2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
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NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 21–12 (9–9 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Breslin Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Maryland | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Iowa † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 12th-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 25–12, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/01/2018* 7:00 pm |
Hillsdale | W 88–59 | Breslin Center (2,547) East Lansing, MI | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/06/2018* 7:00 pm |
Bowling Green | W 99–69 | 1–0 |
Breslin Center (4,278) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
11/11/2018* 1:00 pm |
East Tennessee State | W 75–53 | 2–0 |
Breslin Center (4,379) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
11/18/2018* 1:00 pm |
Wright State | W 84–68 | 3–0 |
Breslin Center (5,233) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
11/22/2018* 6:30 pm |
vs. No. 15 NC State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
L 74–78 | 3–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/23/2018* 9:00 pm |
vs. Kennesaw State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 75–51 | 4–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/28/2018* 7:00 pm, BTN |
Virginia ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
W 91–66 | 5–1 |
Breslin Center (4,219) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
12/02/2018* 2:00 pm |
Texas Southern | W 91–45 | 6–1 |
Breslin Center (4,470) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
12/05/2018* 7:00 pm |
at Oakland | W 102–58 | 7–1 |
Athletics Center O'rena (1,288) Rochester, MI | |||||||
12/09/2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 Oregon | W 88–82 | 8–1 |
Breslin Center (6,462) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
12/16/2018* 2:00 pm |
No. 23 | at Hartford | W 74–66 OT | 9–1 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,179) West Hartford, CT | ||||||
12/20/2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 22 | Florida Atlantic | W 89–74 | 10–1 |
Breslin Center (4,393) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 | No. 16 Iowa | W 84–70 | 11–1 (1–0) |
Breslin Center (9,520) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
01/03/2019 8:00 pm |
No. 15 | at Northwestern | L 62–70 | 11–2 (1–1) |
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,071) Evanston, IL | ||||||
01/06/2019 2:00 pm |
No. 15 | at Indiana | L 64–68 | 11–3 (1–2) |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,380) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
01/09/2019 7:00 pm |
No. 23 | No. 18 Minnesota | W 86–68 | 12–3 (2–2) |
Breslin Center (5,018) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
01/14/2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 17 | at Ohio State | L 55–65 | 12–4 (2–3) |
Value City Arena (4,695) Columbus, OH | ||||||
01/17/2019 6:00 pm, BTN |
No. 17 | No. 9 Maryland | W 77–60 | 13–4 (3–3) |
Breslin Center (5,651) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
01/20/2019 2:00 pm |
No. 17 | at No. 20 Rutgers | L 62–76 | 13–5 (3–4) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,539) Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
01/24/2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 | Illinois | W 77–60 | 14–5 (4–4) |
Breslin Center (4,745) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
01/27/2019 2:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 | at Michigan Rivalry |
W 77–73 | 15–5 (5–4) |
Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
02/03/2019 2:00 pm, BTN |
No. 22 | Purdue | W 74–66 | 16–5 (6–4) |
Breslin Center (7,450) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
02/07/2019 9:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 | at No. 16 Iowa | L 71–86 | 16–6 (6–5) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,287) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
02/11/2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 24 | Indiana | W 77–61 | 17–6 (7–5) |
Breslin Center (3,542) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
02/14/2019 8:00 pm |
No. 24 | at Wisconsin | L 62–79 | 17–7 (7–6) |
Kohl Center (3,356) Madison, WI | ||||||
02/17/2019 4:00 pm, BTN |
No. 24 | at Nebraska | L 71–82 | 17–8 (7–7) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,588) Lincoln, NE | ||||||
02/21/2019 6:00 pm, BTN |
Ohio State | L 70–77 | 17–9 (7–8) |
Breslin Center (4,857) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
02/24/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Michigan Rivalry |
W 74–64 | 18–9 (8–8) |
Breslin Center (11,368) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
02/27/2019 7:00 pm |
Penn State Rescheduled from January 31 |
W 57–48 | 19–9 (9–8) |
Breslin Center (2,356) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
03/04/2019 4:00 pm |
at Minnesota | L 63–81 | 19–10 (9–9) |
Williams Arena (7,707) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
03/07/2019 12:00 pm, BTN |
(9) | vs. (8) Northwestern Second Round |
W 68–52 | 20–10 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
03/08/2019 12:00 pm, BTN |
(9) | vs. (1) No. 8 Maryland Quarterfinals |
L 55–71 | 20–11 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/23/2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(7 C) | vs. (10 C) Central Michigan First Round |
W 88–87 | 21–11 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885) South Bend, IN | ||||||
03/25/2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(7 C) | at (1 C) No. 3 Notre Dame Second Round |
L 63–91 | 21–12 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,694) South Bend, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Chicago Region. All times are in Eastern Time Source[1]. |
Rankings
[edit]2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season |
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AP | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | RV | N/A | ||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 23-T | 22 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | RV |
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No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
[edit]2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.com.