Belt game 1,871 · April 6, 2009 · postseason
North Carolina take the belt
North Carolina beat Michigan State 89–72 at home to start reign 544 of the College Basketball belt, the 16th for the program.
Michigan State had held it since April 4, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
North Carolina held it for 228 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Syracuse on November 20, 2009.
544Reign number
16Team's reign
4Defenses
228Days held
Box score
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Lawson | 37 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 15-18 |
| Wayne Ellington | 35 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | 34 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 6-10 |
| Ed Davis | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Deon Thompson | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Danny Green | 24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Justin Watts | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Frasor | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Zeller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Patrick Moody | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Copeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Drew II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| J.B. Tanner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Suton | 31 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Kalin Lucas | 35 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| Durrell Summers | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 3-4 |
| Draymond Green | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Korie Lucious | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Raymar Morgan | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Allen | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-7 | 3-5 |
| Delvon Roe | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Travis Walton | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Austin Thornton | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Isaiah Dahlman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Crandell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marquise Gray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Herzog | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Idong Ibok | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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