Belt game 1,714 · March 25, 2005 · postseason
Michigan State take the belt
Michigan State beat Duke 78–68 on the road to start reign 480 of the College Basketball belt, the 9th for the program.
Duke had held it since March 13, 2005, with 2 defenses over 12 days.
Michigan State held it for 8 days and 1 defense, then lost it to North Carolina on April 2, 2005.
480Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelden Williams | 32 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Daniel Ewing | 38 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 2-4 |
| JJ Redick | 39 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 3-9 | 2-2 |
| Lee Melchionni | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| DeMarcus Nelson | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Sean Dockery | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| David McClure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Love | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Davis | 33 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Alan Anderson | 32 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Maurice Ager | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Shannon Brown | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Kelvin Torbert | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Drew Neitzel | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Matt Trannon | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Hill | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Delco Rowley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andy Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Drew Naymick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Hamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim Bograkos | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.