1985–86 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 18 18 10th Basketball 1985–86 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Scott Skiles Larry Polec Big Ten 23–8 12–6 Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo Mike Deane Herb Williams Jenison Field House Lobo Classic championsSpartan Cutlass Classic champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1985–86 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 10th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 23–8, 12–6 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. As the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Washington and Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to No. 1-seeded Kansas in Kemper Arena in Kansas City. The game was marred by a time-clock error at the 2:21 mark. With Michigan State leading 76-72, the game was started while the clock did not run, which would extend the game by 15 seconds, despite protests by Heathcote. Kansas would end up winning when they tied the game with 9 seconds remaining in regulation, and then won in overtime, 96-86.https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-msu-vs-kansas-ma/185709893/ MSU vs. Kansas, March 1986 (1) March 22, 1986 1 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-msu-vs-kansas-ma/185709966/ MSU vs. Kansas, March 1986 (2) March 22, 1986 19 newspapers.com The NCAA rules official called it the "most blatant timing error" he had seen in 20 years, adding "they blew it." Kemper Arena upgraded the arena clock after the season.https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-msu-vs-kansas-clo/185710029/ MSU vs. Kansas Clock Error, March 1986 March 28, 1986 23 newspapers.com Previous season The Spartans finished the 1984–85 season with a record of 19–10, 10–8 to finish in fifth place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed. There they lost to UAB in the first round. Roster and statistics 1985–86 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNoNamePosYearHeightPtsRebAst4Scott SkilesGSR6–127.44.46.513Darryl JohnsonGJR6–216.63.34.023Vernon CarrF/GJR6–613.85.40.735Larry PolecFSR6–810.75.71.645Carlton ValentineFSO6–66.03.20.242Todd WolfeG/FFR6–54.01.00.015Ralph WalkerFSR6–82.82.80.440Barry FordhamC/FJR6–82.83.70.424Mark BrownGFR6–02.30.50.834David MuellerF/CFR6–92.11.20.044Scott SekalFFR6–82.00.60.000Keith HillGFR6–42.00.01.055Mario IzzoCFR6–110.51.10.030Jim SarkineFFR6–90.30.40.122Andre RisonGFR6–00.00.20.7 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/men/1986.html 1985-86 Michigan State Spartans Men's Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516basketballguide.pdf 2015-2016 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide Michigan State University dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180208150037/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/201516basketballguide.pdf February 8, 2018 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 23, 1985 yes Western Illinois Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 98–63 1–0 Nov 26, 1985 yes Maine Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 89–58 2–0 Mar 4, 1986 yes Central Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic semifinals 103–60 20–6 Nov 30, 1985 yes Western Michigan Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Spartan Cutlass Classic championship 84–64 3–0 Dec 4, 1985 yes George Washington Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 87–61 4–0 Dec 6, 1985 yes Canisius Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 90–61 5–0 Dec 14, 1985 yes yes Iowa State James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 80–82 OT 5–1 Dec 21, 1985 yes Illinois-Chicago Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 99–74 6–1 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes Massachusetts The Pit/University Arena Albuquerque, NM Lobo Classic semifinals 93–45 7–1 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes New Mexico The Pit/University Arena Albuquerque, NM Lobo Classic championship 76–61 8–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Big Ten regular season Jan 2, 1986 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 73–84 8–2 0–1 Jan 5, 1986 yes 15 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 77–74 9–2 1–1 Jan 9, 1986 Purdue 20 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 83–88 9–3 1–2 Jan 12, 1986 Illinois 18 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 58–51 10–3 2–2 Jan 16, 1986 yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 71–82 10–4 2–3 Jan 18, 1986 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 71–76 10–5 2–4 Jan 25, 1986 Michigan 6 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI Rivalry 91–79 11–5 3–4 Jan 30, 1986 Wisconsin Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 83–81 12–5 4–4 Feb 1, 1986 Northwestern Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 97–69 13–5 5–4 Feb 6, 1986 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 84–80 14–5 6–4 Feb 8, 1986 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 82–88 14–6 6–5 Feb 13, 1986 Iowa Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 83–73 15–6 7–5 Feb 15, 1986 Minnesota Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 76–66 16–6 8–5 Feb 20, 1986 19 Michigan 7 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry 74–59 17–6 9–5 Feb 27, 1986 yes 17 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 82–48 18–6 10–5 Mar 2, 1986 yes 17 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 84–71 19–6 11–5 Mar 5, 1986 17 Indiana 16 Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 79–97 20–7 11–6 Mar 8, 1986 17 Ohio State Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI 91–81 21–7 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes 18 5 MW Washington 12 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH First Round 72–70 22–7 Mar 15,1986 yes 18 5 MW Georgetown 13 4 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Second Round 80–68 23–7 Mar 21, 1986 yes 18 5 MW Kansas 2 1 MW Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Sweet Sixteen 86–96 OT 23–8 AP Poll, Central Timehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/men/1986-schedule.html 1985-86 Michigan State Spartans Men's Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/newspage/99059388/ Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan November 30, 1985 Newspapers.com Awards and honors Scott Skiles – All-Big Ten First Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Spartans men's b Michigan State Spartans men's b