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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]
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 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.
Score First Round No. 12 Butler: 69–68 OT Second Round No. 4 Illinois: 93–76 Sweet Sixteen No. 1 Duke: 87–78 Elite Eight No. 3 Oklahoma State: 77–65 Final Four No. 8 North Carolina: 71–59 Championship No. Michigan State 76–89
The Final Four consisted of Duke, making their first appearance since 2004, West Virginia, who were making their second appearance and first since 1959, Butler, considered the host school and making their first ever appearance, and Michigan State, the national runner-up from 2009 appearing in the Final Four for the sixth time under head coach ...
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 ...
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 ...
Michigan State dominated the first 55 minutes of regulation, building a 20–6 lead. Michigan rallied with two TDs in the final minutes to send the game to OT, but MSU quickly intercepted a pass and running back Larry Caper rushed 23 yards through multiple tackles for the game-winning score.