Michigan St. 75, Iowa St. 64

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State once again took its time proving it's the favorite to win the national championship. <br><br>The top-seeded Spartans used another late run to beat Iowa State

Saturday, March 25th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State once again took its time proving it's the favorite to win the national championship.

The top-seeded Spartans used another late run to beat Iowa State 75-64 in the Midwest Regional final Saturday night, advancing to the Final Four for the second straight year.

Morris Peterson and A.J. Granger each scored 18 points for the Spartans (30-7), the last No. 1 seed left in the tournament. This will be the eighth time only one No. 1 has reached the Final Four, and seven of those have been since 1989 - with four since 1994.

Michigan State, which scored the final 17 points in its third-round victory over Syracuse, trailed Iowa State by seven points with 5:49 left in the second half.