Friday, March 15, 2002
NIT scores
Enquirer staff and news services
Opening Round (All Times EST)
Tuesday, March 12
Ball State 98, South Florida 92
Saint Joseph's 73, George Mason 64
Montana State 77, Utah State 69
Wednesday, March 13
Richmond 74, Wagner 67, OT
Dayton 80, Detroit 69
Vanderbilt 59, Houston 50
Louisiana Tech 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 63
Tennessee Tech 64, Georgia State 62
First Round
Tuesday, March 12
Louisville 66, Princeton 65
UNLV 96, Arizona State 91
Wednesday, March 13
Syracuse 76, Saint Bonaventure 66
South Carolina 74, Virginia 67
Minnesota 96, New Mexico 62
LSU 63, Iowa 61
Temple 81, Fresno State 75
Thursday, March 14
Butler 81, Bowling Green 69
Villanova 84, Manhattan 69
Yale 67, Rutgers 65
Memphis 82, UNC-Greensboro 62
BYU 78, UC-Irvine 55
Friday, March 15
Ball State (21-11) at Saint Joseph's (19-11), 7 p.m.
Montana State (20-9) at Richmond (20-13), 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech (25-6) at Dayton (21-10), 8 p.m.
Vanderbilt (17-14) at Louisiana Tech (21-9), 8 p.m.
Second Round
Monday, March 18
Butler (26-5) at Syracuse (21-11), TBA
Richmond-Montana State winner at Minnesota (18-12), 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 19
UNLV (21-10) at South Carolina (19-14), 7 p.m.
Temple (16-14) at Louisville (19-12), 7:30 p.m.
March 18 or 19
Ball State-Saint Joseph's winner vs. LSU (19-14)
Louisiana Tech-Vanderbilt winner vs. Villanova (18-12)
Dayton-Tennessee Tech winner vs. Yale (21-10)
BYU (18-11) vs. Memphis (23-9)
Third Round
March 20-22
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Tuesday, March 26
6:30 and 9 p.m.
Championship Round
Thursday, March 28
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Third Place
Semifinal losers, 6:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
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