The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
Iowa vs. Michigan State
7Belt meetings
1Iowa wins
6Michigan State wins
1Title changes
Iowa and Michigan State have met 7 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 4, 1952 to February 6, 2018. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Michigan State leads the belt series 6–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Jan 4, 1952 | Iowa beat Michigan State 61–60 | Defense |
| 628 | Jan 20, 1978 | Michigan State beat Iowa 68–58 | Defense |
| 633 | Feb 8, 1978 | Michigan State beat Iowa 71–70 | Defense |
| 664 | Feb 7, 1979 | Michigan State beat Iowa 60–57 | Defense |
| 988 | Feb 11, 1990 | Michigan State beat Iowa 80–70 | Defense |
| 1,484 | Jan 21, 2006 | Michigan State beat Iowa 85–55 | Title change |
| 1,972 | Feb 6, 2018 | Michigan State beat Iowa 96–93 | Defense |