NCAA Title Game (2nd half)

I'm not sure how much fun this will be, just counting down 20 minutes until Roy's Boys cut down another net. Like I said...UNC by 12...

15:00: (UNC 59-41)...MSU is trying to get something going, but Ty Lawson just broke a title game record with 8 steels.

...good to see Griffin get the Naismith
..."I Like Square Butts"...?
...Love the Guitar Hero Metallica commercial...(That means you've gotta put on some pants, pops)

12:15: (UNC 46-62) One gets the feeling the MSU is a big play or two away from making this a game.

12:00: (UNC 65-46) Nevermind...3 pointer by Danny Green (UNC)

...Google searching "Live blog title game"...
...this is how the pro's do it:

Update | 11:01 p.m. Perhaps the answer to that question is no. Danny Green drills a 3-pointer and North Carolina’s lead is back to 19.

Update | 10:56 p.m. With 12 minutes left, Michigan State has cut the lead to 16 points, 62-46. Can Izzo’s guys make it interesting?

Didn't I just say that?

11:00: (UNC 65-47) MSU is continuing to turn the ball over...

10:00: (UNC 68-50) Lawson's made free throws makes him the 3rd Tar Heel to score in double figures

8:45: (UNC 70-53) Izzo promised to shave his head at the end of the season if the Spartans won the Big 10 (which they did)

7:33: (UNC 72-53) Davis's field goal makes him the 4th UNC player in double figures

...Facebook status updates from KU folks:

...is wondering if anyone else out there wants NC to get blown out by 100 points tonight. Or at least for Roy to get hit in the head with a basketball really hard!
...Yes! But not looking like it is going to happen.
...Yes, yes, yes, yes! I thought that my mom and I were the ONLY people who would like to see Roy beaned with a basketball! It's so nice to know that we're not alone!!
...GO MSU! Down with Roy.
...anyone but UNC...

6:11: (UNC 74-59) All time record attendance at a championship game.

4:57: (UNC 76-63) Another athletic trainer moment as Lucious (MSU) goes down. He's got two of the Spartans' 6 3-pointers tonight.

4:46: (UNC 78-65) The lead's down to 13. Can they make a final run? (NC has scored only 23 points this half)

3:51: (UNC 80-65) Ty Lawson (UNC) 2-pointer and an offensive foul on Kalin Lucas (MSU). The 'Heels are keeping them at arms' length here.

...MSU has committed 20 turnovers to NC's 7

2:45: (UNC 82-65) Hansbrough has some time here while he shoots free throws to think about how happy he is to have come back for this season.

1:03: (UNC 87-70) Roy subs in the scrubs...count it down

...240 minutes of basketball played in the tournament by UNC...double-digit leads for 154 of those...trailed for only 10...

0:00: Final score UNC 89, MSU 72

Final four MVP is Wayne Ellington

Team Stat Comparison
	MICHIGAN STATE	NORTH CAROLINA
Points	70	87
FG Made-Attempted	21-52 (.404)	27-58 (.466)
3P Made-Attempted	7-23 (.304)	5-12 (.417)
FT Made-Attempted	21-29 (.724)	28-40 (.700)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	28 (0/0)	22 (0/0)
Largest Lead	1	24

Game Leaders
	MICHIGAN STATE	NORTH CAROLINA
Points	G. Suton 17	T. Lawson 21
Rebounds	G. Suton 11	E. Davis 8
Assists	K. Lucas 7	T. Lawson 6
Steals	D. Green 1	T. Lawson 8
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NCAA Title Game

Live blogging the NCAA title game...
(This will be updated throughout the night, or until I get bored of it or fall asleep.)

8:05: Trying to get Littlemagette to go to sleep. So far I'm not having much luck...
8:07: Interview with Roy Williams...
8:10: Listen in on Izzo's pep talk...
8:12: Littlemagette's out of bed again...
8:19: I don't think you can call a #2 seed with MSU's tradition a "giant killer"
8:22: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson...SWEET

FIRST HALF
17:00 first half: Littlemagette's out of bed again, and NC's starting the game on a run. By the way, I'm calling UNC by 12.

16:00: UNC's first double-digit lead (15-5)

14:00:UNC is the "epitome of spurtability"...didn't I just hear something about that on a Bud Light commercial? (UNC 22-7)

-Checking on Littlemagette...why won't this kid go to sleep? Daddy wants to watch the game...

-As a science guy, I understand that the sample size in this poll is too small to make the results valid...but it still makes me wonder how KU folk get off with calling themselves the best fans in the world.

11:15: UNC 29-11...no team has ever won the title by defeating 3 #1 seeds. MSU has already beaten two (Louisville and UConn).

10:15: UNC up by 20 (31-11)...MSU is 4 of 14 from the floor.

7:33: (UNC 38-18) 5 UNC players have scored as many or more points as MSU's top scorer...UNC outscoring MSU 20-4 in the paint

7:01: good athletic trainer moment as Raymar Morgan gets popped in the nose again

-I'm kind of digging the commercials for Terminator 4
-Littlemagette's asleep!

4:45: (UNC 46-22) MSU has turned it over 11 times...Ellington has 15 for UNC

1:45: (UNC 51-30)

Halftime: UNC 55-34...Most points scored in the first half by a team in championship game history...largest halftime lead in championship game history

TEAM STATS SUMMARY
	MICHIGAN STATE	NORTH CAROLINA
Points	34	55
Field Goals	12-27 (44.4%)	18-34 (52.9%)
Free Throws	6-9 (66.7%)	15-19 (78.9%)
3-pointers	4-10 (40.0%)	4-9 (44.4%)
Personal Fouls	13	9