Cheer up, Villanova Fans.

You’re not alone in getting crushed by those big, bad North Carolina Tar Heels.

And at least you had the good sense to do it on a Saturday night, when there were any number of other diversions that might keep everybody but the die-hards away from the game.

No such luck for Michigan State. Armed by about 60,000 fans among the 72,000 people jammed into Ford Field in nearby Detroit Monday night, the Spartans met a very similar fate as the Wildcats.

Adding insult to injury, it was not the first time Michigan State got smoked by Carolina this year. Heck, it wasn’t even the first time in Ford Field.

Carolina had beaten Michigan State by 35 four months ago in the same cavernous football stadium. Monday night proved to be an instant replay, with the Tar Heels winning in a walk, 89-72. And it wasn’t that close.

The biggest loser in all this was not Villanova, nor even Michigan State.

It was likely CBS, which paid a ton of money to broadcast the tournament, only to get two blowouts in the last two games, and a lackluster win by Michigan State over UConn in the other Final Four contest.

How many people do you think stayed with last night’s game after halftime? This one was over early, when Carolina blew open the game in the first half and really never looked back.

Serves TV and the NCAA right for starting a game after 9:15.

Michigan State joined by the rest of us by being put to sleep.