Michigan State 2009–10
Coach: Tom Izzo (28-9)
Big Ten Conference
28-9
overall
24-7
regular season
14-4
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (37)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-11-13 | #2 Michigan State | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | Home | W | 97–58 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 2 | 2009-11-17 | #2 Michigan State | Gonzaga | WCC | Home | W | 75–71 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 3 | 2009-11-20 | #2 Michigan State | Toledo | MAC | Home | W | 75–62 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 4 | 2009-11-22 | #2 Michigan State | Valparaiso | Horizon | Home | W | 90–60 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 5 | 2009-11-27 | #2 Michigan State | Florida | SEC | Neutral | L | 74–77 | Regular | Boardwalk Hall |
| 6 | 2009-11-28 | #2 Michigan State | Massachusetts | A10 | Neutral | W | 106–68 | Regular | Boardwalk Hall |
| 7 | 2009-12-01 | #9 Michigan State | #10 North Carolina | ACC | Away | L | 82–89 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 8 | 2009-12-04 | #9 Michigan State | Wofford | SoCon | Home | W | 72–60 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 9 | 2009-12-07 | #12 Michigan State | The Citadel | SoCon | Away | W | 69–56 | Regular | McAlister Field House |
| 10 | 2009-12-10 | #12 Michigan State | Oakland | Summit | Home | W | 88–57 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 11 | 2009-12-19 | #12 Michigan State | Purdue Fort Wayne | Summit | Home | W | 80–58 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 12 | 2009-12-22 | #9 Michigan State | #2 Texas | B12 | Away | L | 68–79 | Regular | Frank Erwin Center |
| 13 | 2009-12-30 | #11 Michigan State | UT Arlington | Southland | Home | W | 87–68 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 14 | 2010-01-02 | #11 Michigan State | #25 Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 91–70 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 15 | 2010-01-06 | #10 Michigan State | #17 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 54–47 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 16 | 2010-01-09 | #10 Michigan State | Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 71–53 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 17 | 2010-01-13 | #7 Michigan State | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 60–53 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 18 | 2010-01-16 | #7 Michigan State | Illinois | B10 | Home | W | 73–63 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 19 | 2010-01-20 | #6 Michigan State | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 70–63 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 20 | 2010-01-23 | #6 Michigan State | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 65–64 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 21 | 2010-01-26 | #5 Michigan State | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 57–56 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 22 | 2010-01-30 | #5 Michigan State | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 79–70 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 23 | 2010-02-02 | #5 Michigan State | #16 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 49–67 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 24 | 2010-02-06 | #5 Michigan State | Illinois | B10 | Away | L | 73–78 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 25 | 2010-02-09 | #10 Michigan State | #6 Purdue | B10 | Home | L | 64–76 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 26 | 2010-02-13 | #10 Michigan State | Penn State | B10 | Away | W | 65–54 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 27 | 2010-02-16 | #11 Michigan State | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 72–58 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 28 | 2010-02-21 | #11 Michigan State | #9 Ohio State | B10 | Home | L | 67–74 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 29 | 2010-02-28 | #14 Michigan State | #3 Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 53–44 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 30 | 2010-03-04 | #11 Michigan State | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 67–65 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 31 | 2010-03-07 | #11 Michigan State | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 64–48 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 32 | 2010-03-12 | #11 Michigan State | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | L | 67–72 OT | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2010-03-19 | #13 Michigan State | New Mexico State | WAC | Neutral | W | 70–67 | NCAA | Spokane Arena |
| 34 | 2010-03-21 | #13 Michigan State | #20 Maryland | ACC | Neutral | W | 85–83 | NCAA | Spokane Arena |
| 35 | 2010-03-26 | #13 Michigan State | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 59–52 | NCAA | The Dome at America's Center |
| 36 | 2010-03-28 | #13 Michigan State | #15 Tennessee | SEC | Neutral | W | 70–69 | NCAA | The Dome at America's Center |
| 37 | 2010-04-03 | #13 Michigan State | #11 Butler | Horizon | Neutral | L | 50–52 | NCAA | Lucas Oil Stadium |