2001-02 NIT Basketball Tournament

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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The 65th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 40-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 26-28 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Opening Round

at Richmond 74	OT	Wagner 67
Montana St. 77		at Utah St. 69
at Ball St. 98		South Florida 92
St. Joseph's 73		at George Mason 64
at Louisiana Tech 83		La-Lafayette 63
at Vanderbilt 59		Houston 50
at Dayton 80		Detroit 69
at Tennessee Tech 64		Georgia St. 62

1st Round

at Syracuse 76		St. Bonaventure 66
at Butler 81		Bowling Green 69
at Minnesota 95		New Mexico 62
at Richmond 63		Montana St. 48
Ball St. 76		at St. Joseph's 54
LSU 63		at Iowa 61
at UNLV 96		Arizona St. 91
South Carolina 74		at Virginia 67
Temple 81		at Fresno St. 75
at Louisville 66		Princeton 65
at Villanova 84		Manhattan 69
at Louisiana Tech 83		Vanderbilt 69
Tennessee Tech 68		at Dayton 59
Yale 67		at Rutgers 65
at BYU 78		UC-Irvine 55
at Memphis 82		NC-Greensboro 62

2nd Round

at Syracuse 66	Butler 65
Richmond 67	at Minnesota 66
Ball St. 75	at LSU 65
at South Carolina 75	UNLV 65
Temple 65	at Louisville 62
at Villanova 67	La. Tech 64
Tennessee Tech 80	at Yale 61
at Memphis 80	BYU 69