1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1991–92 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 16th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 22–8, 11–7 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, the school's third consecutive trip to the tournament. There they beat Southwest Missouri State [ 1] before losing to Cincinnati in the second round in a rematch of an earlier Spartan win.[ 2]
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1990–91 season with an overall record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. They beat Green Bay in the first round and lost to Utah in the second round.
Roster
1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
No
Name
Pos
Year
Height
Pts
Reb
Ast
20
Mark Bluem
F
FR
6–6
0.6
0.3
0.0
34
Anthony Miller
F
SO
6–9
7.2
5.2
0.8
11
Mark Montgomery
G
SR
6–2
7.0
3.7
6.3
54
Mike Peplowski
C
JR
6–10
13.3
8.3
1.1
24
Shawn Respert
G
FR
6–3
15.8
2.1
2.1
13
Eric Snow
G
FR
6–3
1.1
0.6
1.0
35
Matt Steigenga
F
SR
6–7
10.2
4.5
2.0
31
Dwayne Stephens
F
JR
6–7
11.1
5.0
2.8
3
Kris Weshinskey
G
SO
6–3
6.4
1.5
1.5
25
Jon Zulauf
F
JR
6–6
3.1
1.6
0.5
Source[ 3] [ 4]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 1991 *
vs. Lamar Maui Invitational quarterfinals
W 81–68
1–0
Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 26, 1991 *
vs. Rice Maui Invitational semifinals
W 75–67
2–0
Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Nov 27, 1991 *
vs. No. 2 Arkansas Maui Invitational championship
W 78–59
3–0
Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
Dec 4, 1991 *
No. 22
Nebraska
W 101–78
4–0
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 7, 1991 *
No. 22
at Dayton
W 83–74
5–0
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
Dec 14, 1991 *
No. 13
Detroit
W 91–75
6–0
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 17, 1991 *
No. 12
UIC
W 75–51
7–0
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 1991 *
No. 12
Cincinnati
W 90–89
8–0
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 27, 1991 *
No. 9
Austin Peay Oldsmobile Spartan Classic semifinals
W 82–71
9–0
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 28, 1991 *
No. 9
Stanford Oldsmobile Spartan Classic championship
W 72–62
10–0
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 7, 1992
No. 9
at No. 7 Ohio State
L 46–62
10–1 (0–1)
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 11, 1992
No. 9
Illinois
W 77–75
11–1 (1–1)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 1992
No. 11
Northwestern
W 78–61
12–1 (2–1)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 18, 1992
No. 11
at Minnesota
W 86–70
12–2 (2–2)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 22, 1992
No. 14
at Purdue
W 66–61
13–2 (3–2)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 29, 1992
No. 13
No. 15 Michigan Rivalry
L 79–89
13–3 (3–3)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 1992
No. 13
No. 4 Indiana
W 72–64
14–3 (4–3)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 6, 1992
No. 11
at Iowa
L 63–77
14–4 (4–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 8, 1992
No. 11
at Wisconsin
W 79–64
15–4 (5–4)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
Feb 12, 1992
No. 12
Wisconsin
W 76–61
16–4 (6–4)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 15, 1992
No. 12
at No. 17 Michigan Rivalry
W 70–59
17–4 (7–4)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 19, 1992
No. 11
at No. 7 Indiana
L 73–103
17–5 (7–5)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Feb 22, 1992
No. 11
Purdue
L 62–65
18–5 (8–5)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 29, 1992
No. 12
No. 8 Ohio State
L 65–78
18–6 (8–6)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 5, 1992
No. 13
at Northwestern
W 72–65
19–6 (9–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Mar 7, 1992
No. 13
at Illinois
L 71–80
19–7 (9–7)
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Mar 11, 1992
No. 16
No. 2 Minnesota
W 66–57
20–7 (10–7)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 15, 1992
No. 16
Iowa
W 64–53
21–7 (11–7)
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1992 *
(5 MW) No. 14
vs. (12 MW) Southwest Missouri State First Round
W 61–54
22–7
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 22, 1992 *
(5 MW) No. 14
vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Second Round
L 65–77
22–8
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll ,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time Source
[ 5] .
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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
Wk 18
AP
NR
NR
22
13
12
9
9
9
11
14
13
11
12
11
12
13
16
14
Source. [ 6]
Awards and honors
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics