Michigan State 2008–09
Coach: Tom Izzo (31-7)
Big Ten Conference
31-7
overall
25-5
regular season
15-3
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (38)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-11-16 | #6 Michigan State | Idaho | WAC | Home | W | 100–62 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 2 | 2008-11-19 | #5 Michigan State | Purdue Fort Wayne | Summit | Away | W | 70–59 | Regular | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| 3 | 2008-11-27 | #5 Michigan State | Maryland | ACC | Neutral | L | 62–80 | Regular | State Farm Field House |
| 4 | 2008-11-28 | #5 Michigan State | Oklahoma State | B12 | Neutral | W | 94–79 | Regular | State Farm Field House |
| 5 | 2008-11-30 | #5 Michigan State | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 65–57 | Regular | State Farm Field House |
| 6 | 2008-12-03 | #13 Michigan State | #1 North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | L | 63–98 | Regular | Ford Field |
| 7 | 2008-12-07 | #13 Michigan State | Bradley | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 75–59 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 8 | 2008-12-13 | #18 Michigan State | Alcorn State | SWAC | Home | W | 118–60 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 9 | 2008-12-17 | #19 Michigan State | The Citadel | SoCon | Home | W | 79–65 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 10 | 2008-12-20 | #19 Michigan State | #5 Texas | B12 | Neutral | W | 67–63 | Regular | Toyota Center |
| 11 | 2008-12-27 | #11 Michigan State | Oakland | Summit | Neutral | W | 82–66 | Regular | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 12 | 2008-12-31 | #10 Michigan State | #21 Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 70–58 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 13 | 2009-01-03 | #10 Michigan State | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 77–66 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 14 | 2009-01-06 | #8 Michigan State | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 67–58 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 15 | 2009-01-10 | #8 Michigan State | Kansas | B12 | Home | W | 75–62 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 16 | 2009-01-14 | #7 Michigan State | Penn State | B10 | Away | W | 78–73 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 17 | 2009-01-17 | #7 Michigan State | Illinois | B10 | Home | W | 63–57 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 18 | 2009-01-21 | #7 Michigan State | Northwestern | B10 | Home | L | 63–70 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 19 | 2009-01-25 | #7 Michigan State | Ohio State | B10 | Away | W | 78–67 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 20 | 2009-01-29 | #9 Michigan State | Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 71–56 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 21 | 2009-02-01 | #9 Michigan State | Penn State | B10 | Home | L | 68–72 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 22 | 2009-02-04 | #13 Michigan State | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 76–47 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 23 | 2009-02-07 | #13 Michigan State | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 75–47 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 24 | 2009-02-10 | #9 Michigan State | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 54–42 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 25 | 2009-02-17 | #6 Michigan State | #19 Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 54–72 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 26 | 2009-02-22 | #6 Michigan State | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 61–50 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 27 | 2009-02-25 | #9 Michigan State | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 62–54 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 28 | 2009-03-01 | #9 Michigan State | #20 Illinois | B10 | Away | W | 74–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 29 | 2009-03-03 | #8 Michigan State | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 64–59 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 30 | 2009-03-08 | #8 Michigan State | #19 Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 62–51 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 31 | 2009-03-13 | #7 Michigan State | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | W | 64–56 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 32 | 2009-03-14 | #7 Michigan State | Ohio State | B10 | Neutral | L | 70–82 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2009-03-20 | #8 Michigan State | Robert Morris | NEC | Neutral | W | 77–62 | NCAA | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| 34 | 2009-03-22 | #8 Michigan State | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 74–69 | NCAA | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| 35 | 2009-03-27 | #8 Michigan State | #14 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | W | 67–62 | NCAA | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 36 | 2009-03-29 | #8 Michigan State | #1 Louisville | Big East | Neutral | W | 64–52 | NCAA | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 37 | 2009-04-04 | #8 Michigan State | #5 Connecticut | Big East | Neutral | W | 82–73 | NCAA | Ford Field |
| 38 | 2009-04-06 | #8 Michigan State | #2 North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | L | 72–89 | NCAA | Ford Field |