2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 2009 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four logo.png 65 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan North Carolina Tar Heels 5th 9th 18th Michigan State Spartans 3rd 7th Connecticut Huskies 3rd Villanova Wildcats 4th Roy Williams 2nd Wayne Ellington North Carolina 708,296 Wayne Ellington North Carolina 115 The 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2008–09 season. The 71st annual edition of the tournament began on March 17, 2009, and concluded with the championship game on April 6 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The University of North Carolina defeated Michigan State to become the champion. It was the Tar Heels 5th title, and 2nd under Roy Williams. The 2009 tournament was the first time the Final Four had a minimum seating capacity of 70,000, and by having most of the tournament in the February Sweeps of the Nielsen Ratings due to the digital television transition in the United States on June 12, 2009, this was the last NCAA basketball tournament, in all three divisions, to air on analog television. Prior to the start of the tournament, the top ranked team was Louisville in both the AP Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Polls, followed by North Carolina, Memphis, and Pittsburgh.2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Mar. 16) on ESPN.com Only the Tar Heels of North Carolina were the regional winners and played in the Final Four. The Tar Heels completed one of the most dominant runs in the tournament's history by winning each of their games by at least twelve points. For the first time since seeding began, all #1 to #3 seeds made it into the Sweet 16, and for the third consecutive time, all #1 seeds made the Elite Eight. Four schools made their NCAA tournament debut, all respective conference champions: Binghamton (America East), Morgan State (MEAC), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), and North Dakota State (Summit), a school in its first season of Division I eligibility. Tournament procedure NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Tournament format Sixty-five teams were selected for the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a postseason tournament, went to Cornell, its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids by the NCAA Selection Committee. Two teams play an opening-round game, popularly called the "play-in game". The winner of that game advances to the main draw of the tournament as a 16 seed and plays a top seed in one of the regionals. The 2009 game was played on Tuesday, March 17, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio, as it has since its inception in 2001. All 64 teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regions; the winner of the play-in game automatically received a 16 seed. The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65. SEC commissioner Michael Slive served his last year as chairman of the committee. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 2009 Opening Round game (orange) and first and second rounds (green) USA green pog.svg 36.059722 -79.825556 bottom #FFFFFF Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum USA green pog.svg 39.0975 -94.580278 left #FFFFFF Kansas City Sprint Center USA green pog.svg 39.901111 -75.171944 top #FFFFFF Philadelphia Wachovia Center (Philadelphia) USA green pog.svg 45.531667 -122.666667 right #FFFFFF Portland Rose Garden Arena USA green pog.svg 43.603567 -116.198892 bottom #FFFFFF Boise Taco Bell Arena USA orange pog.svg 39.735556 -84.2 left #FFFFFF Dayton University of Dayton Arena USA green pog.svg 25.781389 -80.188056 right #FFFFFF Miami American Airlines Arena USA green pog.svg 44.973889 -93.258056 left #FFFFFF Minneapolis Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome USA 450 right 2009 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 42.366303 -71.062228 top #FFFFFF Boston TD Garden USA blue pog.svg 33.5275 -112.2625 left #FFFFFF Glendale University of Phoenix Stadium USA blue pog.svg 35.138333 -90.050556 left #FFFFFF Memphis FedExForum USA blue pog.svg 39.760056 -86.163806 left #FFFFFF Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium USA red pog.svg 42.34 -83.045556 top #FFFFFF Detroit Ford Field The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 2009 tournament:NCAA Championships https://www.ncaa.com/champ/m-baskbl-d1-champ.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090106125413/http://www.ncaa.com/champ/m-baskbl-d1-champ.html 2009-01-06 dead 2009-05-31 Opening Round March 17 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) First and Second Rounds March 19 and 21 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference) Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Big 12 Conference) Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: Saint Joseph's University) Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon) March 20 and 22 Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University) University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida (Host: Florida International University) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota) Regional semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 26 and 28 East Regional, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College) West Regional, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University) March 27 and 29 South Regional, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis) Midwest Regional, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Horizon League, Butler University) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) April 4 and 6 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan (Host: University of Detroit Mercy) Qualifying teams center|450px 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams Automatic bids The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2009 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid). ConferenceSchoolAppearanceLast bidACCDuke33rd2008America EastBinghamton1stNeverAtlantic 10Temple27th2008Atlantic SunEast Tennessee State8th2004Big 12Missouri22nd2003Big EastLouisville35th2008Big SkyPortland State2nd2008Big SouthRadford2nd1998Big TenPurdue23rd2008Big WestCal State Northridge2nd2001ColonialVCU8th2007C-USAMemphis22nd2008HorizonCleveland State2nd1986Ivy LeagueCornell4th2008MAACSiena5th2008MACAkron2nd1986MEACMorgan State1stNeverMissouri ValleyNorthern Iowa5th2006Mountain WestUtah27th2005NortheastRobert Morris6th1992Ohio ValleyMorehead State6th1984Pac-10USC15th2008PatriotAmerican2nd2008SECMississippi State10th2008SouthernChattanooga10th2005SouthlandStephen F. Austin1stNeverSummitNorth Dakota State1stNeverSun BeltWestern Kentucky21st2008SWACAlabama State3rd2004WACUtah State18th2006West CoastGonzaga12th2008 Listed by region and seeding East Regional – BostonSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1PittsburghBig East31–4At-large2DukeACC30–6Automatic3VillanovaBig East30–7At-large4XavierAtlantic 1028–7At-large5Florida StateACC25–9At-large6UCLAPac-1026–8At-large7TexasBig 1223–11At-large8Oklahoma StateBig 1223–11At-large9TennesseeSEC21–12At-large10MinnesotaBig Ten22–10At-large11VCUCAA24–9Automatic12WisconsinBig Ten20–12At-large13Portland StateBig Sky23–9Automatic14AmericanPatriot24–7Automatic15BinghamtonAmerica East23–8Automatic16East Tennessee StateAtlantic Sun23–10Automatic Midwest Regional – IndianapolisSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1LouisvilleBig East28–5Automatic2Michigan StateBig Ten26–6At-large3KansasBig 1225–7At-large4Wake ForestACC24–6At-large5UtahMountain West24–9Automatic6West VirginiaBig East23–11At-large7Boston CollegeACC22–11At-large8Ohio StateBig Ten22–10At-large9SienaMAAC26–7Automatic10USCPac-1021–12Automatic11DaytonAtlantic 1026–7At-large12ArizonaPac-1019–13At-large13Cleveland StateHorizon25–10Automatic14North Dakota StateSummit26–6Automatic15Robert MorrisNortheast24–10Automatic16Alabama StateSWAC22–9AutomaticMorehead StateOhio Valley19–15Automatic South Regional – MemphisSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1North CarolinaACC28–4At-large2OklahomaBig 1227–5At-large3SyracuseBig East26–9At-large4Gonzaga West Coast26–5Automatic5IllinoisBig Ten24–9At-large6Arizona StatePac-1024–9At-large7ClemsonACC23–8At-large8LSUSEC26–7At-large9ButlerHorizon26–5At-large10MichiganBig Ten20–13At-large11TempleAtlantic 1022–11Automatic12Western KentuckySun Belt24–8Automatic13AkronMid-American23–12Automatic14Stephen F. AustinSouthland24–7Automatic15Morgan StateMEAC23–11Automatic16RadfordBig South21–11Automatic West Regional – GlendaleSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1ConnecticutBig East27–4At-large2MemphisC-USA31–3Automatic3MissouriBig 1228–6Automatic4WashingtonPac-1025–8At-large5PurdueBig Ten25–9Automatic6MarquetteBig East24–9At-large7CaliforniaPac-1022–10At-large8BYUMountain West25–7At-large9Texas A&MBig 1223–9At-large10MarylandACC20–13At-large11Utah StateWAC30–4Automatic12Northern IowaMissouri Valley23–10Automatic13Mississippi StateSEC23–12Automatic14CornellIvy League21–9Automatic15Cal State NorthridgeBig West17–13Automatic16ChattanoogaSo Con18–16Automatic Bracket Results to date NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100408193026/http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/ 2010-04-08 live 2009-05-31 All times in U.S. ET. Opening Round Game – Dayton, Ohio Winner advanced to Midwest Regional vs. (1) Louisville. Opening Round 16 Morehead State 58 16 Alabama State 43 Midwest Regional – Indianapolis, Indiana First roundMarch 19–20 Second roundMarch 21–22 Regional semifinalsMarch 27 Regional finalsMarch 29 Dayton - Fri/Sun Miami - Fri/Sun Minneapolis - Fri/Sun Minneapolis - Fri/Sun 1 16 Louisville Morehead State 74 54 8 9 Ohio State Siena 72 742OT 5 12 Utah Arizona 71 84 4 13 Wake Forest Cleveland State 69 84 6 11 West Virginia Dayton 60 68 3 14 Kansas North Dakota State 84 74 7 10 Boston College USC 55 72 2 15 Michigan State Robert Morris 77 62 1 Louisville 9 Siena 79 72 12 Arizona 13 Cleveland State 71 57 11 Dayton 3 Kansas 43 60 10 USC 2 Michigan State 69 74 1 Louisville 12 Arizona 103 64 3 Kansas 2 Michigan State 62 67 1 Louisville 2 Michigan State 52 64 West Regional – Glendale, Arizona First roundMarch 19–20 Second roundMarch 21–22 Regional semifinalsMarch 26 Regional finalsMarch 28 Philadelphia - Thu/Sat Portland - Thu/Sat Boise - Fri/Sun Kansas City - Thu/Sat 1 16 Connecticut Chattanooga 103 47 8 9 BYU Texas A&M 66 79 5 12 Purdue Northern Iowa 61 56 4 13 Washington Mississippi State 71 58 6 11 Marquette Utah State 58 57 3 14 Missouri Cornell 78 59 7 10 California Maryland 71 84 2 15 Memphis Cal State Northridge 81 70 1 Connecticut 9 Texas A&M 92 66 5 Purdue 4 Washington 76 74 6 Marquette 3 Missouri 79 83 10 Maryland 2 Memphis 70 89 1 Connecticut 5 Purdue 72 60 3 Missouri 2 Memphis 102 91 1 Connecticut 3 Missouri 82 75 East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts First roundMarch 19–20 Second roundMarch 21–22 Regional semifinalsMarch 26 Regional finalsMarch 28 Dayton - Fri/Sun Boise - Fri/Sun Philadelphia - Thu/Sat Greensboro - Thu/Sat 1 16 Pittsburgh East Tennessee State 72 62 8 9 Oklahoma State Tennessee 77 75 5 12 Florida St. Wisconsin 59 61OT 4 13 Xavier Portland St. 77 59 6 11 UCLA VCU 65 64 3 14 Villanova American 80 67 7 10 Texas Minnesota 76 62 2 15 Duke Binghamton 86 62 1 Pittsburgh 8 Oklahoma State 84 76 12 Wisconsin 4 Xavier 49 60 6 UCLA 3 Villanova 69 89 7 Texas 2 Duke 69 74 1 Pittsburgh 4 Xavier 60 55 3 Villanova 2 Duke 77 54 1 Pittsburgh 3 Villanova 76 78 South Regional – Memphis, Tennessee First roundMarch 19–20 Second roundMarch 21–22 Regional semifinalsMarch 27 Regional finalsMarch 29 Greensboro - Thu/Sat Portland - Thu/Sat Miami - Fri/Sun Kansas City - Thu/Sat 1 16 North Carolina Radford 101 58 8 9 LSU Butler 75 71 5 12 Illinois Western Kentucky 72 76 4 13 Gonzaga Akron 77 64 6 11 Arizona State Temple 66 57 3 14 Syracuse Stephen F. Austin 59 44 7 10 Clemson Michigan 59 62 2 15 Oklahoma Morgan State 82 54 1 North Carolina 8 LSU 84 70 12 Western Kentucky 4 Gonzaga 81 83 6 Arizona State 3 Syracuse 67 78 10 Michigan 2 Oklahoma 63 73 1 North Carolina 4 Gonzaga 98 77 3 Syracuse 2 Oklahoma 71 84 1 North Carolina 2 Oklahoma 72 60 Final Four – Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan National semifinalsApril 4 National Championship GameApril 6 25 130 MW2 Michigan State 82 W1 Connecticut 73 E3 Villanova 69 S1 North Carolina 83 MW2 Michigan State 72 S1 North Carolina 89 Game summaries Midwest Region Goran Suton of Michigan State was the Midwest regional most outstanding player. He was joined by Spartan teammates Kalin Lucas and Travis Walton, Louisville's Earl Clark and Kansas's Cole Aldrich on the NCAA tournament All-Midwest Regional team.http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/42097582.html Kansas Center Cole Aldrich Named to NCAA Tournament All-Midwest Regional Team 2009-03-31 2009-03-29 WIBW 2011-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724082312/http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/42097582.html dead First round To play the top-seeded Louisville Cardinals in the first round, Morehead State defeated Alabama State 58–43, with the Eagles keeping the Hornets without a lead the entire game. This marked the first time either team had played in the tournament in five years; the Eagles had not played since 1984.Morehead St. earns matchup with Louisville in tourney Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290762011 https://web.archive.org/web/20090323175709/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290762011 23 March 2009 dead Morehead State fell to Louisville 74–54, the 100th time a 1 seed beat a 16 seed in the tournament since seeding began. However, the Eagles managed to keep the game close until halftime, when Louisville led by only 2 points. In the second half, the Cardinals began to apply their signature fullcourt pressure, forcing turnovers and outscoring Morehead State 22–6 at the beginning of the half. Leon Buchanan's 17 points for the Eagles were not enough to upset Louisville, whose top scorers, Samardo Samuels and Terrence Williams, scored a combined 28 points. Morehead State has not beaten Louisville in 52 years until 2011.Louisville applies pressure in second half to cruise past Morehead State Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000047 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325005535/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000047 25 March 2009 dead In two overtimes, the Siena Saints beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 74–72. Ohio State had the advantage of playing an hour from their campus, and received 25 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists from Evan Turner. The Saints made 6 out of 23 3-pointers and had 22 turnovers. Accordingly, Siena trailed for most of the game, but scored the last four points in regulation to force overtime. At the end of the first overtime, Siena's Ronald Moore drained his first 3-pointer to force a second overtime. With 3.9 seconds left in that overtime, he hit a second three from the same location to give the Saints a late 2-point lead. In an attempt to send the game into a third overtime, Turner shot a 15-footer immediately afterwards, but he missed it. This was Siena's fifth appearance in the tournament, after beating Vanderbilt University in 2008 as a 13 seed.Moore's clutch shots spur Siena by Ohio St. in 2OT Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000048 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325005540/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000048 25 March 2009 dead The Arizona-Utah matchup was not as close. The Fifth-seeded Utah Utes were upset by the twelfth-seeded Arizona Wildcats, one of the last teams to make it in the tournament and a questionable entry,Scouting Friday's Sweet 16 games – cleveland.com March 27, 2009 http://www.cleveland.com/marchmadness/index.ssf/2009/03/scouting_fridays_sweet_16_game.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090921162858/http://www.cleveland.com/marchmadness/index.ssf/2009/03/scouting_fridays_sweet_16_game.html 2009-09-21 live 2009-05-31 by a score of 84–71. The Utes closed the lead to two with roughly five minutes left in the game, but the Wildcats' answer was a 10–1 run. Utah's Luke Nevill committed two fouls less than four minutes into the game and scored only 12 points. Nic Wise of Arizona, meanwhile, led the team with 29 points, with 21 in the second half. Tyler Kepkay led the Utes with a team 19 points in his embarking performance.Wise's 21 after half propel Arizona past fifth-seeded Utah Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000050 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325005545/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000050 25 March 2009 dead The Cleveland State-Wake Forest game was an even larger upset. In their second bid in the tournament, the Cleveland State Vikings shocked the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 84–69. This 15-point win ties for third-greatest victory margin for a 13 seed over a 4 seed. Wake Forest, once ranked first in the country, had 16 turnovers in the matchup, compared to six for the Vikings. James Johnson of the Demon Deacons scored 22 points, although this could not compensate for a substandard offense. Their scoring leader, Jeff Teague, finished with 10 points, half his average. For these reasons, Wake Forest never obtained a lead, while Cleveland State sank three consecutive 3-pointers in the early minutes of the game.Cleveland State races to early lead to knock out Wake Forest Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000051 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325085623/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000051 25 March 2009 dead For the first time in 19 years, Dayton advanced to the second round of the tournament with a win over West Virginia 68–60. This also ended West Virginia's first-round winning streak, which had lasted since 1992. Chris Wright led the Dayton Flyers with 27 points, a career high, while also chalking up 10 rebounds. Charles Little also aided the Flyers with 18 points. Darryl Bryant, who led West Virginia with 21 points, shot two consecutive three-pointers to bring Dayton's lead to 48–47 with 11:02 minutes left in the game. However, that was the closest the Mountaineers had to a lead outside the beginning of the game.Flyers shake Huggins hex, take down sixth-seeded West Virginia Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000054 https://web.archive.org/web/20090323143647/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000054 23 March 2009 dead In their first eligible year, North Dakota State appeared in the tournament, facing defending champion Kansas. The three-seeded Kansas Jayhawks staved off the fourteenth-seeded Bison's upset bid with an 84–74 victory. Ben Woodside shined with 37 points for the Bison, his sixth game of the season with at least 30 points. However, Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich proved too much for North Dakota State, accounting for 65 percent of the Jayhawks' points with 32 and 23 respectively.Kansas holds off North Dakota State as Collins pours in 32 Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000055 https://web.archive.org/web/20090323233521/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000055 23 March 2009 dead The tenth-seeded USC Trojans demolished the seventh-seeded Boston College Eagles by a score of 72–55, helped by Taj Gibson's 10-for-10 shooting from the field, tied for the second-best NCAA tournament field-goal shooting performance in history. He led the team with 24 points and recorded six rebounds, five assists, and three blocks. Dwight Lewis also added 20 points for the Trojans. After leading 34–30 at halftime, the Eagles scored just a single field goal during one 13-minute stretch, as part of a 23.1 shooting percentage in the second half.USC rolls as Gibson's 10-for-10 shooting leads to upset of Boston College Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-03-31 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000057 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325005552/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000057 25 March 2009 dead Robert Morris, the region's 15 seed, was blown away by second-seeded Michigan State 77–62. The game was tied with 4:44 left in the first half, but then the Colonials went almost 20 minutes without scoring a single point. The Spartans took advantage of this for a 21–0 run that sealed the game in their favor. The Colonials' Jeremy Chappell was the only team member to score double-digit points with 11, and he also led the team with six rebounds, two steals, and three blocks. Raymar Morgan was the Spartans' leading scorer with 16 points.Morgan, Michigan State bully Robert Morris in Midwest opener Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-04-02 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000058&confId=100 https://archive.today/20120713155515/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000058&confId=100 dead July 13, 2012 Second round Ninth-seeded Siena faced top seed Louisville, with the Cardinals emerging victorious 79–72. Taking advantage of Louisville's 19 turnovers, the Saints came back from a 12-point deficit with 17:21 left in the game to snatch the lead around the 9-minute mark. Edwin Ubiles broke through Louisville's full-court pressure and added 24 points for Siena. Terrence Williams, known as one of the most relaxed players on the Cardinals roster, saved his team by grabbing rebounds and making 3s. He led the team with 24 points, 15 rebounds, two steals, and four assists. Earl Clark also helped the Cardinals' cause with 12 points and 12 rebounds.Louisville reaches 2nd straight Sweet 16 behind Williams' double-double Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-04-02 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000049 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326083855/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000049 26 March 2009 dead In a 12 vs. 13 seed Cinderella matchup, Arizona handily defeated Cleveland State. The Wildcats' zone defense puzzled Cleveland State, and their fast breaks sealed the game. The smallest deficit the Vikings faced was 48–44 about midway through the second half, though the Wildcats then went on a 13–2 run led by Nic Wise's five consecutive points. His 21 points led the team's four double-digit scorers. Arizona was excellent behind the free-throw line, finishing 24 for 28.Wildcats reach final 16 for 12th time since '88 Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-04-03 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000052 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325174609/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000052 25 March 2009 dead Cole Aldrich's triple-double with 13 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots paved the way for a third-seeded Kansas win over 11 seed Dayton. This was only the sixth triple-double in NCAA tournament history. With 43 points, Dayton scored the fewest points they had all season, compared to Kansas's 60. Despite their small point total, the Flyers shot 72 times, its most all season, amounting to a 22.2 shooting percentage. The Jayhawks were also not having one of their better offensive games, with Sherron Collins being an exception; he made 25 points. This marked the third straight Sweet Sixteen appearance for Kansas.Aldrich's 13 points, 20 boards, 10 blocked shots lead KU to Sweet 16 Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-04-03 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000056 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325110638/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000056 25 March 2009 dead Playing the tenth-seeded USC Trojans, second-seeded Michigan State utilized Travis Walton's career-high 18 points for a 74–69 win. Normally known as a defensive player and averaging 4.9 points per game, Walton shot 8 for 13 from the field. His team out-rebounded USC 33 to 23, and USC made only one three-point play. Star Trojan Taj Gibson was in foul trouble throughout much of the game, and yet his teammates rallied for 14 lead changes and 16 ties. Dwight Lewis, who gave a 19-point performance overall, scored six consecutive points for USC for a late tie. The Spartans only earned a victory after the Trojans missed their last nine shots. With the win, Michigan State has made it to the Sweet 16 eight times of the last 12 years, more than any other team except Duke.Walton's career-high 18 lift Spartans over USC, into Sweet 16 Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-04-04 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326085834/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000059 26 March 2009 dead Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) Louisville, the region's top seed, routed twelfth-seeded Arizona 103–64. In NCAA tournament history, this was Louisville's largest win and Arizona's largest loss. It was no surprise, given the Cardinals' 57.6 field goal percentage and their 48% shooting behind the arc. Their fullcourt pressure forced 15 turnovers on the Wildcats the entire game, including nine in the first half. Earl Clark led the Cardinals with 19 points, whose ballhandling garnered 29 assists. This was the most lopsided Sweet 16 victory since 1972.Cardinals fly into Elite 8 with one-sided victory over Wildcats Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-04-04 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000053 https://web.archive.org/web/20090331100301/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000053 31 March 2009 dead The Michigan State-Kansas matchup was much more intense. After overcoming a 13-point first half deficit, the Spartans won 67–62. They shot 16 of 17 from the foul line, and on their only miss they rebounded the ball and gave Raymar Morgan the only points of the night on a dunk. Such rallies in the second half narrowed the deficit and occasionally took the lead, although the Jayhawks responded and were up by 2 with 2 minutes left in the game. They were helped by Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich's combined 37 points. However, Kalin Lucas of the Spartans, who had scored 11 points in the first 39 minutes of the game, made seven straight points with 48 seconds left. Goran Suton also added nine rebounds, five steals, and a season-high 20 points for Michigan State.Lucas, Spartans eliminate Jayhawks with late free throws Associated Press ESPN 2009 2009-04-04 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000060 https://web.archive.org/web/20090331101224/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000060 31 March 2009 dead Regional final (Elite Eight) 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. Earl Clark had 19 for Louisville. #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 29 2:20 pm box score #2 Michigan State Spartans 64 #1 Louisville Cardinals 52 G. Suton – 19 G. Suton, Draymond Green – 10 K. Lucas – 5 E. Clark – 19 S. Samuels – 7 T. Williams – 4 30–27 34–25 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN 36,084 David Hall, Curtis Shaw, Tony Greene CBS West Region A. J. Price was named MVP of the West Regional. He was joined by teammate Kemba Walker, Missouri's DeMarre Carroll and J. T. Tiller and Memphis' Tyreke Evans on the NCAA West All-regional team.http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=532518 Notes from Glendale: Huskies thrive in Arizona 2009-03-31 2009-03-28 Sporting News Casacchia, ChrisApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes First round Forward Quincy Pondexter scored 23 points to lead his Washington Huskies to a first round 71–58 win over Mississippi State Bulldogs in the West Regional. Only Barry Stewart put up double digit points (14) for the Bulldogs. Second round Pac-10 champions Washington Huskies scored 46 points in the second half, but it was not enough to beat the Purdue Boilermakers in the second round of West Regional, falling short by two points (76–74). Leaders for Purdue were JaJuan Johnson with 22 points and Keaton Grant with 12 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas with 24 points and Jon Brockman with 18 rebounds led the Huskies. Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) Connecticut faced Purdue at University of Phoenix Stadium in a West Regional semifinal. It was UConn who took full advantage of many Purdue mistakes and, even though Robbie Hummel was able to shoot quite well scoring 17 points, it was Hasheem Thabeet and the Huskies who pulled away for a 72–60 win to move onto the regional finals. In the nightcap of the sweet sixteen matchups, two sets of Tigers met, pitting Missouri against Memphis in a matchup that saw teams with similar fast-paced styles meet. Missouri was able to pull away with a 27–7 run that gave them a 64–40 lead. Though Memphis attempted to claw back into the game through Tyreke Evans' 33 points, it was JT Tiller, DeMarre Carroll, and Leo Lyons that moved on to meet UConn in the regional final along with the rest of their Missouri Tigers. Regional final (Elite Eight) Kemba Walker came off the UConn bench to spark them to a victory over the 3 seeded Missouri Tigers. #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 28 4:40 pm box score #1 Connecticut Huskies 82 #3 Missouri Tigers 75 K. Walker – 23 H. Thabeet – 13 K. Walker – 5 M. Lawrence, L. Lyons – 13 J.T. Tiller – 5 J.T. Tiller – 5 44–38 38–37 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ 18,886 John Cahill, Mike Littlewood, Les Jones CBS East Region Scottie Reynolds was named Regional most outstanding player. He was joined by teammates Dwayne Anderson and Dante Cunningham, Panthers Sam Young and DeJuan Blair on the NCAA East All-Regional team.http://www.detnews.com/article/20090328/OPINION03/903280485/1133/SPORTS0203/NCAA+East+Region+Insider++Villanova+bringing+back+the+1980s NCAA East Region Insider: Villanova bringing back the 1980s 2009-03-31 2009-03-28 Detroit News Gerstner, Joanne C.December 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes First round UCLA Bruins' Alfred Aboya scored two free-throw points with 48 seconds remaining in the game to help UCLA get by VCU in the first round at the East Regional in Philadelphia's Wachovia Center with Maynor's potential game winning jumper bouncing off the rim at the buzzer. Top scorers in the game were Eric Maynor (21) for VCU and Josh Shipp (16) for UCLA. Villanova Wildcats, playing at home against an American University team that featured 5 seniors, fell behind early as American hit a barrage of 3 pointers. However, in the 2nd half, Villanova was able to take advantage of 20 free throws in the final 13 minutes of the game to win against American.Anderson, Cunningham lead way as Villanova ousts upset-minded American No. 12 seed Wisconsin upset #5 seed Florida St. 61–59 in OT. Down 31–19 at the half, the Badgers' Jason Bohannon made a three-point jumper to give Wisconsin the lead with 45 seconds left in regulation. Trevon Hughes fouled Toney Douglas, who made two free throws to send the game into over-time. In over-time, the Badgers trailed by one with just seconds left when Hughes made a twisting shot from the lane over two defenders to put the Badgers ahead 60–59. Hughes was also fouled on the shot, and made the resulting free throw to make the score 61–59. Florida State had just enough time to run a full court in-bounds play but, the pass was deflected at half court thus securing the Badger victory.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20090320_WI@FLST Hughes' improbable shot in OT lifts 12th-seeded Wisconsin past FSU CBSSports.com wire 2009-03-21 CBS Interactive 2009-04-08 Second round By six Wildcats scoring double-digit points, Villanova ended UCLA's hope of going to the Final Four for the fourth time in a row. Dante Cunningham had 18 points; Reggie Redding and Corey Fisher had 13; Corey Stokes put up 12; eleven points came from Scottie Reynolds and ten points were put up by Dwayne Anderson for the winning team. Josh Shipp had 18 points and Alfred Aboya had 8 rebounds for UCLA. Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) Villanova (#3) upset Duke (#2), 77–54, to advance to the Regional Championship game to face Pittsburgh (#1). The Wildcats, who were ahead by 3 at half-time, were led in scoring by Scottie Reynolds (16), Dante Cunningham (14) and Reggie Redding (11). Regional final (Elite Eight) Number one seed Pittsburgh was upset by the Villanova Wildcats, 78–76 in the East Regional Finals, denying the Panthers a chance for a first national championship in men's basketball. With five seconds remaining, Levance Fields, who was fouled by Corey Fisher, shot two free-throws to tie the game for Pitt. But Scottie Reynolds' one-second jumper was good to give Villanova an upset victory. Pitt's Sam Young scored 28 points and DeJuan Blair had 20 points. Dwayne Anderson was top scorer for the Wildcats with 17 points. #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 28 7:05 pm box score #3 Villanova Wildcats 78 #1 Pittsburgh Panthers 76 D. Anderson – 17 R. Redding, D. Anderson – 6 R. Redding – 5 S. Young – 28 D. Blair – 10 L. Fields – 6 32–34 46–42 TD Garden Boston, MA 18,871 Tom O'Neill, Pat Driscoll, Randy Mccall CBS South Region Ty Lawson was the South regional MVP and he was joined on the All-regional team by teammates Danny Green and Tyler Hansbrough as well as Blake Griffin and Syracuse's Jonny Flynn.http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A57976 NCAA South Regional: North Carolina 72, Oklahoma 60 2009-03-31 2009-03-29 Memphis Flyer Murtaugh, Frank First round WKU advanced to the second round for a second consecutive year as a 12 seed, beating 5th seeded Illinois. 10th seeded Michigan upset 7th seeded Clemson 62–59 in its first tournament win since 1998. It was Michigan's first tournament appearance in 11 years after the school was rocked with sanctions and punishments from the Chris Webber scandal in the mid-2000s. Second round Regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) Regional final (Elite Eight) #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 29 5:05 pm box score #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 72 #2 Oklahoma Sooners 60 T. Lawson – 19 T. Hansbrough – 6 T. Lawson – 5 B. Griffin – 23 B. Griffin – 16 A. Johnson, W. Warren – 3 32–23 40–37 FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee 17,025 Verne Harris, John Hughes, Tom Eades CBS Final Four All final four teams in the tournament had won at least one national championship. Entering the tournament, North Carolina had the most, with four (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005); Connecticut had two; (1999, 2004); Michigan State also had two; (1979, 2000), and Villanova won one; (1985). The Spartans had home court advantage by playing in their home state. Six teams have played the Final Four in their home states, but only four of them won. UCLA (1968, 1972, 1975) and North Carolina State (1974) won the national title, but Duke (1994) and Purdue (1980) lost in the Final Four. The biggest advantage came in 1968 and 1972 when UCLA played the championship game at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, which is a short distance from Pauley Pavilion, their home court since 1965. Michigan State vs. Connecticut #eee April 4 6:07 EDT box score CBS #2 Michigan State 82 #1 Connecticut 73 K. Lucas – 21 R. Morgan – 8 T. Walton – 8 H. Thabeet – 17 S. Robinson – 13 C. Austrie, K. Walker – 2 38–36 44–37 Ford Field Detroit, MI 72,456 John Cahill, Mike Stuart, Les Jones Michigan State, with 7 minutes to play, finally took hold of the game and defeated the number one seed Connecticut to advance to the championship game against North Carolina. The Spartans started the game with a 7-point run, but the Huskies came back to take a lead in the first half. Michigan State took it back and was leading by two at the half. Connecticut had the lead twice early in the second period. Michigan State, led by guard Kalin Lucas with 21 points and forward Raymar Morgan with 18 points, was just too much at the end for the Huskies. Scoring for Connecticut was shared by Jeff Adrien (13), Stanley Robinson (15), Hasheem Thabeet (17) and A.J. Price (15).http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000031 Morgan breaks out of slump as Michigan State topples Connecticut in Final Four April 4, 2009 Associated Press ESPN.com April 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090407001756/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000031 7 April 2009 dead Villanova vs. North Carolina #eee April 4 8:47 EDT box score CBS #1 North Carolina 83 #3 Villanova 69 T. Lawson – 22 T. Hansbrough – 11 T. Lawson – 8 S. Reynolds – 17 D. Cunningham – 12 S. Reynolds – 5 49–40 34–29 Ford Field Detroit, MI 72,456 Scott Thornley, Karl Hess, Pat Driscoll After the first five minutes, North Carolina used an 11-point run to end Villanova's hope for a national championship and put the Tar Heels into the championship game for a chance to win their fifth title in nine trips. Ty Lawson produced 22 points, followed by Wayne Ellington with 20 points and Tyler Hansbrough with 18 points. Hansbrough, the sixth-leading scorer in tournament history, pulled down 11 rebounds. For Roy Williams, who coached North Carolina to a national championship in 2005, it is back to the title game again. Championship game – Michigan State vs. North Carolina 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game thumb|right|Ford Field was the host of the 2009 Final Four and championship game. This 71st title game featured #1 seed North Carolina, which had a 4–4 record in the finals, versus #2 seed Michigan State, which had a 2–0 record going into the game. It was also a matchup featuring future Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo, who guided Michigan State to the championship in 2000 and 5 trips to the Final Four, against current Hall of Famer Roy Williams, who won the title in 2005 and reached 7 Final Fours. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1979 national title game between Michigan State and Indiana State, Hall of Fame players Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird, who had played against each other, presented the game ball at the 2009 NCAA national championship game Monday night.Bird, Magic to present game ball at title game https://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=48017 https://archive.today/20090802021658/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=48017 2009-08-02 dead 2009-05-31 The game was a rematch of "BasketBowl II", of 2008's ACC-Big Ten Challenge, won by the Tar Heels 98–63. That game was also played at Ford Field. #eee April 6 9:21 EDT Ford Field Detroit, MI CBS Box score #1 North Carolina 89 #2 Michigan State 72 T. Lawson 21 E. Davis – 8 T. Lawson – 6 G. Suton – 17 G. Suton – 11 K. Lucas – 7 55–34 34–38 72,922 Tom O'Neill, Curtis Shaw, Tony Greenethumb|250px|Running score of the championship game. North Carolina, with a first bucket from Deon Thompson, took off and ran to a 21-point lead at the 10-minute mark. The lead grew to 24 with less than 5 minutes remaining in the first half, with most points coming from Wayne Ellington (15). The Spartans were behind 55–34 at the half, a tournament record lead for the Tar Heels. Goran Suton had the most points for Michigan State. In the second half, Michigan State made a comeback to within 13 points of North Carolina with 4:56 to go in the game, but was unable to overcome the record 21 turnovers. Roy Williams and his Tar Heels defeated the Spartans 89–72 to take home his second trophy for the university. Ty Lawson set a record with 8 steals. All Tournament team Wayne Ellington, North Carolina (Most Outstanding Player) Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina Ty Lawson, North Carolina Kalin Lucas, Michigan State Goran Suton, Michigan State Tournament notes Largest tournament point differential (+121) by the champion since 1996 (a new record was set in 2016 after the Villanova Wildcats defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels). Highest attended National semifinal Games (72,456) in Final Four history, breaking the old record of 64,959 (a new record was set in 2014). Highest attended National Championship Game (72,922) in Final Four history breaking the old record of 64,959 (a new record was set in 2014). Highest total Final Four attendance (145,378) ever breaking the old record of 129,918 (a new record was set in 2014). Roy Williams is one of four active coaches to win multiple titles. Billy Donovan, Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Calhoun are the three other coaches. Nielsen ratings for the Championship Game were down 7% to 11.9/19 versus a 12.8/20 the previous year. The entire tournament averaged a 6.3/13, a 5% increase.Title game down, overall ratings up Blake Griffin of Oklahoma was the winner of the John Wooden Award, presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Friday, April 10 in Los Angeles. 708,296 fans in attendance over the course of 35 sessions.https://archive.today/20240524094609/https://www.webcitation.org/5hF96pR1Y?url=http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa%3FContentID=49999 The NCAA News: Basketball attendance unaffected by economic slide, May 12, 2009 Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CG ACC 7 9–6 .600 3 2 1 1 1 Big East 7 17–7 .708 6 5 4 2 – Big Ten 7 9–7 .563 4 2 1 1 1 Big 12 6 11–6 .647 6 3 2 – – Pac-10 6 6–6 .500 5 1 – – – Atlantic 10 3 3–3 .500 2 1 – – – SEC 3 1–3 .250 1 0– – – – Horizon 2 1–2 .333 1 0– – – – Mountain West 2 0–2 .000 0– 0– – – – C–USA 1 2–1 .667 1 1 – – – MAAC 1 1–1 .500 1 0– – – – Ohio Valley 1 1–1* .500 0– 0– – – – Sun Belt 1 1–1 .500 1 0– – – – WCC 1 2–1 .667 1 1 – – – *Morehead State won the Opening Round game. The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Ivy, MAC, MEAC, MVC, NEC, Patriot, Southland, SoCon, SWAC, Summit, and WAC conferences all went 0–1. The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, and CG respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and championship Game. Media Television Once again, except for the play-in game, which was telecast on ESPN, CBS and CBS College Sports Network served as broadcasters on television for the tournament. The only change from past years at the Final Four was that Jim Nantz worked with Clark Kellogg in the color commentary position instead of Billy Packer, who left CBS in July 2008. Studio: Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony and Seth Davis Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfson (she was only used as a backstage reporter for the Final Four and NCAA Championship game) – First & Second Round at Greensboro, North Carolina; South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee; Final Four at Detroit, Michigan Dick Enberg or Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas – Blackburn Thursday afternoon; Enberg Thursday night, First & Second round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; West Regional at Glendale, Arizona Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Dayton, Ohio; East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts Gus Johnson and Len Elmore – First & Second Round at Minneapolis, Minnesota; Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Portland, Oregon Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel – First & Second Round at Miami, Florida Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel – First & Second Round at Boise, Idaho Tim Brando and Mike Gminski – First & Second Round at Kansas City, Missouri For the play-in game in Dayton, ESPN had Brent Musburger, Steve Lavin and Erin Andrews working as the announcers. Some CBS affiliates put additional game broadcasts on digital subchannels, or, as in the following two instances, on other stations: WOIO and WUAB (Raycom Media duopoly): On March 20, WOIO aired Ohio State vs. Siena, while Cleveland State vs. Wake Forest was on WUAB at the same time. The Cleveland area has a substantial number of OSU alumni, and Mansfield, although part of the Cleveland market, is equidistant to both Columbus and Cleveland. KOTV and KQCW (Griffin Media duopoly): Also on March 20, KOTV aired Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee; at the same time, Kansas vs. North Dakota State was on KQCW. The reason for this simulcast is that part of the Tulsa market includes Coffeyville and other communities at the southern end of Kansas. Radio Westwood One was once again the radio home for the tournament. Opening Round Game Marc Vandermeer and Steve Lappas – at Dayton, Ohio First/Second Round Bill Rosinski and Kyle Macy – at Greensboro, North Carolina Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – at Kansas City, Missouri Wayne Larrivee and John Thompson – at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dave Sims and P.J. Carlesimo – at Portland, Oregon Ted Robinson and Bill Frieder – at Boise, Idaho Mark Champion and Kelly Tripucka – at Dayton, Ohio Tom McCarthy and Kevin Grevey – at Miami, Florida Brad Sham and Reid Gettys – at Minneapolis, Minnesota Regionals Kevin Kugler and John Thompson – East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts Ian Eagle and Pete Gillen – Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana Kevin Harlan and P.J. Carlesimo – South Regional at Memphis, Tennessee Wayne Larrivee and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Glendale, Arizona Final Four Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery – at Detroit, Michigan International broadcasters CAN: CBC Television, uses the CBS broadcast and commentators, the CBC personalities, themes and graphics. AUS: One HD / ESPN Australia, uses the CBS broadcast and commentators. BRA: ESPN Brasil, uses the CBS broadcast. Europe, North Africa and Middle East: ESPN America PHI: Live/delayed on Basketball TV, and recorded on C/S9; uses the CBS broadcast and commentators. Yahoo! Sports and NCAA.com also broadcast the entire tournament live for free on the internet. See also 2009 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2009 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2009 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2009 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2009 National Invitation Tournament 2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2009 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2009 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 2009 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2009 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament 2009 College Basketball Invitational 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon