Belt game 1,870 · April 4, 2009 · postseason
Michigan State take the belt
Michigan State beat UConn 82–73 on a neutral floor to start reign 543 of the College Basketball belt, the 11th for the program.
UConn had held it since March 26, 2009, with 1 defense over 9 days.
Michigan State held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to North Carolina on April 6, 2009.
543Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasheem Thabeet | 36 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Stanley Robinson | 31 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| A.J. Price | 32 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-20 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Jeff Adrien | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Craig Austrie | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kemba Walker | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-9 |
| Gavin Edwards | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donnell Beverly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalin Lucas | 33 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 4-6 |
| Raymar Morgan | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Korie Lucious | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Durrell Summers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| Draymond Green | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Delvon Roe | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Goran Suton | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Travis Walton | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marquise Gray | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Allen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Idong Ibok | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.