The Sports Almanac

1979 NCAA Basketball Tournament



MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

1979 NCAA Champions



EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Temple Owls
70
St. John's Red Storm
75





St. John's Red Storm
80
Duke Blue Devils
78










St. John's Red Storm
67
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
65








Georgetown Hoyas
58
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
64











St. John's Red Storm
62
Pennsylvania Quakers
64
Pennsylvania Quakers
Iona Gaels
69
Pennsylvania Quakers
73





Pennsylvania Quakers
72
North Carolina Tar Heels
71










Pennsylvania Quakers
84
Syracuse Orangemen
76








Syracuse Orangemen
89
Connecticut Huskies
81




MIDEAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Detroit Titans
87
Lamar Cardinals
95





Lamar Cardinals
64
Michigan State Spartans
95










Michigan State Spartans
87
LSU Tigers
71








LSU Tigers
71
Appalachian State Mountaineers
57











Michigan State Spartans
80
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
68
Michigan State Spartans
Tennessee Volunteers
97
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
81





Tennessee Volunteers
67
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
73










Notre Dame Fighting Irish
79
Toledo Rockets
71








Iowa Hawkeyes
72
Toledo Rockets
74




MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Weber State Wildcats
81 OT
New Mexico State Aggies
78





Weber State Wildcats
63
Arkansas Razorbacks
74










Arkansas Razorbacks
73
Louisville Cardinals
62








Louisville Cardinals
69
South Alabama Jaguars
66











Arkansas Razorbacks
71
Indiana State Sycamores
73
Indiana State Sycamores
Virginia Tech Hokies
70
Jacksonville Dolphins
53





Virginia Tech Hokies
69
Indiana State Sycamores
86










Indiana State Sycamores
93
Oklahoma Sooners
72








Texas Longhorns
76
Oklahoma Sooners
90




WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
USC Trojans
86
Utah State Aggies
67





USC Trojans
78
DePaul Blue Demons
89










DePaul Blue Demons
62
Marquette Golden Eagles
56








Marquette Golden Eagles
73
Pacific Tigers
48











DePaul Blue Demons
95
UCLA Bruins
91
DePaul Blue Demons
Utah Utes
88
Pepperdine Waves
92 OT





Pepperdine Waves
71
UCLA Bruins
76










UCLA Bruins
99
San Francisco Dons
81








San Francisco Dons
86
BYU Cougars
63




FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Pennsylvania Quakers
67
Michigan State Spartans
101



Michigan State Spartans
75
Indiana State Sycamores
64
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
Indiana State Sycamores
76
DePaul Blue Demons
74
Third Place Game
Pennsylvania Quakers
93
DePaul Blue Demons
96
Third Place Winner
DePaul Blue Demons