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2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2002 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the fifth edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
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| McArthur Court,Eugene, Oregon | ||
| Oregon (1st title) | ||
| Houston (1st title game) | ||
| Bev Smith (1st title) | ||
| Cathrine Kraayeveld (Oregon) | ||
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The 2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2002 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the fifth edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
The final four of the tournament paired Houston against Virginia Tech and Michigan State against Oregon. Houston upended Virginia Tech, 77–72, while Oregon beat Michigan State, 65–54.
The final pitted Houston and Oregon. In a close game, Oregon pulled out the victory for their first WNIT Championship, 54–52. Oregon had previously won the National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT) title in 1989.
Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Source
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| Semifinals, March 23, 2002 | Finals, March 27, 2002 | ||||||||
| S | Houston | 77 | |||||||
| E | Virginia Tech | 72 | |||||||
| Houston | 52 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 54 | ||||||||
| MW | Michigan State | 54 | |||||||
| W | Oregon | 65 |
- Cathrine Kraayeveld, Oregon (MVP)
- Shaquala Williams, Oregon
- Chandi Jones, Houston
- Valerie Muoneke, Houston
- Vnemina Reese, Michigan State
- Ieva Kubliņa, Virginia Tech
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- 2002 National Invitation Tournament
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