The 64th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 32-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 27-29 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1st Round
at Connecticut 72 | South Carolina 65 |
Detroit 68 | at Bradley 49 |
at Richmond 79 | West Virginia 56 |
at Dayton 68 | NC-Wilmington 59 |
at Alabama 85 | Seton Hall 79 |
at Toledo 76 | OT | South Alabama 67 |
at Purdue 90 | Illinois St. 79 |
at Auburn 60 | Miami-FL 58 |
at Minnesota 87 | Villanova 78 |
at Tulsa 75 | UC-Irvine 71 |
at Pittsburgh 84 | St. Bonaventure 75 |
at Mississippi St. 75 | Southern Mississippi 68 |
Pepperdine 72 | at Wyoming 69 |
at New Mexico 83 | Baylor 73 |
at UTEP 84 | McNeese St. 74 |
Memphis 71 | at Utah 62 |
2nd Round
Detroit 67 | at Connecticut 61 |
at Dayton 71 | Richmond 56 |
at Alabama 79 | Toledo 69 |
at Purdue 79 | Auburn 61 |
Tulsa 76 | at Minnesota 73 |
Mississippi St. 66 | at Pittsburgh 61 |
at New Mexico 81 | Pepperdine 75 |
at Memphis 90 | UTEP 65 |
Quarterfinals
Detroit 59 | at Dayton 42 |
Alabama 85 | 2 OT | at Purdue 77 |
Tulsa 77 | at Mississippi St. 75 |
at Memphis 81 | New Mexico 63 |
Semifinals
Tulsa 72 | Memphis 64 |
Alabama 74 | Detroit 63 |
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