1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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college basketball game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1979 NCAA men's basketball national championship game
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Magic vs. Bird NCAA championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arena | Special Events Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 15270 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastRating | 24.1 Nielsen rating ⓘ |
| broadcastShare | 38 share ⓘ |
| city | Salt Lake City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1979-03-26 ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Larry Bird
NERFINISHED
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Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Michigan State 75–64 Indiana State ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateCoach | Bill Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateConference | Missouri Valley Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateLeadingScorer | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Indiana StateRecordEnteringGame | 33–0 ⓘ |
| Indiana StateScore | 64 ⓘ |
| loser | Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateCoach | Jud Heathcote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateConference | Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateHalftimeLead | 37–28 ⓘ |
| Michigan StateLeadingScorer | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Michigan StateScore | 75 ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
boosting the popularity of college basketball
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matchup between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird ⓘ |
| organizer | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | considered one of the most important games in college basketball history ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncer |
Al McGuire
NERFINISHED
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Billy Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Enberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfIndianaState | No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfMichiganState | No. 2 seed in the Mideast Region ⓘ |
| venue | Special Events Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
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