Carolina dispatched Villanova in one semifinal at Ford Field Saturday night by an 83-69 final score, while Michigan State defeated Connecticut 82-73.Tonight's championship game should be a battle of wills between a UNC team that likes to transition and run relentlessly and a Michigan State squad that is just plain tough and is the best rebounding team in the country.
Tipoff is at 9:21 PM as the Tar Heels look for its second national title in five years and second title for head coach Roy Williams, who would tie the number of titles won by his mentor Dean Smith.
A win for the Spartans will give head coach Tom Izzo his second title this decade, as Michigan State captured the title in 2000.
Jay Bilas of ESPN has a good breakdown of tonight's game at the Worldwide Leader's website located here, and the governors of both the respective teams have placed a little wager on tonight's contest.
According to an Associated Press report, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has accepted a friendly wager from Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as North Carolina faces Michigan State in the NCAA championship.
"Both governors are planning to attend the Monday night showdown in Detroit. Both have agreed to be photographed afterward wearing the winning team's jersey and dine on food from the winner's state," the report states. "If the Tar Heels lose, Perdue will trade her Carolina blue for Michigan State's green and white colors and eat Michigan sausages and cherries. If North Carolina wins, Granholm will eat Krispy Kreme doughnuts from the company headquartered in Winston-Salem."
According to an Associated Press report, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has accepted a friendly wager from Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as North Carolina faces Michigan State in the NCAA championship.
"Both governors are planning to attend the Monday night showdown in Detroit. Both have agreed to be photographed afterward wearing the winning team's jersey and dine on food from the winner's state," the report states. "If the Tar Heels lose, Perdue will trade her Carolina blue for Michigan State's green and white colors and eat Michigan sausages and cherries. If North Carolina wins, Granholm will eat Krispy Kreme doughnuts from the company headquartered in Winston-Salem."
On a slightly biased note, this Tar Heel alumnus (UNC '96) will not be in Chapel Hill as he has been for the past two title games, but will be rooting alongside the rest of Tar Heel Nation tonight. Go Heels!
