Belt game 1,716 · April 2, 2005 · postseason
North Carolina take the belt
North Carolina beat Michigan State 87–71 at home to start reign 481 of the College Basketball belt, the 15th for the program.
Michigan State had held it since March 25, 2005, with 1 defense over 8 days.
North Carolina held it for 241 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Illinois on November 29, 2005.
481Reign number
15Team's reign
4Defenses
241Days held
Box score
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean May | 31 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Jawad Williams | 23 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Rashad McCants | 28 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Raymond Felton | 35 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| David Noel | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| Melvin Scott | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Marvin Williams | 23 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Reyshawn Terry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jackie Manuel | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Everett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quentin Thomas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jesse Holley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wes Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Ager | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-18 | 2-6 | 10-10 |
| Shannon Brown | 29 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Paul Davis | 33 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Kelvin Torbert | 26 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Matt Trannon | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Hill | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Drew Neitzel | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Alan Anderson | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Delco Rowley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Hamo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim Bograkos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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