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1979 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament

East Regional

First Round

St. John's 75, Temple 70
Penn 73, Iona 69

Second Round

St. John's 80, Duke 78
Rutgers 64, Georgetown 58
Penn 72, North Carolina 71
Syracuse 89, Connecticut 81

Semifinals

St. John's 67, Rutgers 65
Penn 84, Syracuse 76

Final

Penn 64, St. John's 62

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Midwest Regional

First Round

Weber St. 81, New Mexico St. 78 (OT)
Virginia Tech 70, Jacksonville 53

Second Round

Arkansas 74, Weber St. 63
Louisville 69, S. Alabama 66
Indiana St. 86, Virginia Tech 69
Oklahoma 90, Texas 76

Semifinals

Arkansas 73, Louisville 62
Indiana St. 93, Oklahoma 72

Final

Indiana St. 73, Arkansas 71

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West Regional

First Round

Southern Cal 86, Utah St. 67
Pepperdine 92, Utah 88 (OT)

Second Round

DePaul 89, Southern Cal 78
Marquette 73, Pacific 48
UCLA 76, Pepperdine 71
San Francisco 86, BYU 63

Semifinals

DePaul 62, Marquette 56
UCLA 99, San Francisco 81

Final

DePaul 95, UCLA 91

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Mideast Regional

First Round

Lamar 95, Detroit 87
Tennessee 97, Eastern Kentucky 81

Second Round

Michigan St. 95, Lamar 64
LSU 71, Appalachian St. 57
Notre Dame 73, Tennessee 67
Toledo 74, Iowa 72

Semifinals

Michigan St. 87, LSU 71
Notre Dame 79, Toledo 71

Final

Michigan St. 80, Notre Dame 68

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Final Four

(Special Events Center, Salt Lake City)

Semifinals

Michigan St. 101, Penn 67
Indiana St. 76, DePaul 74

Third Place

DePaul 96, Penn 93

Championship

Michigan St. 75, Indiana St. 64

All-Tournament Team

Magic Johnson, Michigan St. (Most Outstanding)
Greg Kelser, Michigan St.
Larry Bird, Indiana St.
Mark Aguirre, DePaul
Gary Garland, DePaul

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Championship Box Score

Michigan St.FG-AFT-ARBPFPts
Greg Kelser7-135-68419
Magic Johnson8-158-107324
Jay Vincent2-51-2245
Terry Donnelly5-55-64215
Mike Brkovich1-23-7415
Ron Charles3-31-2757
Mike Longaker0-00-0000
Rob Gonzalez0-00-0000
Team  2  
Totals26-4323-33341975
Indiana St.FG-AFT-ARBPFPts
Brad Miley0-00-1310
Alex Gilbert2-30-4444
Larry Bird7-215-813319
Carl Nicks7-143-62517
Steve Reed4-90-0048
Bob Heaton4-142-26210
Leroy Staley2-20-1324
Rich Nemcek1-10-0032
Team  3  
Totals27-6410-22342464
Turnovers: Michigan St. 16, Indiana St. 10.
Halftime: Michigan St. 37, Indiana St. 28.
Technical foul: Bird.
Attendance: 15,410.

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