▁the ▁Spart ans ▁won ▁ 7 7 – 6 7 ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁H onda ▁Center , ▁in ▁Ana heim , ▁California ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁faced ▁Prov idence , ▁led ▁by ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁candidate , ▁K ris ▁D unn . ▁Form er ▁Spart ans ▁Magic ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Br anden ▁Daw son ▁were ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁as ▁was ▁Chris ▁Paul . ▁Bry n ▁For bes ▁led ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁points . ▁Valent ine ▁added ▁ 1 7 ▁as ▁MS U ▁out last ed ▁Prov idence ▁ 7 7 – 6 4 . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁finished ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁November ▁ 7 – 0 . ▁ ▁December ▁▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁Wood en ▁Award ▁Watch ▁List ▁was ▁released ▁listing ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁players ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Den zel ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁list . ▁ ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁open ▁December ▁by ▁facing ▁No . ▁ 2 4 ▁ranked ▁Louis ville ▁in ▁the ▁A CC - Big ▁Ten ▁Challenge ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 . ▁Louis ville ▁mixed ▁def enses , ▁going ▁from ▁man - to - man ▁to ▁zone , ▁sometimes ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁possession , ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁against ▁MS U . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁again ▁r al lied ▁from ▁behind , ▁led ▁by ▁Valent ine ▁and ▁For bes , ▁to ▁beat ▁Louis ville ▁ 7 1