The first time North Carolina played Michigan State this season, the Tar Heels won by 35 points.
The teams will play again Monday night, and this time, the national championship will be on the line at Ford Field.
The Spartans advanced to their second national championship game under coach Tom Izzo by beating Connecticut 82-73 on Saturday night. North Carolina defeated Villanova 83-69 in the second national semifinal.
The Tar Heels were the first consensus No. 1 selection in the preseason ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll and were supposed to be here.
After UNC blasted the Spartans 98-63 at Ford Field on Dec. 3, Izzo had to wonder where his young team was headed.
But in its past three games, Michigan State has defeated defending national champion Kansas and No. 1 seeds Louisville and Connecticut.
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