text: I agree with you about Geo. Mason.  Kudos Patriots!\n\nI think the biggest moment in basketball came when Michigan State played Indiana State in the finals of the 1979 NCAA tournament.  Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in the first of many classic meetings.  This game is often looked at as the start of March Madness as we know it.  It is also often credited with making the NBA what it was in the 80s and early 90s.