April 6, 2009: An NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament record crowd of 72,922 attends the championship game of the Men’s Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit. North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89-72 to win the national championship. The attendance for the national semifinals two days earlier was 72,456. April 6, 2009 47
March 26, 1979: Michigan State and Magic Johnson defeat Indiana State and Larry Bird in the Division I Basketball Championship final. The telecast on NBC attracts a rating of 24.1, the highest ever for the event. March 26, 1979 42
April 7-9, 1949: Chuck Davey of Michigan State becomes the only four-time National Collegiate Boxing Championships individual titlist. April 7, 1949 41
Nov. 22, 1938: The first National Collegiate Cross Country Championships are conducted at Michigan State. November 22, 1938 46
