2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2008 Big Ten Tournament winner; As of March 23, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen vs. Memphis, L, 92-74
Conference	Big Ten Conference CCL
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#18
2007–08 record	27-9 (12-6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens
Assistant coach	Mike Garland
Home arena	Breslin Center
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The 2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Michigan State finished fourth in Big Ten play. The Spartans received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament for a tenth consecutive year receiving a number five seed. The Spartans advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the seventh time in eleven years. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans fell to eventual National Runner-Up, Memphis.

2007 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kalin Lucas #6 PG	Orchard Lake, MI	St. Mary's High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Dec 29, 2005
Kalin Lucas #6 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Durrell Summers #14 SG	Redford, MI	Covenant Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 25, 2006
Durrell Summers #14 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Chris Allen #16 SG	Lawrenceville, GA	Meadowcreek High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 9, 2006
Chris Allen #16 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Austin Thornton SF	Sand Lake, MI	Cedar Springs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 16, 2007
Austin Thornton SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition Games
11/02/07* 7:00pm, BTN	#8	Grand Valley State	L 85-82 ^2OT	0-0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
11/07/07* 7:00pm, BTN	#8	Michigan Tech	W 61-55	0-0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/13/07* 7:00pm, ESPNU	#12	Chicago State CBE Classic	W 86-53	1-0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
11/14/07* 7:00pm	#12	LA Monroe CBE Classic	W 83-65	2-0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
11/19/07* 9:30pm, ESPNU	#12	vs. Missouri CBE Classic Semifinals	W 86-83	3-0	Sprint Center (18,022) Kansas City, MO
11/20/07* 10:00pm, ESPN2	#11	vs. #2 UCLA CBE Classic Championship	L 63-68	3-1	Sprint Center (16,737) Kansas City, MO
11/24/07* 4:00pm, BTN	#11	Oakland	W 75-71	4-1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
11/28/07* 7:00pm, ESPN	#13	North Carolina State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 81-58	5-1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
12/01/07* 7:00pm, BTN	#13	Jacksonville	W 80-51	6-1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
12/04/07* 9:00pm, ESPNU	#10	at Bradley	W 66-61	7-1	Carver Arena (11,597) Peoria, IL
12/08/07* 4:00pm, Versus†	#10	at #22 BYU	W 68-61	8-1	EnergySolutions Arena (16,412) Salt Lake City, UT
12/15/07* 5:30pm, ESPNU	#10	IPFW	W 79-57	9-1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
12/19/07* 8:00pm, BTN	#10	San Jose State	W 85-45	10-1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
12/22/07* 6:30pm, ESPN2	#10	vs. #5 Texas Spartan Clash	W 78-72	11-1	The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076) Auburn Hills, MI
12/29/07* 4:00pm, BTN	#7	UW-Green Bay	W 93-75	12-1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
01/05/08 8:00pm, BTN	#6	Minnesota	W 65-59	13-1 (1-0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
01/08/08 9:00pm, BTN	#1	Purdue	W 78-75	14-1 (2-0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
01/12/08 8:30pm, BTN	#1	at Iowa	L 43-36	14-2 (2-1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,044) Iowa City, IA
01/15/08 7:00pm, ESPN	#6	Ohio State	W 66-60	15-2 (3-1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
01/20/08 4:00pm, BTN	#6	at Minnesota	W 78-73	16-2 (4-1)	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
01/24/08 9:00pm, ESPN2	#10	at Northwestern	W 78-62	17-2 (5-1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,738) Evanston, IL
01/27/08 1:00pm, CBS	#10	Michigan	W 77-62	18-2 (6-1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
01/30/08 9:00pm, BTN	#7	Illinois	W 51-41	19-2 (7-1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
02/02/08 8:00pm, BTN	#7	at Penn State	L 85-76	19-3 (7-2)	Bryce Jordan Center (11,159) University Park, PA
02/09/08 7:00pm, BTN	#10	Northwestern	W 70-55	20-3 (8-2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
02/12/08 7:00pm, ESPN	#9	at #23 Purdue	L 60-54	20-4 (8-3)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
02/16/08 9:00pm, ESPN	#9	at #12 Indiana	L 80-61	20-5 (8-4)	Assembly Hall (17,400) Bloomington, IN
02/20/08 7:00pm, BTN	#17	Penn State	W 86-49	21-5 (9-4)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
02/23/08 2:00pm, ESPN	#17	Iowa	W 66-52	22-5 (10-4)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
02/28/08 9:00pm, ESPN2	#15	at #9 Wisconsin	L 42-57	22-6 (10-5)	Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI
03/02/08 2:00pm, CBS	#15	#12 Indiana	W 103-74	23-6 (11-5)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
03/06/08 9:00pm, ESPN2	#18	at Illinois	W 59-51	24-6 (12-5)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
03/09/08 12:00, BTN	#18	at Ohio State	L 63-54	24-7 (12-6)	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
3/14/08* 2:30pm, ESPN	#19	vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament	W 67-60	25-7	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,355) Indianapolis, IN
3/15/08* 1:40pm, CBS	#19	vs. #8 Wisconsin Big Ten Tournament	L 63-65	25-8	Conseco Fieldhouse (17,520) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/20/08* 12:30pm, CBS	#20	vs. Temple NCAA Tournament	W 72-61	26-8	Pepsi Center (19,010) Denver, CO
3/22/08* 7:10pm, CBS	#20	vs. #19 Pittsburgh NCAA Tournament	W 65-54	27-8	Pepsi Center (19,299) Denver, CO
3/28/08* 9:57pm, CBS	#20	vs. #3 Memphis NCAA Tournament	L 74-92	27-9	Reliant Stadium (32,931) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[2] †Versus was scheduled to air the game, but did not due to a mixup with the MTW conference..

Rankings

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	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	8	12	10	10	9	9	9	7	6	6	11	10	8	11	10	19	19	17	19	18

References

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2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Wisconsin†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
#20 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Indiana	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
#18 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Penn State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Iowa	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Illinois	5	–	13	.278	16	–	19	.457
Michigan	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
Northwestern	1	–	17	.056	8	–	22	.267

† 2008 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 23, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll^[1]