the last time michigan state was in the final four was 2012.
the last time michigan state was in the final four was 2012.
when was the last time michigan state was in the final four?
2012
on january 1, michigan lost to iowa 83–86 in overtime in its big ten conference opener. wilson posted his third career double-double of the season with a career-high 28 points and 14 rebounds. on january 4, michigan defeated penn state 72–69. michigan trailed 29–36, at halftime, and penn state led by as many as 14 points in the second half, before the wolverines outscored the nittany lions 32–15, over the final 12-plus minutes of the game for the comeback win. with the win, head coach john beilein became the second coach in program history to reach 200 wins with the wolverines, joining johnny orr, who is the all-time leader with 209. on january 7, michigan lost to maryland 70–77. michigan was led by wagner who scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half. on january 11, michigan lost to illinois 69–85. michigan was led by wilson with a team-high 19 points. on january 14, michigan defeated nebraska 91–85. three wolverines reached the 20-point mark, including a career-high 23 points from wagner. on january 17, michigan lost to (#17/#17) wisconsin 64–68. michigan was led by irvin with a game-high 20 points. after trailing by five points at halftime, michigan used a 17–2 run to take an eight-point lead, with 12:40 left in the game. wisconsin then went on a 15–0 run to regain the lead for good. on january 21, michigan defeated illinois 66–57. michigan was led by wilson with a game-high 19 points, while walton posted his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds. on january 26, michigan defeated indiana 90–60. michigan's 30-point win is the second-largest margin of victory over the hoosiers in program history (+48, february 22, 1998 by the 1997–98 wolverines over the 1997–98 hoosiers). six wolverines scored in double figures, including all five starters, led by walton with a game-high 21 points. it was the first time michigan had six players in double digits since december 12, 2015, against delaware state. on january 29, michigan lost their rivalry game to michigan state 62–70. michigan was led by walton with a season-high 24 points. the loss was michigan's fifth straight loss to msu.
2016–17 michigan wolverines men's basketball team
2013 november 2 in east lansing, michigan state dominated michigan defensively, winning 29–6. michigan qb devin gardner was sacked 7 times and michigan accumulated the fewest rushing yards for a game in its entire history (−48 yards). the spartans held the wolverines to their lowest point total in the series since 1967, the last time michigan state had won by more than 20 points. this was the second game in a row that michigan failed to score a touchdown against michigan state. this game marked msu's fifth win of the previous six games in the series.









































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