Bubble Watch 2021: Welcome to the party, Spartans
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
17-7, 4th in Big Ten
- 11/25W 97-67
- 11/27W 103-76
- 12/3W 99-58
- 12/816W 93-80
- 12/11W 105-77
- 12/13W 106-53
- 12/191L 99-88
- 12/22W 70-55
- 12/25L 102-95
- 12/2919W 87-72
- 1/214W 77-75
- 1/7W 89-67
- 1/1016W 86-71
- 1/14PPD
- 1/17W 96-73
- 1/21L 81-69
- 1/24PPD
- 1/2919L 80-75
- 2/2W 84-78
- 2/47L 89-85
- 2/7L 67-65
- 2/1025W 79-66
- 2/13W 88-58
- 2/1821W 77-62
- 2/21W 74-68
- 2/253L 79-57
- 2/284h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/4h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/723h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
Garza gets bucket to go plus the foul (0:33)
Iowa's Garza fights for tough basket down low (0:21)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Big Ten teams heating up, Virginia falling
Gonzaga and Baylor are still Nos. 1 and 2 by a wide margin, but did the weekend's Big Ten results upset the top-5 balance of power?
Garza breaks Iowa scoring mark, No. 11 Hawkeyes beat Penn St
— Luka Garza scored 23 points to become Iowa's all-time leading scorer, and the 11th-ranked Hawkeyes beat Penn State 74-68 on Sunday.
Luka Garza becomes Iowa's all-time leading scorer (0:29)
Garza gets easy slam down low for Iowa (0:17)
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Garza, Wieskamp help No. 11 Iowa beat No. 21 Wisconsin 77-62
— Luka Garza scored 30 points, Joe Wieskamp had 17 and No. 11 Iowa pulled away to beat No. 21 Wisconsin 77-62 on Thursday night.
Dickie V loves Garza's back-to-back 3s (0:26)
Garza spins, splits defenders for easy layup (0:30)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan is back, and a rough week for the SEC
Is Michigan college basketball's top threat to the Gonzaga-Baylor axis?
Garza pays the price for big block as Iowa routs MSU (0:37)
Wieskamp-led No. 15 Iowa routs Michigan State 88-58
— Joe Wieskamp scored 21 points to lead Iowa's balanced offense in an 88-58 win over Michigan State on Saturday.
McCaffery glides through lane for Iowa bucket (0:16)
Wieskamp leads No. 15 Iowa to 79-66 win over No. 25 Rutgers
— Joe Wieskamp scored 26 points and Luka Garza overcame a slow start to score 22 as No. 15 Iowa beat No. 25 Rutgers 79-66 on Wednesday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Ohio State, Illinois climb while Villanova and Iowa tumble
Ohio State and Illinois vault into the top five while carnage hits this week's Power Rankings.
Franklin's final shot sends Indiana past No. 8 Iowa 67-65
— Armaan Franklin made a 15-footer with 1.8 seconds left Sunday, giving Indiana a 67-65 victory and a season sweep of No. 8 Iowa.
Ohio State edges out Iowa in top-10 showdown (2:25)
Balanced Ohio State rallies past Iowa in Top-10 matchup
— E.J. Liddell, Kyle Young and Duane Washington Jr. each had 16 points as No. 7 Ohio State beat No. 8 Iowa 89-85 on Thursday night.
McCaffrey flushes fast-break jam vs. OSU (0:26)
Garza pump fakes down low for and-1 bucket (0:29)
Does Luka Garza have a place in the NBA?
The favorite to win college player of the year honors is considered a borderline NBA prospect. Why?
Wooden Watch: Can you make a case for someone other than Luka Garza?
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The best of Luka Garza's senior season (2:02)
2020-21 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 12-1 | - | 17-1 |
| Illinois | 13-4 | 1 | 17-6 |
| Ohio State | 12-6 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
| Iowa | 11-6 | 3 | 17-7 |
| Purdue | 11-6 | 3 | 16-8 |
| Wisconsin | 10-7 | 4 | 16-8 |
| Rutgers | 9-9 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| Maryland | 8-9 | 6 | 14-10 |
| Michigan State | 7-9 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
| Indiana | 7-9 | 6.5 | 12-11 |
| Minnesota | 6-11 | 8 | 13-11 |
| Penn State | 5-12 | 9 | 8-13 |
| Northwestern | 4-13 | 10 | 7-14 |
| Nebraska | 1-14 | 12 | 5-17 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game85.27th
Rebounds Per Game40.715th
Assists Per Game18.92nd
Points Allowed73.0
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 9 | 12 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Sandfort | PF | Signed | 79 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 3 |
| Tournament Record | 30-28 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 26 |