Overall: 22-12, .647 W-L% (73rd of 326)
Conference: 8-8, 6th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Izzo (22-12)
PS/G: 74.1 (60th of 326) ▪ PA/G: 68.6 (171st of 326)
SRS: 12.24 (33rd of 326) ▪ SOS: 7.27 (27th of 326)
NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in Washington)
Lost Washington First Round (75-65) versus #11 George Mason
| Pre | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 12/27 | 1/3 | 1/10 | 1/17 | 1/24 | 1/31 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/7 | Final |
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| 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 25 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 19, 2005 | REG | @ | Hawaii | WAC | L | 62 | 84 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Nov 21, 2005 | REG | N | Chaminade | W | 89 | 67 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Nov 22, 2005 | REG | N | Gonzaga | WCC | L | 106 | 109 | 3OT | 1 | 2 | L 1 |
| 4 | Wed, Nov 23, 2005 | REG | N | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 74 | 71 | OT | 2 | 2 | W 1 |
| 5 | Sun, Nov 27, 2005 | REG | IPFW | Ind | W | 84 | 73 | 3 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Wed, Nov 30, 2005 | REG | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 88 | 86 | 4 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 3, 2005 | REG | N | Arkansas-Little Rock | Sun Belt | W | 72 | 67 | 5 | 2 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Tue, Dec 6, 2005 | REG | N | Boston College | ACC | W | 77 | 70 | 6 | 2 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 10, 2005 | REG | N | Wichita State | MVC | W | 83 | 64 | 7 | 2 | W 6 | |
| 10 | Fri, Dec 16, 2005 | REG | Cleveland State | Horizon | W | 83 | 75 | 8 | 2 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Dec 18, 2005 | REG | Florida International | Sun Belt | W | 85 | 58 | 9 | 2 | W 8 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Dec 21, 2005 | REG | @ | Green Bay | Horizon | W | 98 | 69 | 10 | 2 | W 9 | |
| 13 | Wed, Dec 28, 2005 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 80 | 63 | 11 | 2 | W 10 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Dec 31, 2005 | REG | Coppin State | MEAC | W | 78 | 54 | 12 | 2 | W 11 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Jan 5, 2006 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 50 | 60 | 12 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Sun, Jan 8, 2006 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 63 | 82 | 12 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 17 | Wed, Jan 11, 2006 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 87 | 73 | 13 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sun, Jan 15, 2006 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 62 | 59 | 2OT | 14 | 4 | W 2 |
| 19 | Sat, Jan 21, 2006 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 85 | 55 | 15 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Jan 25, 2006 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 67 | 72 | 15 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Jan 28, 2006 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 69 | 60 | 16 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 4, 2006 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 77 | 66 | 17 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 23 | Wed, Feb 8, 2006 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 77 | 52 | 18 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 11, 2006 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 55 | 69 | 18 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Tue, Feb 14, 2006 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 54 | 66 | 18 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 18, 2006 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 90 | 71 | 19 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Feb 22, 2006 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 68 | 79 | 19 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 28 | Sun, Feb 26, 2006 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 71 | 78 | 19 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 29 | Thu, Mar 2, 2006 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 74 | 65 | 20 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Mar 4, 2006 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 68 | 75 | 20 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Thu, Mar 9, 2006 | CTOURN | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 70 | 58 | 21 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 32 | Fri, Mar 10, 2006 | CTOURN | N | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 61 | 56 | 22 | 10 | W 2 | |
| 33 | Sat, Mar 11, 2006 | CTOURN | N | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 48 | 53 | 22 | 11 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 34 | Fri, Mar 17, 2006 | NCAA | N | George Mason | CAA | L | 65 | 75 | 22 | 12 | L 2 |