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ron Haley 0.4 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Jeff Casler 0.4 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Shawn Respert (redshirt)
Source[1]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
#4 Furman W 78–73  1–0
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Nov 28, 1990*
#5 at Nebraska L 69–71  1–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE

Dec 1, 1990*
#5 at Bowling Green State L 85–98  1–2
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH

Dec 8, 1990*
#19 at Detroit W 83–61  2–2
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

Dec 13, 1990*
#21 at Cincinnati W 83–74  3–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH

Dec 15, 1990*
#21 vs. #1 UNLV L 75–95  3–3
The Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, MI

Dec 18, 1990*
#24 Evansville W 81–76  4–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 20, 1990*
#24 Central Michigan W 74–61  5–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 28, 1990*
#25 George Mason W 97–72  6–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 29, 1990*
#25 Louisiana Tech W 77–62  7–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Regular season
Jan 3, 1991
#25 Michigan
Rivalry
W 85–70  8–3
(1–0)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 5, 1991
#25 at #22 Iowa L 66–79  8–4
(1–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

Jan 10, 1991
Wisconsin W 65–50  9–4
(2–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 12, 1991
Northwestern W 66–59  10–4
(3–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 17, 1991
at Illinois W 71–68  11–4
(4–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

Jan 19, 1991
Minnesota W 73–64  12–4
(5–1)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 23, 1991
at Purdue L 51–62  12–5
(5–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 26, 1991
#22 at #3 Indiana L 63–97  12–6
(5–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

Jan 31, 1992
#3 Ohio State W 75–61  13–6
(6–3)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 7, 1991
#25 Iowa L 67–71  13–7
(6–4)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 9, 1991
#25 at Wisconsin L 78–84  13–8
(6–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

Feb 14, 1991
at Northwestern W 55–53  14–8
(7–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

Feb 16, 1991
Illinois W 62–58  15–8
(8–5)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 23, 1991
Purdue W 75–58  16–8
(9–5)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 25, 1991
at Minnesota W 74–72  17–8
(10–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

Mar 3, 1991
#5 Indiana L 56–62  17–9
(10–6)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Mar 3, 1991
at #2 Ohio State L 64–65  17–10
(10–7)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

Mar 9, 1991
at Michigan W 66–59  18–10
(11–7)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
NCAA Tournament

Mar 15, 1991*
(5 W) vs. (12 W) Green Bay
First Round
W 60–58  19–10
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ

Mar 17, 1991*
(5 W) vs. (4 W) #10 Utah
Second Round
L 84–85 OT 19–11
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source[2].

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17
AP 4 5 19 21 24 25 25 NR NR 22 NR 25 NR NR NR NR NR

Source.[3]

References

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