Seth Davis is an on-air studio analyst for CBS Sports coverage of NCAA basketball and is an on-air host, reporter, and analyst for the College Sports Television cable network. He is also a staff writer at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since 1995, primarily covering college basketball and golf. A graduate of Duke University, Davis lives with his family in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

On March 26, 1979, Magic Johnson’s Michigan State faced Larry Bird’s Indiana State in an epic final that changed the NCAA tournament forever. Seth Davis recalls the hours before battle.