# 2019–20 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 13th-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 17 | Ferris State | W 85–45 | | Breslin Center (3,286) East Lansing, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/05/2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 17 | Eastern Michigan | W 85–50 | 1–0 | Breslin Center (3,956) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/08/2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 17 | Detroit Mercy | W 110–52 | 2–0 | Breslin Center (4,657) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/14/2019* 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 16 | at No. 15 Notre Dame | W 72–69 | 3–0 | Joyce Center (7,556) South Bend, IN |
| 11/19/2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 15 | Oakland | W 76–56 | 4–0 | Breslin Center (3,844) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/24/2019* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 15 | Hartford | W 79–34 | 5–0 | Breslin Center (5,033) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/29/2019* 5:15 pm | No. 15 | vs. LSU Junkanoo Jam | L 56–58 | 5–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| 11/30/2019* 4:30 pm | No. 15 | vs. Kansas State Junkanoo Jam | W 65–60 | 6–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| 12/05/2019* 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 19 | at No. 8 Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 68–78 | 6–2 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,258) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/15/2019* 1:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 19 | Morehead State | W 93–48 | 7–2 | Breslin Center (3,474) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/20/2019* 1:30 pm | No. 19 | vs. Syracuse Florida Sunshine Classic | L 63–77 | 7–3 | Alfond Sports Center (214) Orlando, FL |
| 12/21/2019* 1:30 pm | No. 19 | vs. No. 22 West Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic | L 57–63 | 7–4 | Alfond Sports Center (329) Orlando, FL |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2019 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Indiana | L 67–79 | 7–5 (0–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,020) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/31/2019 1:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 78–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (1–1) | Breslin Center (5,121) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/05/2020 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Michigan Rivalry | L 69–89 | 8–6 (1–2) | Crisler Center (11,068) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/09/2020 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Penn State | L 73–86 | 8–7 (1–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,696) University Park, PA |
| 01/12/2020 3:00 pm, BTN Plus | | Wisconsin | W 69–52 | 9–7 (2–3) | Breslin Center (6,174) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/16/2020 6:00 pm, BTN | | Ohio State | W 68–65 | 10–7 (3–3) | Breslin Center (3,700) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/20/2020 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | W 66–55 | 11–7 (4–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,084) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/23/2020 6:30 pm, BTN Plus | | No. 22 Northwestern | L 48–76 | 11–8 (4–4) | Breslin Center (3,963) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/26/2020 4:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 19 Iowa | L 57–74 | 11–9 (4–5) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,420) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/30/2020 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | Purdue | L 66–76 | 11–10 (4–6) | Breslin Center (4,314) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/03/2020 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 13 Maryland | L 53–94 | 11–11 (4–7) | Xfinity Center (4,798) College Park, MD |
| 02/10/2020 9:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 19 Northwestern | L 55–85 | 11–12 (4–8) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (864) Evanston, IL |
| 02/13/2020 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | Rutgers | W 57–53 | 12–12 (5–8) | Breslin Center (3,878) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/17/2020 7:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 66–54 | 13–12 (6–8) | Breslin Center (4,608) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/20/2020 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | W 65–63 | 14–12 (7–8) | Mackey Arena (5,908) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/23/2020 5:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan Rivalry | L 58–65 | 14–13 (7–9) | Breslin Center (11,462) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/26/2020 8:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Illinois | W 72–58 | 15–13 (8–9) | State Farm Center (1,176) Champaign, IL |
| 03/01/2020 2:00 pm, BTN Plus | | Penn State | W 99–80 | 16–13 (9–9) | Breslin Center (10,584) East Lansing, MI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2020 12:00 pm, BTN | (8) | vs. (9) Purdue Second round | L 63–72 | 16–14 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||

## Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |