. . . "The 2005\u201306 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2005\u201306 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 11th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22\u201312, 8\u20138 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Purdue and Illinois before losing to Iowa in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Washington D.C. bracket, marking the school's ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo. They lost in the First Round to eventual Final Four"@en . . "Joseph"@en . "Feb 4, 2006"@en . "120.0"^^ . . "Nov 27, 2005"@en . . . "480.0"^^ . . . . "y"@en . "2006"^^ . "Montverde Academy"@en . . . "Wisconsin"@en . "ESPN"@en . . "6"^^ . . "570.0"^^ . "5"^^ . . . . . "JR"@en . "Neitzel"@en . . "Dec 21, 2005"@en . "Basketball"@en . "Walton"@en . "Feb 22, 2006"@en . "East Lansing, MI"@en . . "Eastern Time \nSource"@en . . . "11"^^ . . "Dec 28, 2005"@en . "Lahaina, HI"@en . . . . "CBS"@en . "C"@en . . . "11"^^ . "y"@en . . "2"^^ . . . "3"^^ . . "Feb 18, 2006"@en . . . . . . . "yes"@en . "Harbor Springs H.S."@en . "Trannon"@en . . . . . . . . "Delco Rowley"@en . . "Jan 8, 2006"@en . . "6"^^ . "yes"@en . "Ager"@en . "Hannon"@en . "Nov 30, 2005"@en . . "SG"@en . . "Iowa"@en . . . . "ESPN Plus"@en . "Aquinas College"@en . "PF"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mar 11, 2006"@en . . . "Beecher H.S."@en . . . . . "120"^^ . . . "Nov 22, 2005"@en . . . . . . "Paul"@en . . . "Jan 5, 2006"@en . "EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinals"@en . . . . . . "Crockett Vocational Tech"@en . . "Marquise"@en . . "yes"@en . "Rowley"@en . "Mark Montgomery"@en . "550.0"^^ . . "2"^^ . "DeMarcus"@en . "3"^^ . . "FR"@en . . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "opening round"@en . "8"^^ . "basketball"@en . . . "Washington, D.C. regional"@en . "North Muskegon H.S."@en . "y"@en . "quarterfinals"@en . . . "EA Sports Maui Invitational third place game"@en . "Mar 2, 2006"@en . . "Shannon"@en . "Jan 28, 2006"@en . . . "430.0"^^ . . . "Cody H.S."@en . . "Big Ten"@en . "Travis"@en . "8"^^ . . . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . . "Dwayne Stephens"@en . "Nov 19, 2005"@en . "Jason"@en . . "0"^^ . "F"@en . . "DC"@en . "2"^^ . "2005"^^ . "Brown"@en . "3"^^ . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . "6"^^ . "Brandon"@en . "Indiana"@en . . "G"@en . "Rochester H.S."@en . . . . "Northern H.S."@en . "Idong"@en . "Bryan"@en . . . "Nov 12, 2005"@en . "Saginaw H.S."@en . "2016-07-11"^^ . "* Mark Montgomery \n* Dwayne Stephens \n* Jim Boylen"@en . . . . "Delco"@en . "Michigan State Spartans"@en . . "Michigan"@en . . "Maurice"@en . . "Wyoming Park H.S."@en . "Darnton"@en . "Tibaldi"@en . "720.0"^^ . "Feb 11, 2006"@en . . . "65.0"^^ . "2004"^^ . . "Arlington H.S."@en . "Jan 15, 2006"@en . . "Dec 18, 2005"@en . . . . . . "160"^^ . . "Naymick"@en . "Nov 7, 2005"@en . . . . "Aerts"@en . "20"^^ . . "22"^^ . "170"^^ . "PG"@en . "OT"@en . "23"^^ . . "180"^^ . "* Tom Izzo"@en . "310.0"^^ . "Drew"@en . . . . . . . "5"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . . "yes"@en . "3"^^ . "semifinals"@en . . "185"^^ . . . "Hamo"@en . "5"^^ . . . "Goran"@en . . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . . . . "13"^^ . "14"^^ . . "15"^^ . . . "50"^^ . . . . . "Nov 23, 2005"@en . . . . . "29218690"^^ . "8"^^ . . . "18"^^ . . . "34"^^ . "19"^^ . "Dec 31, 2005"@en . "20"^^ . "690.0"^^ . "98"^^ . . "23"^^ . . "Champlain School"@en . "40"^^ . "228"^^ . "41"^^ . . . "43"^^ . "West H.S."@en . "SR"@en . "106"^^ . "107"^^ . "227"^^ . "Suton"@en . "Ohio State"@en . "Jan 11, 2006"@en . . "238"^^ . . "Ducre"@en . "6"^^ . "235"^^ . "8"^^ . "3.0"^^ . "Anthony"@en . . "9"^^ . "Jan 25, 2006"@en . "Mar 17, 2006"@en . "10"^^ . "Powers Catholic"@en . "11"^^ . "240"^^ . . "13"^^ . . . "ESPN2"@en . . . . "255"^^ . "67"^^ . . "65"^^ . "70"^^ . "Spartan Clash"@en . "71"^^ . "68"^^ . "Lima H.S."@en . "69"^^ . . "74"^^ . . "72"^^ . "78"^^ . "205"^^ . "2005\u201306 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team"@en . . "77"^^ . "83"^^ . "202"^^ . "80"^^ . "420.0"^^ . . "87"^^ . "84"^^ . "Dec 10, 2005"@en . "85"^^ . . . "90"^^ . "25"^^ . "SO"@en . . "210"^^ . "100.0"^^ . "Mar 10, 2006"@en . . "88"^^ . "89"^^ . . "18"^^ . "Big Ten Conference"@en . . "16"^^ . . . "Indianapolis, IN"@en . . "Nov 21, 2005"@en . "Mar 4, 2006"@en . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . "9"^^ . "14"^^ . . . . "12"^^ . . . . "13"^^ . . . . "Dec 3, 2005"@en . . . . . "50"^^ . . "7"^^ . "48"^^ . "4"^^ . "Ibok"@en . "54"^^ . . "55"^^ . . . "Jan 21, 2006"@en . "62"^^ . "63"^^ . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . . "61"^^ . . . . . . . . "Breslin Center"@en . "Mar 9, 2006"@en . "Feb 8, 2006"@en . . . "Dec 16, 2005"@en . . "First Round"@en . "Rivalry"@en . . . . . . . . . "Everett H.S."@en . . "Dec 6, 2005"@en . "Davis"@en . "60.0"^^ . "Matt"@en . . . . "22"^^ . . . "Conseco Fieldhouse"@en . "20"^^ . "Illinois"@en . "1.0"^^ . . "Lahaina Civic Center"@en . "21"^^ . "Feb 14, 2006"@en . "18"^^ . "first round"@en . . . "19"^^ . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . . . "14"^^ . "15"^^ . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . . "8"^^ . "Jacob"@en . "9"^^ . . "6"^^ . . "Purdue"@en . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . "The 2005\u201306 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2005\u201306 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 11th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22\u201312, 8\u20138 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Purdue and Illinois before losing to Iowa in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Washington D.C. bracket, marking the school's ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo. They lost in the First Round to eventual Final Four participant, George Mason."@en . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "Feb 26, 2006"@en . "3"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . . "1115322002"^^ . . . "Gray"@en . . "52058"^^ . "Proviso East H.S."@en .