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| Date | April 3, 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State | ||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan State by 4 | ||||||||||||
| Referees | James Burr, Gerald Boudreaux, David Hall | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 43,116 | ||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian (sideline) | ||||||||||||
The 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 3, 2000, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana and matched No. 1-seeded Michigan State against No. 5-seeded Florida.
The Spartans defeated the Gators, who were appearing in their first championship game, 89–76, earning the Spartans their second national championship. As of 2024, this is the last time a team from the Big Ten won the national championship.
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