boston celtics won the 1979 ncaa men's basketball championship.
who won the 1979 ncaa men's basketball championship?
boston celtics
in the game, the indiana state sycamores of the missouri valley conference faced the michigan state spartans of the big ten conference. the sycamores entered the contest undefeated for the season, while the spartans had six losses. spartans guard magic johnson and sycamores forward larry bird competed against each other for the first time; the pair developed a rivalry in the national basketball association (nba) in the 1980s.









































michigan state won to claim the school's first national championship in men's basketball. the 1979 ncaa tournament final had the highest nielsen ratings of any game in the history of american basketball.
1979 ncaa division i basketball championship game
1979 ncaa division i basketball championship game









































the 1979 ncaa division i basketball championship game was the final of the 1979 ncaa division i basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 1978–79 season. the game was held on at the special events center (now the jon m. huntsman center) at the university of utah in salt lake city, utah.
1979 ncaa division i basketball championship game