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NCAA Tournament History Index
1979 NCAA Tournament | Bracket
Championship Game
Location: Salt Lake City
| Michigan State (75) |
| Player |
Min. |
FG-A |
FT-A |
Reb. |
A |
PF |
Pts. |
| Mike Brkovich |
39 |
1-2 |
3-7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5
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| Greg Kelser |
32 |
7-13 |
5-6 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
19
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| Ron Charles |
31 |
3-3 |
1-2 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
7
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| Terry Donnelly |
39 |
5-5 |
5-6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
15
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| Magic Johnson |
35 |
8-15 |
8-10 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
24
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| Jay Vincent |
19 |
2-5 |
1-2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
5
|
| Rob Gonzalez |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Mike Longaker |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
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| Totals |
200 |
26-43 |
23-33 |
34 |
15 |
19 |
75
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| Indiana State (64) |
| Player |
Min. |
FG-A |
FT-A |
Reb. |
A |
PF |
Pts. |
| Brad Miley |
29 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0
|
| Alex Gilbert |
20 |
2-3 |
0-4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4
|
| Larry Bird |
40 |
7-21 |
5-8 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
19
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| Carl Nicks |
36 |
7-14 |
3-6 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
17
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| Steve Reed |
36 |
4-9 |
0-0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
8
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| Bob Heaton |
22 |
4-14 |
2-2 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
10
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| Leroy Staley |
17 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4
|
| Rich Nemcek |
2 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2
|
| Totals |
200 |
27-64 |
10-22 |
34 |
18 |
24 |
64
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National semifinals
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Michigan State 101, Pennsylvania 67
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MICHIGAN STATE (101): M. Brkovich 6-10 0-0 12, Kelser 12-19 4-6 28, Charles 2-2 0-0 4, Donnelly 3-5 0-0 6, Johnson 9-10 11-12 29, Vincent 0-1 3-4 3, Gonzalez 1-5 0-0 2, Longaker 2-2 0-0 4, Lloyd 0-2 6-7 6, Kaye 2-2 1-3 5, Huffman 0-0 0-1 0, Gilkie 0-1 0-0 0, D. Brkovich 1-1 0-1 2. Team 38-60 (.633) 25-34 (.735) 101.
PENNSYLVANIA (67): Price 7-18 4-4 18, Smith 0-6 0-0 0, White 5-12 3-4 13, Salters 1-5 0-0 2, Willis 4-13 1-3 9, Ross 2-6 0-0 4, Hall 3-8 0-1 6, Reynolds 1-3 0-0 2, Leifsen 0-1 1-2 1, Flick 0-6 6-6 6, Jackson 1-2 4-4 6, Kuhl 0-2 0-0 0, Condon 0-0 0-0 0. Team 24-82 (.293) 19-24 (.792) 67.
Halftime: Michigan State 50-17.
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Indiana State 76, DePaul 74
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INDIANA STATE (76): Miley 2-2 0-0 4, Gilbert 6-7 0-1 12, Bird 16-19 3-4 35, Nicks 4-13 2-2 10, Reed 3-5 0-0 6, Heaton 3-6 0-0 6, Staley 1-4 1-2 3. Team 35-56 (.625) 6-9 (.667) 76.
DEPAUL (74): Watkins 8-11 0-0 16, Aguirre 9-18 1-2 19, Mitchem 6-11 0-0 12, Bradshaw 4-8 0-0 8, Garland 9-18 1-3 19. Team 36-66 (.545) 2-5 (.400) 74.
Halftime: Indiana State 45-42.
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All-Tournament Team
| Player |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Statistics |
| Mark Aguirre |
F |
Fr. |
DePaul |
(53 pts, 19 rebs) |
| Larry Bird |
F-C |
Sr. |
Indiana State |
(54 pts, 29 rebs, 11 assists, 6 steals) |
| Gary Garland |
G |
Sr. |
DePaul |
(41 pts, 16 rebs, 13 assists, 7 steals) |
| Magic Johnson |
G |
Soph. |
Michigan State* |
(53 pts, 17 rebs, 15 assists) |
| Greg Kelser |
F |
Sr. |
Michigan State |
(47 pts, 17 rebs, 12 assists, 6 blks) |
| *Named Most Outstanding Player.
Scoring Leader: Tony Price, Pennsylvania (142 points, 23.7 ppg).
Highest Scoring Average: Bill Cartwright, San Francisco (58 points, 29 ppg).
Rebounding Leader: Larry Bird, Indiana State (67 rebounds, 13.4 rpg).
Highest Rebounding Average: Lionel Green, LSU (31 rebounds, 15.5 rpg).
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1979 Tournament Scores
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FIRST ROUND
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East
No. 10 St. John's 75, No. 7 Temple 70
No. 9 Penn 73, No. 8 Iona 69
Mideast
No. 10 Lamar 95, No. 7 Detroit 87
No. 8 Tennessee 97, No. 9 Eastern Kentucky 81
West
No. 7 Southern Cal 86, No. 10 Utah St. 67
No. 9 Pepperdine 92, No. 8 Utah 88 (OT)
Midwest
No. 7 Weber St. 81, No. 10 New Mexico St. 78 (OT)
No. 8 Virginia Tech 70, No. 9 Jacksonville 53
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SECOND ROUND
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East
No. 10 St. John's 80, No. 2 Duke 78
No. 6 Rutgers 64, No. 3 Georgetown 58
No. 9 Penn 72, No. 1 North Carolina 71
No. 4 Syracuse 89, No. 5 Connecticut 81
Mideast
No. 2 Michigan St. 95, No. 10 Lamar 64
No. 3 Louisiana St. 71, No. 6 Appalachian St. 57
No. 1 Notre Dame 73, No. 8 Tennessee 67
No. 5 Toledo 74, No. 4 Iowa 72
West
No. 2 DePaul 89, No. 7 Southern Cal 78
No. 3 Marquette 73, No. 6 Pacific 48
No. 1 UCLA 76, No. 9 Pepperdine 71
No. 4 San Francisco 86, No. 5 BYU 63
Midwest
No. 2 Arkansas 74, No. 7 Weber St. 63
No. 3 Louisville 69, No. 6 South Alabama 66
No. 1 Indiana St. 86, No. 8 Virginia Tech 69
No. 5 Oklahoma 90, No. 4 Texas 76
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REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
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East
St. John's 67, Rutgers 65
Penn 84, Syracuse 76
Mideast
Michigan St. 87, Louisiana St. 71
Notre Dame 79, Toledo 71
West
DePaul 62, Marquette 56
UCLA 99, San Francisco 81
Midwest
Arkansas 73, Louisville 62
Indiana St. 93, Oklahoma 72
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REGIONAL FINALS
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East
Penn 64, St. John's 62
Mideast
Michigan St. 80, Notre Dame 68
West
DePaul 95, UCLA 91
Midwest
Indiana St. 73, Arkansas 71
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NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
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Michigan St. 101, Penn 67
Indiana St. 76, DePaul 74
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NATIONAL THIRD PLACE
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DePaul 96, Penn 93
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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Michigan St. 75, Indiana St. 64
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