856:. While Michigan State's lead remained around 10 points, Kelser's foul troubles worsened when he committed his fourth of the game 4:27 into the second half. Michigan State was forced to remove him for reserve Jay Vincent, who was suffering from a foot bruise. In 19 overall minutes of playing time, Vincent had four fouls himself. Indiana State focused on playing close to the opposing basket while Kelser was out of the game, and Bird keyed a Sycamores scoring run with two field goals and a free throw. With 10:05 remaining, the Spartans' lead had been cut to 52–46. Kelser was brought into the game in response to the run, and did not commit another foul until the end. He and Johnson were responsible for the next eight points scored by the Spartans. The run included a
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Indiana State, but the team was successful on only 27 of its 64 field goal attempts. The Sycamores' free throw shooting was worse than Michigan State's; Indiana State missed 12 of its 22 attempts, while the Spartans had 10 misses in 33 free throws taken. The free throw scoring differential was thus greater than the margin of victory.
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832:. The Sycamores scored the first basket of the game, which was made by Steve Reed. The two teams played a close game in the early stages; a successful shot by Bird gave Indiana State a one-point advantage, and Michigan State called a timeout after his shot. The Spartans took a 9–8 lead on a basket by guard
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Spartans scored seven consecutive points to bring their lead to 16. Donnelly contributed four straight field goals as the Spartans' lead climbed to 50–34. Indiana State began to rally at this point,
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called the "Bird Cage". The alignment was effective in containing Bird, who scored four points (his lowest total for
Indiana State) on two field goal attempts; the Sycamores, however, managed to win. By February 13, the Sycamores were the top-ranked team in the country, and they held that position in
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Spartans' streak in their final game before the NCAA tournament, winning 83–81 on a long-range shot at the buzzer. The Spartans' 13–5 Big Ten record put them in a three-way tie with Iowa and Purdue for first in the conference, and they won 21 of 27 games in all regular season play; their
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Johnson led all scorers in the national championship game with 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Kelser added 19 points and led the
Spartans with 8 rebounds, one more than Johnson. Donnelly was the only other Michigan State player to score in double figures; he made all five of his field goal attempts
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Johnson while he was attempting an inbounds pass and attempted to score. Behind an offense that missed only 4 of 16 second half field goal attempts, Michigan State clinched its first men's basketball national championship by a 75–64 final
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Johnson both turned professional after the 1978–79 college season, and wound up playing for the
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Charles, Vincent, and Mike Brkovich were the other Spartans players to score points; each player contributed between five and seven points to Michigan State's total. Overall, the Spartans made 26 of their 43 shots.
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the final rankings. Indiana State won all 16 of its games against MVC competition. The Sycamores were the number one seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA Tournament, and began their run in the event with an 86–69 second-round win over
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DuPree, David (March 27, 1979). "Johnson, Kelser Soar Past Bird, Indiana St., 75–64".
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violation by making contact with the feet of Indiana State's
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Bird, Larry; Johnson, Magic; MacMullan, Jackie (2010).
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1652:Davis, Seth (2009).
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1336:Davis, pp. 101–102.
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878:Statistical summary
510:. A 93–72 win over
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2559:Elgin Baylor
2518:Jay Randolph
2498:Merle Harmon
2478:Frank Fallon
2446:Play-by-play
2420:Commentators
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620:Northwestern
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545:
520:
503:Dick Versace
492:
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340:
306:Billy Packer
265:Hank Nichols
168:
159:
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135:
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2700:Lee Leonard
2679:John Wooden
2669:Bill Walton
2664:Jim Valvano
2654:Fred Taylor
2649:Jim Simpson
2639:Ross Porter
2614:Jerry Lucas
2609:Steve Jones
2604:Tom Hawkins
2599:Don Haskins
2594:Matt Guokas
2589:Jack Givens
2574:Dave Cowens
2564:James Brown
2523:Jim Simpson
2513:Andy Musser
2508:Joel Meyers
2493:Tom Hammond
2473:Dick Enberg
2453:Marv Albert
2287:Greg Kelser
2281:Jay Vincent
2269:Ron Charles
1615:December 3,
1412:January 16,
1386:. MLive.com
1318:. MLive.com
1257:December 2,
1189:December 2,
1094:December 5,
1003:November 5,
780:Ron Charles
669:Dick Enberg
613:Keith Smith
572:Greg Kelser
546:Coached by
472:Bill Hodges
302:Dick Enberg
114:Bill Hodges
111:Head coach:
104:Head coach:
3069:Categories
2629:Ann Meyers
2624:Al McGuire
2538:Fred White
2488:Curt Gowdy
2468:Don Criqui
2463:Bob Costas
2458:Len Berman
2400:NBA on NBC
2334:Bill Berry
2317:Head coach
1358:January 2,
1322:January 4,
1212:CBS Sports
1053:August 24,
944:References
906:NBA Finals
854:Bob Heaton
830:Brad Miley
771:Larry Bird
740:Brad Miley
722:Carl Nicks
710:Steve Reed
673:Al McGuire
645:Notre Dame
624:Ohio State
611:49–48, as
484:Evansville
464:Carl Nicks
456:Larry Bird
419:Background
398:Larry Bird
384:faced the
312:Al McGuire
298:Announcers
271:Attendance
30:See also:
2584:Bill Enis
2310:Rich Kaye
1390:April 25,
997:USA Today
920:Footnotes
914:Andy Katz
891:Aftermath
862:slam dunk
840:by guard
826:traveling
629:Wisconsin
578:. Writer
576:NBA draft
361:) at the
355:March 26,
2705:Tim Ryan
2579:Joe Dean
968:April 4,
807:Sources:
702:Position
609:Michigan
601:overtime
589:Illinois
568:Kentucky
516:Arkansas
512:Oklahoma
452:1977–78,
448:Bob King
438:(AP) or
258:Referees
191:2nd half
188:1st half
597:Indiana
495:Bradley
388:of the
380:of the
288:Network
165:Coaches
141:Coaches
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1522:May 1,
1500:May 1,
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523:DePaul
488:Butler
480:Purdue
274:15,410
91:(33–0)
88:(25–6)
962:(PDF)
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531:33–0.
527:76–74
409:75–64
243:Venue
194:Total
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3036:1988
3031:1986
3026:1985
3021:1984
3016:1983
2998:2024
2980:2024
2962:1983
2957:1982
2939:1990
2934:1989
2929:1988
2924:1987
2919:1986
2914:1985
2909:1984
2904:1983
2899:1982
2894:1977
2872:1981
2867:1980
2862:1979
2857:1978
2852:1977
2847:1976
2842:1975
2837:1974
2832:1973
2827:1972
2822:1971
2817:1970
2812:1969
2794:1981
2789:1980
2784:1979
2779:1978
2774:1977
2769:1976
2764:1975
2759:1974
2754:1973
2749:1972
2744:1971
2739:1970
2734:1969
2201:2024
2196:2023
2191:2022
2186:2021
2181:2020
2176:2019
2171:2018
2166:2017
2161:2016
2156:2015
2151:2014
2146:2013
2141:2012
2136:2011
2131:2010
2126:2009
2121:2008
2116:2007
2111:2006
2106:2005
2101:2004
2096:2003
2091:2002
2086:2001
2081:2000
2076:1999
2071:1998
2066:1997
2061:1996
2056:1995
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2046:1993
2041:1992
2036:1991
2031:1990
2026:1989
2021:1988
2016:1987
2011:1986
2006:1985
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1996:1983
1991:1982
1986:1981
1981:1980
1976:1979
1971:1978
1966:1977
1961:1976
1956:1975
1951:1974
1946:1973
1941:1972
1936:1971
1931:1970
1926:1969
1921:1968
1916:1967
1911:1966
1906:1965
1901:1964
1896:1963
1891:1962
1886:1961
1881:1960
1876:1959
1871:1958
1866:1957
1861:1956
1856:1955
1851:1954
1846:1953
1841:1952
1836:1951
1831:1950
1826:1949
1821:1948
1816:1947
1811:1946
1806:1945
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1796:1943
1791:1942
1786:1941
1781:1940
1776:1939
1719:ISBN
1696:ISBN
1677:ISBN
1658:ISBN
1639:ISBN
1617:2014
1524:2023
1502:2023
1480:2023
1458:2023
1436:2023
1414:2023
1392:2019
1360:2015
1324:2015
1292:2014
1259:2014
1219:2014
1191:2014
1165:2014
1096:2014
1055:2017
1005:2014
970:2016
934:1982
910:ESPN
900:and
649:Penn
605:Iowa
591:and
371:Utah
341:The
331:1980
326:1978
310:and
235:Date
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2302:35
2297:MOP
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2285:32
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