1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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 to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest region where they beat Green Bay on a buzzer beater by Steve Smith.[1] In the Second Round, they lost to No. 10 Utah in double overtime, 85–84.[2]

1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–11 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
1990–91 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Ohio State 15 3   .833 27 4   .871
No. 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 game marked the end of First Team All-American senior Steve Smith's career at Michigan State.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 1989–90 season with a 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 the No. 1 seed in the Southeast region. They beat Murray State and UC Santa Barbara to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they were upset by Georgia Tech in overtime.

Roster

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1990–91 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No Name Pos Year Height Pts Reb Ast
22 Jeff Casler G SR 6–0 0.4 0.4 0.2
45 Ron Haley F SO 6–6 0.4 0.0 0.2
44 Matt Hofkamp C FR 6–10 0.8 0.4 0.0
11 Mark Montgomery G JR 6–2 7.3 3.3 5.9
12 Andy Penick G FR 6–2 4.1 0.6 0.8
54 Mike Peplowski C SO 6–10 7.4 6.5 0.4
24 Shawn Respert G FR 6–3 0.0 0.0 0.0
21 Steve Smith G SR 6–7 25.2 6.0 3.7
35 Matt Steigenga F JR 6–7 12.8 4.9 2.2
31 Dwayne Stephens F SO 6–7 5.2 4.3 1.3
3 Kris Weshinskey G FR 6–3 2.8 1.1 0.7
25 Jon Zulauf F SO 6–6 1.3 1.7 0.1

Source[3][4]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
No. 4 Furman W 78–73  1–0
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 28, 1990*
No. 5 at Nebraska L 69–71  1–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 5 at Bowling Green State L 85–98  1–2
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 8, 1990*
No. 19 at Detroit W 83–61  2–2
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Dec 13, 1990*
No. 21 at Cincinnati W 83–74  3–2
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 15, 1990*
No. 21 vs. No. 1 UNLV L 75–95  3–3
The Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 18, 1990*
No. 24 Evansville W 81–76  4–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 1990*
No. 24 Central Michigan W 74–61  5–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1990*
No. 25 George Mason
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic semifinals
W 97–72  6–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 25 Louisiana Tech
Oldsmobile Spartan Classic championship
W 77–62  7–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 1991
No. 25 Michigan
Rivalry
W 85–70  8–3
(1–0)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 5, 1991
No. 25 at No. 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
No. 22 at No. 3 Indiana L 63–97  12–6
(5–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Jan 31, 1992
No. 3 Ohio State W 75–61  13–6
(6–3)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 1991
No. 25 Iowa L 67–71  13–7
(6–4)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 9, 1991
No. 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
No. 5 Indiana L 56–62  17–9
(10–6)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 1991
at No. 2 Ohio State L 64–65  17–10
(10–7)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Mar 9, 1991
at Michigan
Rivalry
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) No. 10 Utah
Second Round
L 84–85 2OT 19–11
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source[5].

Rankings

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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.[6]

Awards and honors

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  • Steve Smith – All-Big Ten First Team

References

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  1. ^ WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (March 16, 1991). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : WEST REGIONAL AT TUCSON : Michigan State Escapes Upset". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. ^ WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (March 18, 1991). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : No. 10 Utah Works Overtime on Its Image : West: Utes get 29 points from Grant to beat Michigan State, 85-84, in two extra periods and advance to play Nevada Las Vegas". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "1990-91 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
  6. ^ "1993 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.