Michigan State 2016–17
Coach: Tom Izzo (20-15)
Big Ten Conference
20-15
overall
18-13
regular season
10-8
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (35)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-11-11 | #12 Michigan State | #10 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 12 | Neutral | L | 63–65 | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 2 | 2016-11-15 | #13 Michigan State | #2 Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | L | 48–69 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 3 | 2016-11-18 | #13 Michigan State | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | Home | W | 100–53 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 4 | 2016-11-20 | #13 Michigan State | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | Home | W | 78–77 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 5 | 2016-11-23 | #24 Michigan State | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Neutral | W | 73–62 | Regular | Imperial Arena |
| 6 | 2016-11-24 | #24 Michigan State | #20 Baylor | B12 | Neutral | L | 58–73 | Regular | Imperial Arena |
| 7 | 2016-11-25 | #24 Michigan State | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 77–72 | Regular | Imperial Arena |
| 8 | 2016-11-29 | #24 Michigan State | #5 Duke | ACC | Away | L | 69–78 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 9 | 2016-12-03 | #24 Michigan State | Oral Roberts | Summit | Home | W | 80–76 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 10 | 2016-12-06 | #24 Michigan State | Youngstown State | Horizon | Home | W | 77–57 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 11 | 2016-12-10 | #24 Michigan State | Tennessee Tech | OVC | Home | W | 71–63 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 12 | 2016-12-18 | #24 Michigan State | Northeastern | Colonial | Home | L | 73–81 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 13 | 2016-12-21 | #24 Michigan State | Oakland | Horizon | Home | W | 77–65 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 14 | 2016-12-27 | #24 Michigan State | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 75–74 OT | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 15 | 2016-12-30 | #24 Michigan State | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 61–52 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 16 | 2017-01-04 | #24 Michigan State | Rutgers | B10 | Home | W | 93–65 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 17 | 2017-01-07 | #24 Michigan State | Penn State | B10 | Neutral | L | 63–72 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 18 | 2017-01-11 | #24 Michigan State | #24 Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 65–47 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 19 | 2017-01-15 | #24 Michigan State | Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 67–72 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 20 | 2017-01-21 | #24 Michigan State | Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 75–82 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 21 | 2017-01-24 | #24 Michigan State | #20 Purdue | B10 | Home | L | 73–84 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 22 | 2017-01-29 | #24 Michigan State | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 70–62 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 23 | 2017-02-02 | #24 Michigan State | Nebraska | B10 | Away | W | 72–61 | Regular | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| 24 | 2017-02-07 | #24 Michigan State | Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 57–86 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 25 | 2017-02-11 | #24 Michigan State | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 77–66 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 26 | 2017-02-14 | #24 Michigan State | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 74–66 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 27 | 2017-02-18 | #24 Michigan State | #16 Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 63–80 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 28 | 2017-02-23 | #24 Michigan State | Nebraska | B10 | Home | W | 88–72 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 29 | 2017-02-26 | #24 Michigan State | #16 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 84–74 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 30 | 2017-03-01 | #24 Michigan State | Illinois | B10 | Away | L | 70–73 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 31 | 2017-03-04 | #24 Michigan State | Maryland | B10 | Away | L | 60–63 | Regular | Xfinity Center |
| 32 | 2017-03-09 | #24 Michigan State | Penn State | B10 | Neutral | W | 78–51 | Conf. Tourn. | Capital One Arena |
| 33 | 2017-03-10 | #24 Michigan State | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | L | 58–63 | Conf. Tourn. | Capital One Arena |
| 34 | 2017-03-17 | #24 Michigan State | Miami (FL) | ACC | Neutral | W | 78–58 | NCAA | BOK Center |
| 35 | 2017-03-19 | #24 Michigan State | #3 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 70–90 | NCAA | BOK Center |