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1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic champions
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
Assistant coach Jim Boylen
Assistant coach Stan Joplin
Captain Steve Smith
Captain Matt Steigenga
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
← 1989–90
1991–92 →
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 No. 5 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they beat Green Bay on a buzzer beater by Steve Smith. In the Second Round, they lost to No. 10 Utah in double overtime, 84–85.

The game marked the end of First Team All-American senior Steve Smith's career at Michigan State.

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.

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