NCAA Championship 1979

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sports_championship
gptkbp:attendance 19,000
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NCAA_Championship_Trophy
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:CBS
gptkb:Jim_Nantz
gptkb:Billy_Packer
8:00 PM EST
March 26, 1979
gptkbp:coachingCareer gptkb:Bill_Hodges
Jud_Heathcote
gptkbp:finalScore 75-64
gptkbp:firstGeneration gptkb:Indiana_State_Sycamores
gptkb:DePaul_Blue_Demons
gptkb:Michigan_State_Spartans
gptkb:Purdue_Boilermakers
gptkbp:gameFeatures 40 minutes
gptkbp:heldIn March 26, 1979
gptkbp:highestPoint MSU:_36,_ISU:_28
MSU:_39,_ISU:_36
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First NCAA Championship game featuring two future Hall of Famers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NCAA Championship 1979
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Indiana_State_Sycamores
gptkb:Michigan_State_Spartans
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor gptkb:Michigan_State_Spartans
Jud_Heathcote's_speech
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_NCAA_tournaments.
gptkbp:location Special_Events_Center,_University_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:MVP gptkb:Magic_Johnson
gptkbp:notableEvent Magic_Johnson_vs._Larry_Bird_rivalry
gptkbp:notableFeature Larry_Bird's_performance
Larry_Bird:_19_points,_13_rebounds,_5_assists
Magic_Johnson's_assist_to_Greg_Kelser
Magic_Johnson:_24_points,_8_rebounds,_5_assists
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Larry_Bird
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:NCAA_Championship_1978
gptkbp:referee gptkb:Tommy_Nunez
gptkb:John_Clougherty
Earl_Walton
gptkbp:schoolType MSU:_36,_ISU:_28
MSU:_39,_ISU:_36
gptkbp:season 1978-79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
gptkbp:significance First championship for Michigan State
gptkbp:succeededBy NCAA_Championship_1980
gptkbp:teamAchievements Indiana_State:_33-0
Michigan_State:_26-6
gptkbp:venue The Spectrum
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Michigan_State_Spartans
gptkbp:youth_tournaments Single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination