If you were looking for a nail biting, edge-of-your-seat, intense NCAA championship... you didn't get one this year. The North Carolina Tarheels blew past the Michigan State Spartans as easily as if they had been uncontested.
The Tarheels topped the Spartans by a margin of 89-72, though they led by a margin of over 20 the majority of the game. Next to the Heels, the Spartans looked slow and flat-footed.
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In the first half, North Carolina not obtained a drastic lead, but also set a NCAA tournament scoring record with 55 first half points. Ty Lawson also set a tournament record, with 7 steals by halftime. The Heels also broke a 42-year-old title-game record for biggest lead at the half. At the end of the half, North Carolina led Michigan State by a margin of 55-34.
The second half was no better for the Michigan State Spartans, either. The Tarheels kept their game up, with Hansbourgh contributing with 18 points and Ellington adding 19 points. It was a performance we expected from the unanimous No. 1 preseason pick. North Carolina proved to the nation that they are indeed the No. 1 team, and they did it in style, winning by over double digits in every NCAA tournament match. They topped it off with a record-setting championship performance which will not be fogotten by Hansbrough, Lawson, Green, coach Williams, the nation or the Michigan State Spartans.
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