2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

American college basketball final March 2026 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament August 2023 2009 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg NCAA logo.svg April 6, 2009 2008–09 Michigan State University Michigan State Spartans 31–6 Big Ten 7 7https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/week/18/year/2009/seasontype/2 2008-09 Men's College Basketball Rankings ESPN February 16, 2023 Tom Izzo 34 38 University of North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels 33–4 ACC 2 3 Roy Williams 55 34 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 72,922 Tom O'Neill, Curtis Shaw, Tony Greene Wayne Ellington, North Carolina North Carolina by 7.5 CBS 10.8 Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Clark Kellogg (color)Tracy Wolfson (sideline) 2008 2010 The 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and determined the National Champion for the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 6, 2009, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan as the final game of the Final Four. The game was played between the South Regional Champions, No. 1-seeded North Carolina, and the Midwest Regional Champions, No. 2-seeded Michigan State. The Tar Heels defeated the Spartans 89–72.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-06-michigan-state.html North Carolina vs. Michigan State Box Score, April 6, 2009 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 2019-04-04 This game was a rematch of Basketbowl II of the 2008 ACC-Big Ten Challenge which was also played at Ford Field in which North Carolina also dominated Michigan State with a 98–63 victory.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283380127 https://web.archive.org/web/20090106012158/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283380127 dead January 6, 2009 Hansbrough's 23 help North Carolina embarrass Michigan State ESPN 3 December 2008 11 April 2014 Participants Michigan State Spartans 2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team In their first game of the Tournament, Raymar Morgan scored 16 points to help the Spartans defeat Robert Morris 77–62.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000058 https://archive.today/20140418134156/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000058 dead April 18, 2014 Morgan, Michigan State bully Robert Morris in Midwest opener ESPN 20 March 2009 18 April 2014 In the Second round of the Tournament, Travis Walton scored a career-high 18 points to help beat USC 74–69 and advance to the Sweet Sixteen.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000059 https://archive.today/20140418134107/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000059 dead April 18, 2014 Walton's career-high 18 lift Spartans over USC, into Sweet 16 ESPN 22 March 2009 18 April 2014 In the Sweet Sixteen, Michigan State came back from a 36–29 deficit at halftime and Kalin Lucas scored seven points during the final 49 seconds including making five straight free throws to beat Kansas 67–62 and advance to the Elite Eight.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000060 https://archive.today/20140418134109/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000060 dead April 18, 2014 Lucas, Spartans eliminate Jayhawks with late free throws ESPN 27 March 2009 18 April 2014 In the Elite Eight, the Spartans dominated No. 1-seeded Louisville,http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000061 https://archive.today/20140418134127/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000061 dead April 18, 2014 Michigan State squeezes life out of Louisville for spot in Final Four ESPN 29 March 2009 18 April 2014 holding them to their second lowest point total of the season (52), only one shot in the final 5:18, and just 38.3 percent shooting in a 64–52 win. In the Final Four, Kalin Lucas scored 21 points and Raymar Morgan scored 18 points as Michigan State controlled the tempo of play with solid all-around play holding Connecticut to only 18 mid-range shots or 3-pointers only making three of those as Michigan State beat Connecticut 82–73.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000031 https://web.archive.org/web/20090406180938/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000031 dead April 6, 2009 Morgan breaks out of slump as Michigan State topples Connecticut in Final Four ESPN 4 April 2009 18 April 2014 Michigan State was the first team since Duke in 1994 to play the national championship game in their home state. North Carolina Tar Heels 2008–09 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team North Carolina got off to a hot start in the Tournament as Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points to become the leading scorer in ACC history and Wayne Ellington scored 25 points to lead North Carolina to a 101–58 dominating win over Radford.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000032 https://web.archive.org/web/20090322173043/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000032 dead March 22, 2009 Hansbrough sets ACC scoring mark; UNC to face LSU ESPN 19 March 2009 18 April 2014 In the Second round, Ty Lawson scored 23 points (21 of them coming in the second half) and once the game was tied at 63–63, North Carolina finished off with a 21–7 run to beat LSU 84–70.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000034 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325091149/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000034 dead March 25, 2009 UNC's Lawson warms up after halftime at LSU's expense ESPN 21 March 2009 18 April 2014 In the Sweet Sixteen, North Carolina went 11–19 on three-pointers while Tyler Hansbrough had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds and Ty Lawson scored 19 points (17 in the first half) and had nine assists and one turnover as North Carolina defeated Gonzaga 98–77.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000038 https://web.archive.org/web/20090328162410/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000038 dead March 28, 2009 Lawson scores 17 of 19 in first half as North Carolina rolls ESPN 27 March 2009 18 April 2014 In the Elite Eight, Ty Lawson led North Carolina with 19 points to beat Oklahoma 72–60 and advance to the Final Four.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000046 https://web.archive.org/web/20090330170024/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000046 dead March 30, 2009 Tar Heels prove too much for Sooners, advance to 2nd straight Final Four ESPN 29 March 2009 18 April 2014 In the Final Four, Tyler Hansbrough had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds which made him the sixth leading scorer in NCAA Tournament history and in addition, Ty Lawson scored 22 points and Wayne Ellington scored 20 points to beat Villanova 83–69 to advance to the national championship game.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000062 https://archive.today/20120708123238/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000062 dead July 8, 2012 North Carolina proves too much for Villanova in Final Four ESPN 4 April 2009 18 April 2014 North Carolina was the third team since 1985 to advance to the national championship game having won their previous five tournament games by 10 points or more. The other two teams were Duke in 2001 as they beat Arizona by 10 in the 2001 national championship game and Michigan State in 2000 as they beat Florida by 13 in the 2000 national championship game. Team rosters + 2008-09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball rosterNo.NamePositionHeightWeightClass 00 Idong Ibok C 6-11 260 Redshirt Sr. 1 Kalin Lucas G 6-0 180 So. 2 Raymar Morgan F 6-8 225 Jr. 3 Chris Allen G 6-3 205 So. 5 Travis Walton G 6-2 190 Sr. 10 Delvon Roe F 6-8 225 Fr. 13 Austin Thornton F 6-5 210 Redshirt Fr. 14 Goran Suton F 6-10 245 Redshirt Sr. 15 Durrell Summers G 6-4 195 So. 20 Mike Kebler G 6-4 200 So. 22 Isaiah Dahlman G 6-6 200 Jr. 23 Draymond Green F 6-6 235 Fr. 25 Jon Crandell F 6-8 225 Jr. 34 Korie Lucious G 5-11 170 Fr. 40 Shaun Pruitt C 7-0 240 Redshirt So. 41 Shaun Pruitt F 6-8 235 Redshirt Sr. Reference: Matt Larson Illinois 2008–09 Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide Lansing, MI MSU Athletic Communications Office 2008 2008-09 Spartans 53 https://s3.amazonaws.com/msuspartans.com/documents/2015/4/30/_msu_m_baskbl__Section4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20220322184108/https://s3.amazonaws.com/msuspartans.com/documents/2015/4/30/_msu_m_baskbl__Section4.pdf March 22, 2022 + 2008-09 North Carolina Tar Heels rosterNo.NamePositionHeightWeightClass 1 Marcus Ginyard G/F 6-5 220 Sr. 2 Marc Campbell G 5-11 175 Jr. 4 Bobby Frasor G 6-3 210 Sr. 5 Ty Lawson G 5-11 195 Jr. 11 Larry Drew II G 6-1 180 Fr. 13 Will Graves G/F 6-6 245 So. 14 Danny Green G/F 6-6 210 Sr. 15 J.B. Tanner G 6-0 185 Sr. 21 Deon Thompson F 6-8 245 Jr. 22 Wayne Ellington G 6-4 200 Jr. 24 Justin Watts G 6-4 205 Fr. 30 Jack Wooten G 6-2 190 Sr. 32 Ed Davis F 6-10 215 Fr. 35 Patrick Moody F 6-4 195 Sr. 40 Mike Copeland F 6-7 235 Sr. 44 Tyler Zeller F 7-0 220 Fr. 50 Tyler Hansbrough F 6-9 250 Sr. Reference: Matt Bowers Carolina Tar Heel Basketball 2008-09 Chapel Hill, NC UNC Athletic Communications Office 2008 2008-09 Preview 3 https://archive.org/details/uncbasketballblu20082009/page/n1/mode/2up Internet Archive Starting lineups Michigan State Position North Carolina Kalin Lucas G † Ty Lawson Travis Walton G Wayne Ellington Delvon Roe F Danny Green Raymar Morgan F Deon Thompson Goran Suton C F † Tyler Hansbrough † 2009 Consensus First Team All-American SourceNorth Carolina vs. Michigan State Box Score, April 6, 2009 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2009-04-06-michigan-state.html Sports-Reference.com 23 May 2018 Game summary April 6, 2009 #ffdead 9:21 EDT Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan CBS Box score #MW2 Michigan State Spartans 72 #S1 North Carolina Tar Heels 89 Goran Suton – 17 Goran Suton – 11 Kalin Lucas – 7 Halftime Score: North Carolina, 55–34 Ty Lawson 21 Ed Davis – 8 Ty Lawson – 6 72,922 Tom O'Neill, Curtis Shaw, Tony Greene North Carolina got hot early during the 2009 National Championship Game, as they got off to a 34–11 lead with 9:46 remaining in the 1st half. North Carolina kept their dominance going as they had a 55–34 lead at halftime, which marks the largest halftime lead in NCAA Tournament History and the most points scored in the 1st half in NCAA Tournament History. The game was over before it began as North Carolina had a 17–7 lead with 15:35 remaining in the 1st half, and the game never got closer. North Carolina won the game 89–72, as Tyler Hansbrough's 18 points, Wayne Ellington's 19 points, and Ty Lawson's 21 points all led to the rout of Michigan State to win the national championship.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000063 https://web.archive.org/web/20090408151501/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=294000063 dead April 8, 2009 North Carolina coasts past Michigan St. to claim fifth national championship ESPN 6 April 2009 11 April 2014 By beating Michigan State by 17, North Carolina became the 1st team since Duke in 2001 to win all their NCAA Tournament games by double digits. Also, their +121 point differential during the 2009 NCAA Tournament was the 2nd highest since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, trailing Kentucky who had a +129 point differential during the 1996 NCAA tournament. References NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball Category:Basketball competitions in Detroit Category:College basketball tournaments in Michigan NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game