1979 NCAA basketball semifinals ticket. On March 24, 1979, Magic Johnson and Michigan State defeated Penn 101-67, and Larry Bird led Indiana State to a 76-74 victory over DePaul. Presented is a ticket that allowed admission to both games, held at the Sports and Special Events Center at the University of Utah. This ticket measures 4.75x2" and has been encapsulated and graded PSA 2. The semifinal games were held just prior to Johnson and Bird's historic college championship encounter, and is an early piece from the famous Magic vs. Bird rivalry.