2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 9
Record27–9 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachDwayne Stephens (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Indiana 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
No. 7 Ohio State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 9 Michigan State 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 10 Michigan 12 6   .667 31 8   .795
No. 18 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Iowa 9 9   .500 25 13   .658
Illinois 8 10   .444 23 13   .639
Minnesota 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 16 18   .471
Nebraska 5 13   .278 15 18   .455
Northwestern 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Penn State 2 16   .111 10 21   .323
2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 201213 Michigan State Spartans represented Michigan State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 18th year. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished with a record of 27–9, 13–5 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State. MSU received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 16th straight year where they reached the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year, losing to Duke.