It was almost the Spartan version
of the Fab Five with 4 out of 5 Michigan State Spartan players
making the tournament team Mateen Cleaves (Most Outstanding),
Charlie Bell, A.J. Granger and Morris Peterson.
2000
East Regional First
Round
Duke 82 - Lamar 55
Kansas 81 - DePaul 77 (OT)
Florida 69 - Butler 68 (OT)
Illinois 68 - Penn 58
Pepperdine 77 - Indiana 57
Oklahoma St. 86 - Hofstra 66
Seton Hall 72 - Oregon 71 (OT)
Temple 73 - Lafayette 47
Second Round
Duke 69 - Kansas i64
Florida 93 - Illinois 76
Oklahoma St. 75 - Pepperdine 67
Seton Hall 67 - Temple 65 (OT)
Semifinals
Florida 87 - Duke 78
Oklahoma St. 68 - Seton Hall 66
Final
Florida 77 - Oklahoma St. 68
Midwest Regional First Round
Michigan St. 60 - Valparaiso 38
Utah 48 - St. Louis 45
Kentucky 85 - St. Bonaventure 80
(2 OT)
Syracuse 79 - Samford 65
UCLA 65 - Ball St. 57
Maryland 74 - Iona 59
Auburn 72 - Creighton 69
Iowa St. 88 - Central Conn. 78
Second Round
Michigan St. 73 - Utah 61
Syracuse 52 - Kentucky 50
UCLA 105 - Maryland 70
Iowa St. 79 - Auburn 60
Semifinals
Michigan St. 75 - Syracuse 58
Iowa St. 80 - UCLA 56
Final
Michigan St. 75 - Iowa St. 64
West Regional First Round
Arizona 71 - Jackson St. 47
Wisconsin 66 - Air Force 56
Texas 77 - Indiana St. 61
LSU 64 - SE Missouri St. 61
Purdue 62 - Dayton 61
Oklahoma 74 - Winthrop 50
Gonzaga 77 - Louisville 66
St. John's 61 - Northern Arizona 56
Second Round
Wisconsin 66 - Arizona 59
LSU 72 - Texas 67
Purdue 66 - Oklahoma 62
Gonzaga 82 - St. John's 76
Semifinals
Florida 71 - North Carolina 59
Michigan St. 53 - Wisconsin 41
Championship
Michigan St. 89 - Florida 76
All-Tournament Team
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan St.
(Most Outstanding)
Udonis Haslem, Florida
Charlie Bell, Michigan St.
A.J. Granger, Michigan St.
Morris Peterson, Michigan St.
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