North Carolina has claimed their fifth national championship by dismantling Michigan State in the national championship game 89-72. Tyler Hansbrough scored 18 points, Wayne Ellington had 19 and Tywon Lawson led all scorers with 21 and also had a record eight steals. North Carolina came into the game and the tournament as the favorites by many to win the national championship. Now seniors Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green go out like champions and hopefully continues their career in the NBA.
From the start of the game, North Carolina was already dominating. They jumped out to a 24-8 lead, and Michigan State never seemed like they could recover. At halftime, the score was 55-34. That set the record for the most points in a half in a national title game. Lawson also had seven steals in the first half alone, tying the game record. He got his eighth steal in the second half, setting the record. They were up by as many as 24 points, and Michigan State were repeatedly making careless turnovers. Michigan State, defensively, couldn't stop North Carolina's offense, and Michigan State is an excellent defender.
I knew from the time the title game was set up that North Carolina was going to destroy Michigan State. A lot of analysts were saying to not look into North Carolina's 35 point regular season win against Michigan State in the regular season. The Tar Heels were healthy, so it was evident that with all of their pieces, they were going to win easily against Michigan State. Lawson, Ellington, Hansbrough, Green and Ed Davis are worthy NBA players. Green and Hansbrough are the only locks to be in the NBA Draft since they're seniors, but Lawson, Ellington and Davis are making their decision.
What should Lawson, Ellington and Davis do?
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