. "yes"@en . "Iowa"@en . "Feb 22, 1979"@en . . "Market Square Arena"@en . "76"^^ . "74"^^ . "75"^^ . . "73"^^ . . "71"^^ . "69"^^ . . "Feb 4, 1979"@en . "Jan 6, 1979"@en . "65"^^ . . . "95"^^ . "92"^^ . . . . "The 1978\u201379 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1978\u201379 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were coached by Jud Heathcote in his third year and played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 26\u20136, 13\u20135 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the Big Ten championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Mideast region. They defeated Lamar, LSU, and No. 1-seeded Notre Dame to advance to the Final Four, only the school's second trip to the Final Four. They defeated Penn to advance to the national championship game where they defeated Indiana State to win the school's"@en . . . "2"^^ . . "87"^^ . . "84"^^ . "85"^^ . "82"^^ . "83"^^ . "80"^^ . "81"^^ . "ME"@en . . . . . . . . . "1978"^^ . . . . . . . "Portland, Oregon"@en . "Big Ten Conference"@en . "Dec 29, 1978"@en . . . "Mar 18, 1979"@en . "120"^^ . "Feb 3, 1979"@en . "1.0"^^ . . "Far West Classic"@en . "15"^^ . . . "1"^^ . . "3"^^ . . . . . "9"^^ . "10"^^ . . . . . "Mar 16, 1979"@en . . . . . "Nov 27, 1978"@en . . . "The 1978\u201379 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1978\u201379 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were coached by Jud Heathcote in his third year and played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 26\u20136, 13\u20135 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the Big Ten championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Mideast region. They defeated Lamar, LSU, and No. 1-seeded Notre Dame to advance to the Final Four, only the school's second trip to the Final Four. They defeated Penn to advance to the national championship game where they defeated Indiana State to win the school's first national championship in basketball."@en . "Jan 4, 1979"@en . . "MidEast Region"@en . "no"@en . "Michigan"@en . "Mar 26, 1979"@en . . "Dec 13, 1978"@en . . . . . . . . "East Lansing, Michigan"@en . . . . . . "Mar 10, 1979"@en . . . . . "Dec 30, 1978"@en . . . . . . "Jan 20, 1979"@en . "16"^^ . . . . "Illinois"@en . . . . "22685"^^ . "0"^^ . . . . . . . "Dec 19, 1978"@en . "Mar 1, 1979"@en . . . . "0"^^ . . . "Dec. 9, 1978"@en . "Jan 27, 1979"@en . . . "Far West Classic championship"@en . . "Dec 16, 1978"@en . "Jenison Field House"@en . . . . "yes"@en . "Dave Harshman"@en . . "4"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Far West Classic champions"@en . "Basketball"@en . . . . "Regional Final"@en . "Dec 28, 1978"@en . . "Big Ten"@en . . "Feb 10, 1979"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "22444990"^^ . "Mar 22, 1979"@en . "Source"@en . . . . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . "Minnesota"@en . "3"^^ . . . . . "1"^^ . . "1978\u201379 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team"@en . "14"^^ . . "3"^^ . "10"^^ . . . . "8"^^ . . . . . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . . "1"^^ . . . . . "Northwestern"@en . . "Ohio State"@en . "Purdue"@en . . . . . "Feb 17, 1979"@en . . . . . . . "Rivalry"@en . . . . . "18"^^ . "13"^^ . "19"^^ . . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . . "Regional semifinal"@en . "22"^^ . "23"^^ . "20"^^ . . "21"^^ . "26"^^ . "24"^^ . . "25"^^ . "1977"^^ . . "18"^^ . "Wisconsin"@en . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "13"^^ . . "Special Events Center"@en . "1"^^ . "14"^^ . "15"^^ . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "10"^^ . "4"^^ . "11"^^ . "8"^^ . . "9"^^ . . . "14"^^ . "7"^^ . "15"^^ . "1"^^ . "12"^^ . . . "13"^^ . "1979"^^ . . "OT"@en . "Jan 18, 1979"@en . . "Salt Lake City"@en . "13"^^ . . . "15"^^ . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . "10"^^ . "National Championship"@en . "4"^^ . . "5"^^ . "6"^^ . "Feb 15, 1979"@en . "7"^^ . "1"^^ . "Jan 25, 1979"@en . "no"@en . . "3"^^ . . "Indiana"@en . "63"^^ . "Final Four"@en . "60"^^ . "61"^^ . . "59"^^ . . . "55"^^ . "Memorial Coliseum"@en . "50"^^ . "48"^^ . . . "–"@en . "Jan 13, 1979"@en . . . "Michigan State Spartans"@en . . . . . "Fred Paulsen"@en . "Big Ten champions"@en . "Second Round"@en . "Indianapolis, Indiana"@en . . . . . "yes"@en . "Feb 1, 1979"@en . "Feb 24, 1979"@en . . "Feb 8, 1979"@en . . . . "109"^^ . . "1111604875"^^ . "Jan 11, 1979"@en . . . . . . "101"^^ . "98"^^ . . . . "Mar 3, 1979"@en . . "3.0"^^ . .