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Michigan State defeated overall number one seed Louisville, 64–52, to advance to their fifth Final Four since 1999. Michigan State held Louisville to their second lowest point total of the season with their man-to-man defense keeping them out of sync all game. Center Goran Suton had 19 points and Durrel Summers had 12 in the rout.
The game was played on April 6, 2009, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan as the final game of the Final Four. The game was played between the South Regional Champions, No. 1-seeded North Carolina, and the Midwest Regional Champions, No. 2-seeded Michigan State. The Tar Heels defeated the Spartans 89–72. [2]
The Spartans finished the 2008–09 season 31–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. Michigan State received a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 12th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the National Championship game, their second trip to the title game under Tom Izzo, before losing to North Carolina.
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Final Four National championship game: No. 16 Valparaiso No. 8 Utah No. 4 Syracuse No. 2 Iowa State No. 8 Wisconsin No. 5 Florida: W 65–38 W 73–61 W 75–58 W 75–64 W 53–41 W 89–76 2001: No. 1: First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four: No. 16 Alabama State No. 9 Fresno State No. 12 Gonzaga No. 11 Temple No. 2 ...
Tom Izzo entered the 1997-98 season on the hot seat as Michigan State’s basketball coach; he was just 33-27 overall with a couple NIT bids in his first two seasons. Year 3 was different though.
Michigan State received an at-large bid as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, their 12th straight appearance in the Tournament. [46] Though they only received a No. 2 seed, the path to the Final Four looked good for the Spartans with games in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Indianapolis, Indiana before the Final Four in ...
MSU (23-9-3) earned its spot in the final by defeating Ohio State, 2-1, in last weekend's semifinal in East Lansing. Couch: Success of MSU hockey, gymnastics and men's and women's basketball makes ...