The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
Michigan State vs. Purdue
5Belt meetings
3Michigan State wins
2Purdue wins
1Title changes
Michigan State and Purdue have met 5 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 25, 1952 to February 10, 2018. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Michigan State leads the belt series 3–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Jan 25, 1952 | Michigan State beat Purdue 56–47 | Defense |
| 781 | Feb 21, 1979 | Michigan State beat Purdue 73–67 | Defense |
| 1,061 | Mar 3, 1987 | Purdue beat Michigan State 69–59 | Defense |
| 1,339 | Feb 6, 1995 | Purdue beat Michigan State 78–69 | Title change |
| 2,223 | Feb 10, 2018 | Michigan State beat Purdue 68–65 | Defense |