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MAGIC vs. BIRD:
The 1979 NCAA Championship Game
25th Anniversary Edition
DVD
Everybody wanted it. Everybody was talking about
it. And more people watched it unfold on national television
than any college game before or since. On March 26, 1979, in
the Special Events Center at the University of Utah, Magic Johnson
squared off against Larry Bird for the first time. One year
later, they would take their show to the NBA. But on this night
the dream showdown between the two best players in the country
was on college basketball’s grandest stage––the
NCAA Championship game.
Indiana State, the lesser known school in the Hoosier State,
came into the contest riding a 33-game winning streak thanks
to the extraordinary skills of Bird. Johnson was just as impressive,
with a strong supporting cast that included the
high flying Greg Kelser, hot shooting Terry Donnelly and the
powerful Jay Vincent.
The great efforts and teamwork of Bird, Bobby Heaton, Carl Nix
and the rest of the Sycamores kept the game competitive, but
in the end it was Magic and the Spartans taking the game 75-64.
The Magic-Bird duel is still as captivating today
as it was 25 years ago.
This DVD contains the complete 1979 Michigan State vs. Indiana
State game, with coverage from NBC Sports, without commercial
interruption, presented in full-screen (1.33:1) digital video.
Chapter points on the DVD’s main menu allow
viewers to jump directly to the action, half by half. Now you
can own the game that brought together Magic Johnson and Larry
Bird for the first time and gave Michigan State the school’s
first NCAA Championship. |
