# 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 16th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 22–8, 11–7 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, the school's third consecutive trip to the tournament. There they beat Southwest Missouri State before losing to Cincinnati in the second round in a rematch of an earlier Spartan win.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 1990–91 season with an overall record of 19–11, 11–7 to finish in third place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. They beat Green Bay in the first round and lost to Utah in the second round.

## Roster

1991–92 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team :
| No | Name | Pos | Year | Height | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| 20 | Mark Bluem | F | FR | 6–6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Anthony Miller | F | SO | 6–9 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| 11 | Mark Montgomery | G | SR | 6–2 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
| 54 | Mike Peplowski | C | JR | 6–10 | 13.3 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
| 24 | Shawn Respert | G | FR | 6–3 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 13 | Eric Snow | G | FR | 6–3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 35 | Matt Steigenga | F | SR | 6–7 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 31 | Dwayne Stephens | F | JR | 6–7 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
| 3 | Kris Weshinskey | G | SO | 6–3 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Jon Zulauf | F | JR | 6–6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1991* | | vs. Lamar Maui Invitational quarterfinals | W 81–68 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| Nov 26, 1991* | | vs. Rice Maui Invitational semifinals | W 75–67 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| Nov 27, 1991* | | vs. No. 2 Arkansas Maui Invitational championship | W 78–59 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| Dec 4, 1991* | No. 22 | Nebraska | W 101–78 | 4–0 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 7, 1991* | No. 22 | at Dayton | W 83–74 | 5–0 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| Dec 14, 1991* | No. 13 | Detroit | W 91–75 | 6–0 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 17, 1991* | No. 12 | UIC | W 75–51 | 7–0 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 21, 1991* | No. 12 | Cincinnati | W 90–89 | 8–0 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 27, 1991* | No. 9 | Austin Peay Oldsmobile Spartan Classic semifinals | W 82–71 | 9–0 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 28, 1991* | No. 9 | Stanford Oldsmobile Spartan Classic championship | W 72–62 | 10–0 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Jan 7, 1992 | No. 9 | at No. 7 Ohio State | L 46–62 | 10–1 (0–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| Jan 11, 1992 | No. 9 | Illinois | W 77–75 | 11–1 (1–1) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 15, 1992 | No. 11 | Northwestern | W 78–61 | 12–1 (2–1) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 18, 1992 | No. 11 | at Minnesota | W 86–70 | 12–2 (2–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 22, 1992 | No. 14 | at Purdue | W 66–61 | 13–2 (3–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 29, 1992 | No. 13 | No. 15 Michigan Rivalry | L 79–89 | 13–3 (3–3) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 1, 1992 | No. 13 | No. 4 Indiana | W 72–64 | 14–3 (4–3) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 6, 1992 | No. 11 | at Iowa | L 63–77 | 14–4 (4–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 8, 1992 | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 79–64 | 15–4 (5–4) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| Feb 12, 1992 | No. 12 | Wisconsin | W 76–61 | 16–4 (6–4) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 15, 1992 | No. 12 | at No. 17 Michigan Rivalry | W 70–59 | 17–4 (7–4) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 19, 1992 | No. 11 | at No. 7 Indiana | L 73–103 | 17–5 (7–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 22, 1992 | No. 11 | Purdue | L 62–65 | 18–5 (8–5) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 29, 1992 | No. 12 | No. 8 Ohio State | L 65–78 | 18–6 (8–6) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Mar 5, 1992 | No. 13 | at Northwestern | W 72–65 | 19–6 (9–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Mar 7, 1992 | No. 13 | at Illinois | L 71–80 | 19–7 (9–7) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Mar 11, 1992 | No. 16 | No. 2 Minnesota | W 66–57 | 20–7 (10–7) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Mar 15, 1992 | No. 16 | Iowa | W 64–53 | 21–7 (11–7) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* | (5 MW) No. 14 | vs. (12 MW) Southwest Missouri State First Round | W 61–54 | 22–7 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| Mar 22, 1992* | (5 MW) No. 14 | vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Cincinnati Second Round | L 65–77 | 22–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 |
| AP | NR | NR | 22 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Source.

## Awards and honors

* Mike Peplowski – All-Big Ten First Team
* Mark Montgomery – All-Big Ten Third Team
* Shawn Respert – All-Big Ten Third Team