| Date | Opponent | Site | Time (ET) | Television | Score |
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| Armed Forces Classic |
| 11/11 | vs (10) Arizona Wildcats | Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, Hawaii | 7:00 PM |  | L 65-63 |
| Champions Classic |
| 11/15 | vs (2) Kentucky Wildcats | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York | 7:00 PM | | L 69-48 |
11/18 | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE DELTA DEVILS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM |  | W 100-53 |
| Battle 4 Atlantis |
| 11/20 | FLORIDA GULF COAST EAGLES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM |  | W 78-77 |
| 11/23 | vs St. John's Red Storm | Imperial Arena • Nassau, Bahamas | 7:00 PM |  | W 73-62 |
| 11/24 | vs (20) Baylor Bears | Imperial Arena • Nassau, Bahamas | 12:00 PM | | L 73-58 |
| 11/25 | vs Wichita State Shockers | Imperial Arena • Nassau, Bahamas | 1:00 PM |  | W 77-72 |
| Big Ten/ACC Challenge |
| 11/29 | @ (4) Duke Blue Devils | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | 9:30 PM | | L 78-69 |
12/3 | ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 4:30 PM |  | W 80-76 |
12/6 | YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM |  | W 77-57 |
12/10 | TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 2:00 PM | | W 71-63 |
12/18 | NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM | | L 81-73 |
12/21 | OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM | | W 77-65 |
12/27 | @ Minnesota Golden Gophers | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | 9:00 PM |  | W 75-74 (OT) |
12/30 | NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 6:00 PM | | W 61-52 |
1/4 | RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 6:30 PM | | W 93-65 |
1/7 | vs Penn State Nittany Lions | The Palestra • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1:00 PM |  | L 72-63 |
1/11 | (24) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM | | W 65-47 |
1/15 | @ Ohio State Buckeyes | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | 1:30 PM |  | L 72-67 |
1/21 | @ Indiana Hoosiers | Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana | 4:00 PM | | L 82-75 |
1/24 | (20) PURDUE BOILERMAKERS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM | | L 84-73 |
1/29 | MICHIGAN WOLVERINES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 1:00 PM | | W 70-62 |
2/2 | @ Nebraska Cornhuskers | Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska | 7:00 PM | | W 72-61 |
2/7 | @ Michigan Wolverines | Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | 9:00 PM | | L 86-57 |
2/11 | IOWA HAWKEYES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 6:00 PM | | W 77-66 |
2/14 | OHIO STATE BUCKEYES | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 9:00 PM | | W 74-66 |
2/18 | @ (16) Purdue Boilermakers | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana | 4:00 PM | | L 80-63 |
2/23 | NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 7:00 PM | | W 88-72 |
2/26 | (15) WISCONSIN BADGERS | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | 4:00 PM | | W 84-74 |
3/1 | @ Illinois Fighting Illini | State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois | 9:00 PM | | L 73-70 |
3/4 | @ Maryland Terrapins | XFINITY Center • College Park, Maryland | 2:00 PM | | L 63-60 |
| Big Ten Conference Tournament |
| 3/9 | vs (13) Penn State Nittany Lions | Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. | 2:30 PM | | W 78-51 |
| 3/10 | vs (4) Minnesota Golden Gophers | Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. | 2:30 PM | | L 63-58 |
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| NCAA Tournament - Midwest Regional |
| 3/17 | vs (8) Miami Hurricanes | BOK Center • Tulsa, Oklahoma | 9:20 PM |  | W 78-58 |
| 3/19 | vs (1) Kansas Jayhawks | BOK Center • Tulsa, Oklahoma | 5:15 PM |  | L 90-70 |
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| BOLD = Michigan State Home Games |
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| All Times are Eastern |
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| (#) National Ranking of Opponent |
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| (#) Tournament Seed of Opponent |
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