Belt game 2,201 · November 26, 2017
Michigan State take the belt
Michigan State beat North Carolina 63–45 at home to start reign 648 of the College Basketball belt, the 12th for the program.
North Carolina had held it since April 3, 2017, with 5 defenses over 237 days.
Michigan State held it for 42 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Ohio State on January 7, 2018.
648Reign number
12Team's reign
10Defenses
42Days held
Box score
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Pinson | 33 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-5 | 4-4 |
| Luke Maye | 32 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 2-7 |
| Kenny Williams | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| Joel Berry II | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-6 | 2-4 |
| Andrew Platek | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Garrison Brooks | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Walker Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sterling Manley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Rohlman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shea Rush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Huffman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jalek Felton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Seventh Woods | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Robinson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Langford | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 5-7 | 2-2 |
| Miles Bridges | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Nick Ward | 20 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cassius Winston | 25 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Matt McQuaid | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 4-4 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Lourawls Nairn Jr. | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Gavin Schilling | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Tillman | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben Carter | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Conner George | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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