North Carolina Wins N.C.A.A Men's Basketball Championship The Tar Heels blasted Michigan State, 89-72, to win the university's fifth national championship. A Michigan State run hallmarked by hope ended in a game where they had none, as U.N.C. jumped out to a 20-point lead in the first 10 The Tar Heels led Michigan State from the early minutes and never looked back, coasting to an 89-72 victory.