North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89-72,wins 5th National championship

04.06.09 | Perdogg

[Perdogg]

North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89-72,wins 5th National championship.

[Perdogg]

[comps4spice]

Go Tarheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dfwgator]

Congratulations, they certainly deserved it. They dominated every game in the tournament.

[mrsalty]

Kick’n tail in Detroit!! Way to go Heels! Finally something good to cheer about here in the Tarheel state!!

[freedumb2003]

Congratulations to UNC for matching Indiana for #3 on the all-time list!

Better luck next year, UMich!

[RckyRaCoCo]

Congrats, great team, great season.

[Always Right]

No link. I am not buying it.

[mrsalty]

Total domination!!

[Cooter]

Congeats Tar Heels!

[GoldStandard]

Wasn’t North Carolina Obama’s pick?

[dfwgator]

Congratulations to Carolina for tying Florida for most titles this decade. ;)

[ChrisInAR]

Excellent...now some REAL basketball can take the national stage by itself as the NBA Playoffs are right around the corner. I can’t wait! GO MAVERICKS!

[Mmogamer]

Bread and circus’s for the masses...

[americanophile]

ZZZZZZ...when does football season start?

[Beaten Valve]

So what is Michigan State going to do with all of their “We’re #1” shirts and caps???

[FlingWingFlyer]

Looks like BO finally got one thing right.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Damn....Michigan can’t get nothing right.

[stefanbatory]

I’m waiting for the war of the blues and greens...:)

[Beaten Valve]

MAVS will make excellent road kill for Kobe and the LAKERS...

[ilgipper]

Now we hear how brilliant the President is for picking the winner, even though they were the most picked team.

[Mmogamer]

Well I admit.. chariot races and such.. might get my interest..

[anniegetyourgun]

It’s about all that’s left.

[mrsalty]

Trust me, these guys were playing for redemption from last years loss to Kansas and I can almost guarantee that their minds were far from our idiot TOTUS!!

[bobby.223]

I’m glad somebody still enjoys the NBA. I haven’t payed any attention to it since the great Jerry West retired in ‘74.

[Tarheel]

Nothin’ could be finer than to be in Carolina tonight!

[mrsalty]

Amen brother!! Celebrating here!!

[mrsalty]

Franklin street in Chapel Hill is packed!!

[ConstitutionFirst]

Tomorrow’s headlines:

Obama Predicts NCAA Winner
World leaders call to congratulate Obama
Obama on Winning Streak
Psychic - Is there nothing Obama can’t do?

[ChrisInAR]

I’m sorry to hear you say that, but it’s true. I HATE the LAKERS!

[RayChuang88]

What I find ironic is that despite all the ridiculous noise about the Big East dominating Division I Men’s College Basketball, the final was between an ACC team and an Big Ten team.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Spartina gets it’s ass handed to it. Glad to see it. Next up is MSU football getting it’s ass handed to it by Michigan.

[MikeD]

Go Heels! I wish I was on Franklin Street right now. I wish even more that the Rat was still open, but alas...

[Swanks]

ESPN dufus is concerned about a fire on Franklin St. DumbA**, there are 24 fires going, its a tradition.

[ChrisInAR]

Damn....Michigan can’t get nothing right.

Not exactly: she became another medical marijuana state in the last election. Thumbs up for the Michiganders!

[NautiNurse]

CONGRATS TAR HEELS!!!
WELL DONE!

[mrsalty]

Beautiful!! Thank You!!!

[NautiNurse]

I wish I was on Franklin Street right now.

I made that mistake once in 1982. My beautiful leather coat was covered in blue paint.

[MikeD]

See, I wouldn’t go out in anything nice for that reason. I just missed the ‘93 celebration, there wasn’t one for the women’s championship in ‘94, and after the ‘99 riots in East Lansing I wasn’t about to go downtown for the ‘00 MSU celebration...

[NautiNurse]

They dominated the entire game. Not a heart stopper this time. Was Dean Smith there? I never saw the camera on him if he was.

[NautiNurse]

I avoided downtown Chapel Hill in 1993. Once was enough for me.

[MikeD]

Probably not — he’s old enough that he wouldn’t want to travel.

Besides, who in their right mind wants to be in Michigan in early April in the snow? There’s a reason I got out of that state as fast as I could, and it wasn’t just because Jenny G was just elected governor.

[mrsalty]

Don’t think he was there, but I heard Coach Williams thank him. Dont know if he is ill or not, but I’m sure he wouldn’t miss it if he was able. Lots of past players there though, including MJ(Michael Jordon)!

[sushiman]

Yea . He really went out on a limb . LOL .
He also picked UCONN women to win the women’s tournament . Even bigger limb ! LOL !

[Cooter]

I was in New Orleans in 93. That was a party.

[MikeD]

MJ was also there for his Hall of Fame induction. Not that he would have missed the game, anyway. I saw Jamison & Carter in the crowd as well.

[Buddygirl]

BARF! Too bad! I wanted Michigan State to win! (Putting flame suit on....)

[Lmo56]

What I find ironic is that despite all the ridiculous noise about the Big East dominating Division I Men’s College Basketball, the final was between an ACC team and an Big Ten team.

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That is what makes the tournament exciting - anyone can win ...

[mrsalty]

Vince Carter was also there, and Buzz Peterson and Eric Montross is on the Tarheel radio broadcast! Just a good night to be a Tarheel! It was a good season, even if we wouldn't have won the title, mainly because we beat Duke twice!! Thats good enough for us Tarheel fans!!

[Isabel C.]

I’m glad somebody still enjoys the NBA. I haven’t payed any attention to it since the great Jerry West retired in ‘74.

You aren't missing much. Today it's all 3-point shots and "I bet you can't stop me" drives to the basket. Throw in the constant traveling that occurs on almost every possession, and it's really not that much fun to watch any more, especially for fans who used to enjoy the good old days of basketball (before the 3-point shot rule).