The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
Michigan State vs. Purdue
8Belt meetings
7Michigan State wins
1Purdue wins
3Title changes
Michigan State and Purdue have met 8 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 18, 1978 to February 10, 2018. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Michigan State leads the belt series 7–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 627 | Jan 18, 1978 | Michigan State beat Purdue 60–51 | Defense |
| 635 | Feb 15, 1978 | Purdue beat Michigan State 99–80 | Title change |
| 668 | Feb 21, 1979 | Michigan State beat Purdue 73–67 | Defense |
| 985 | Feb 2, 1990 | Michigan State beat Purdue 64–53 | Title change |
| 994 | Mar 10, 1990 | Michigan State beat Purdue 72–70 | Defense |
| 1,248 | Feb 15, 1999 | Michigan State beat Purdue 82–69 | Title change |
| 1,251 | Feb 26, 1999 | Michigan State beat Purdue 60–46 | Defense |
| 1,973 | Feb 10, 2018 | Michigan State beat Purdue 68–65 | Defense |