Forddy Anderson
1957 – beat Notre Dame 85-83; beat Kentucky 80-68; lost to North Carolina 74-70, 3OT; lost to San Francisco 67-60. Final Four.
1959 – beat Marquette 74-69; lost to Louisville 88-81.
Jud Heathcote
1978 – beat Providence 77-63; beat Western Kentucky 90-69; lost to Kentucky 52-49.
1979 – beat Lamar 95-64; beat LSU 87-71; beat Notre Dame 80-68; beat Pennsylvania 101-67; beat Indiana State 75-64. NCAA champion.
1985 – lost to UAB 70-68.
1986 – beat Washington 72-70; beat Georgetown 80-68; lost to Kansas 96-86, OT.
1990 – beat Murray State 75-71, OT; beat UC Santa Barbara 62-58; lost to Georgia Tech 81-80, OT.
1991 – beat Wisconsin-Green Bay 60-58; lost to Utah 85-84, 2OT.
1992 – beat Southwest Missouri State 61-54; lost to Cincinnati 77-65.
1994 – beat Seton Hall 84-73; lost to Duke 85-74.
1995 – lost to Weber State 79-72.
Tom Izzo
1998 – beat Eastern Michigan 83-71; beat Princeton 63-56; lost to North Carolina 73-58.
1999 – beat Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 76-53; beat Mississippi 74-66; beat Oklahoma 54-46; beat Kentucky 73-66; lost to Duke 68-62. Final Four.
2000 – beat Valparaiso 65-38; beat Utah 73-61; beat Syracuse 75-58; beat Iowa State 75-64; beat Wisconsin 53-41; beat Florida 89-76. NCAA champion.
2001 – beat Alabama State 69-35; beat Fresno State 81-65; beat Gonzaga 77-62; beat Temple 69-62; lost to Arizona 80-61. Final Four.
2002 – lost to N.C. State 69-58.
2003 – beat Colorado 79-64; beat Florida 68-46; beat Maryland 60-58; lost to Texas 85-76.
2004 – lost to Nevada 72-66.
2005 – beat Old Dominion 89-81; beat Vermont 72-61; beat Duke 78-68; beat Kentucky 94-88, 2OT; lost to North Carolina 87-71. Final Four.
2006 – lost to George Mason 75-65.
2007 – beat Marquette 61-49; lost to North Carolina 81-67.
2008 – beat Temple 72-61; beat Pittsburgh 65-54; lost to Memphis 92-74.
2009 – beat Robert Morris 77-62; beat Southern Cal 74-69; beat Kansas 67-62; beat Louisville 64-52; beat Connecticut 82-73; lost to North Carolina 89-72. National runnerup.
2010 – beat New Mexico State 70-67; beat Maryland 85-83; beat Northern Iowa 59-52; beat Tennessee 70-69; lost to Butler 52-50. Final Four.
2011 – lost to UCLA 78-76.
2012 – beat LIU 89-67; beat Saint Louis 65-61; lost to Louisville 57-44.
2013 – beat Valparaiso 65-54.
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