The Sports Almanac

2002 National Invitational Tournament



MEMPHIS TIGERS

2002 NIT Champions


OPENING ROUND
FIRST ROUND
SECOND ROUND
QUARTERFINALS
SEMIFINALS

Syracuse Orangemen
76
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
66





Syracuse Orangemen 66
Butler Bulldogs 65



Butler Bulldogs
81
Bowling Green Falcons
69






Syracuse Orangemen 62
Richmond Spiders 46
Syracuse Orangemen

Minnesota Golden Gophers
96
New Mexico Lobos
62



Richmond Spiders
74
Wagner Seahawks
67

Minnesota Golden Gophers 66
Richmond Spiders 67



Richmond Spiders 63
Montana State Bobcats 48



Montana State Bobcats
77
Utah State Aggies
69





OPENING ROUND
FIRST ROUND
SECOND ROUND
QUARTERFINALS
SEMIFINALS
Ball State Cardinals
98
South Florida Bulls
92





Ball State Cardinals 75
Saint Joseph's Hawks 65



Saint Joseph's Hawks
73
George Mason Patriots
64

Ball State Cardinals 75
LSU Tigers 65



LSU Tigers
63
Iowa Hawkeyes
61






Ball State Cardinals 47
South Carolina Gamecocks 82
South Carolina Gamecocks

UNLV Runnin Rebels
96
Arizona State Sun Devils
91





UNLV Runnin Rebels 65
South Carolina Gamecocks 75



South Carolina Gamecocks
74
Virginia Cavaliers
67




OPENING ROUND
FIRST ROUND
SECOND ROUND
QUARTERFINALS
SEMIFINALS

Temple Owls
81
Fresno State Bulldogs
75





Temple Owls 65
Louisville Cardinals 62



Louisville Cardinals
66
Princeton Tigers
65






Temple Owls 63
Villanova Wildcats 57
Temple Owls

Villanova Wildcats
84
Manhattan Jaspers
69



Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
83
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
63

Villanova Wildcats 67
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 64



Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 83
Vanderbilt Commodores 68



Vanderbilt Commodores
59
Houston Cougars
50





OPENING ROUND
FIRST ROUND
SECOND ROUND
QUARTERFINALS
SEMIFINALS
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
64
Georgia State Panthers
62





Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 68
Dayton Flyers 59



Dayton Flyers
80
Detroit Titans
69

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 80
Yale Bulldogs 61



Yale Bulldogs
67
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
65






Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 73
Memphis Tigers 79
Memphis Tigers

BYU Cougars
78
UC Irvine Anteaters
55





BYU Cougars 69
Memphis Tigers 80



Memphis Tigers
82
North Carolina-Greensboro Spartans
62




FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NIT CHAMPIONS
Syracuse Orangemen 59
South Carolina Gamecocks 66



South Carolina Gamecocks 62
Memphis Tigers 72
MEMPHIS TIGERS
Temple Owls 77
Memphis Tigers 78
Third Place Game
Syracuse Orangemen 54
Temple Owls 65
Third Place Winner
Temple Owls