Larry and Magic at the 1979 NCAA men's basketball championship game held at the University of Utah. With March Madness approaching, it's never a bad idea to reflect one of the most seminal moments in the history of an incredible sporting event. The NCAA Tournament is a thing of beauty, even when it's overrun by commercialism. But back in 1979 it was definitely something different than it is now. In a word, it was "purer" back then. It was more about the basketball than brackets, corporate sponsorship and the sleaziness of the NCAA. Looking back on the 1979 tournament with modern hindsight, which of course included Magic Johnson's Michigan State Spartans and Larry Bird's Indiana State Sycamores in the championship game, it's almost impossible to overstate what that singular event did for not only the NCAA Tournament, but indeed the game of basketball as a whole. Michigan State wound up winning the game 75-64 inside the University of Utah's Specia...