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Nothing can be said more about this game than Magic versus Bird. The man from Lansing- Michigan versus The Hick from French Lick".

1979

East Regional
First Round
St. John's 75- Temple 70
Penn 73- Iona 69

Second Round
St. John's 80- Duke 78
Rutgers 64- Georgetown 58
Penn 72- North Carolina 71
Syracuse 89- Connecticut 81

Semifinals
St. John's 67- Rutgers 65
Penn 84- Syracuse 76

Final
Penn 64- St. John's 62

Midwest Regional
First Round
Weber St. 81- New Mexico St. 78 (OT)
Virginia Tech 70- Jacksonville 53

Second Round
Arkansas 74- Weber St. 63
Louisville 69- S. Alabama 66
Indiana St. 86- Virginia Tech 69
Oklahoma 90- Texas 76

Semifinals
Arkansas 73- Louisville 62
Indiana St. 93- Oklahoma 72

Final
Indiana St. 73- Arkansas 71

West Regional
First Round
Southern Cal 86- Utah St. 67
Pepperdine 92- Utah 88 (OT)

Second Round
DePaul 89- Southern Cal 78
Marquette 73- Pacific 48
UCLA 76- Pepperdine 71
San Francisco 86- BYU 63

Semifinals
DePaul 62- Marquette 56
UCLA 99- San Francisco 81

Final
DePaul 95- UCLA 91
Mideast Regional

First Round
Lamar 95- Detroit 87
Tennessee 97- Eastern Kentucky 81

Second Round
Michigan St. 95- Lamar 64
LSU 71- Appalachian St. 57
Notre Dame 73- Tennessee 67
Toledo 74- Iowa 72

Semifinals
Michigan St. 87- LSU 71
Notre Dame 79- Toledo 71

Final
Michigan St. 80- Notre Dame 68

Final Four
(Special Events Center- Salt Lake City)

Semifinals
Michigan St. 101- Penn 67
Indiana St. 76- DePaul 74

Third Place
DePaul 96- Penn 93

Championship
Michigan St. 75- Indiana St. 64

All-Tournament Team
Magic Johnson- Michigan St. (Most Outstanding)
Greg Kelser- Michigan St.
Larry Bird- Indiana St.
Mark Aguirre- DePaul
Gary Garland- DePaul

Championship Box Score

Michigan St.	FG-A	FT-A	RB	PF	Pts
Greg Kelser	7-13	5-6	8	4	19
Magic Johnson	8-15	8-10	7	3	24
Jay Vincent	2-5	1-2	2	4	5
Terry Donnelly	5-5	5-6	4	2	15
Mike Brkovich	1-2	3-7	4	1	5
Ron Charles	3-3	1-2	7	5	7
Mike Longaker	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Rob Gonzalez	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Team			2
Totals	26-43	23-33	34	19	75
Indiana St.	FG-A	FT-A	RB	PF	Pts
Brad Miley	0-0	0-1	3	1	0
Alex Gilbert	2-3	0-4	4	4	4
Larry Bird	7-21	5-8	13	3	19
Carl Nicks	7-14	3-6	2	5	17
Steve Reed	4-9	0-0	0	4	8
Bob Heaton	4-14	2-2	6	2	10
Leroy Staley	2-2	0-1	3	2	4
Rich Nemcek	1-1	0-0	0	3	2
Team			3
Totals	27-64	10-22	34	24	64

Turnovers: Michigan St. 16- Indiana St. 10.
Halftime: Michigan St. 37- Indiana St. 28.
Technical foul: Bird.
Attendance: 15-410.

The black and white never tasted so good.

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