NCAA.com | November 12, 2014 #MMVault Watch Party: Bird vs. Magic in 1979 championship game Share Bird vs. Magic -- the origins of the matchup began March 26, 1979, when Indiana State faced Michigan State in the Division I Men's Basketball championship game. The second-seeded Spartans defeated the No. 1-seed Sycamores 75-64 -- but it was the matchup between the "Hick from French Lick," Larry Bird, and Earvin "Magic" Johnson -- the tournament's most outstanding player, that remains the indelible memory. The 1979 tournament was the first in which all teams were seeded by the men's basketball committee: The top six teams in each regional were awarded a bye into the second round; seeds 7-10 played first-round games. The tournament also marked the last Final Four played in an on-campus arena, at the University of Utah's Special Events Center in Salt Lake City. NCAA.com is reliving that magical moment with the #MMVault Watch Party at 3:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. Fans can watch the 1979 classic on NCAA.com and follow @marchmadness for tweets related to the game action. Tweets by @marchmadness 1978-79 Indiana State Roster 1978-79 Michigan State Roster Head coach: Bill Hodges Head coach: Jud Heathcote No. Name Twitter No. Name Twitter 5 Bob Ritter 21 Don Brkovich 10 Scott Turner 12 Mike Brkovich 15 Dave McNally 15 Ron Charles 20 Rich Nemcek 11 Terry Donnelly 22 Carl Nicks 43 Gerald Gilkie 23 Steve Reed 35 Rob Gonzales 24 Tom Crowder 24 Jaimie Huffman 30 Bob Heaton @bobheaton 33 Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson 32 Eric Curry 42 Rick Kaye 33 Larry Bird 32 Greg Kelser @gkelser32 40 Brad Miley 10 Greg Lloyd 42 Alex Gilbert 23 Mike Longaker 44 Leroy Staley 31 Jay Vincent Live statistics can be transmitted to benches in men’s college basketball The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes that pertained to live statistics, shot clock display, foul-structues timeouts. READ MORE Jon Scheyer: College basketball stats, best moments, records Here are the essentials from Jon Scheyer's college career, including year-by-year stats, best games and awards. READ MORE Time passes, and soon, so will the Duke torch from Mike Krzyzewski to Jon Scheyer Mike Krzyzewski will return for his 42nd, and final, season as the head coach of Duke men's basketball in 2021-22. Jon Scheyer will be his successor. READ MORE