The 2020–21 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Spartans, led by fourteenth year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 15–9, 8–7 in

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play to finish in eighth place. As the seventh seed in the Big Ten tournament they defeated

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in the Second Round and

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in the Quarterfinals before losing to

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in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the ten seed in the Mercado Regional. They lost in the first round to seven seed

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to end their season.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the season 16–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. In the Big Ten tournament they lost to

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in the first round. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

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Michigan State Spartans women's basketball seasons

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References