2004 Women's National Invitation Tournament

College basketball postseason tournament WNIT Women's 2004 32 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Creighton 1st UNLV 1st Richmond Iowa State Jim Flanery 1st Christy Neneman Creighton 4,180 (championship game) The 2004 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2004 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the seventh edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament. In one semifinal of the tournament, Creighton faced Richmond, played at Omaha Civic Auditorium. The other semifinal game featured UNLV against Iowa State. Creighton defeated Richmond 81–72 behind Dayna Finch's 24 points and a 16 point, 9 rebound and 8 assist performance by Christy Neneman, flirting with a triple double. Meanwhile, UNLV defeated Iowa State 65–59. UNLV was down by double digits 47–37 midway through the second half, but overcame the deficit to take a lead with just under a minute remaining, then hitting five of six free throws in the final 32 seconds to win the game.UNLV vs. Iowa State - Game Recap - March 28, 2004 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/240880066 https://web.archive.org/web/20210424141837/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/240880066 dead April 24, 2021 2021-04-24 ESPN.com en The final pitted Creighton and UNLV against each other in Omaha, Nebraska at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Creighton dominated the title game from the very beginning, outscoring the Lady Rebels early to take a 17–4 lead. UNLV briefly cut the lead to single digits early in the second half but the Blue Jays went on a 10–2 run to retake a commanding lead. They later had a 13–0 run to put the game out of reach and gave the coach the opportunity to play all the bench players. Bracket Region 1 *Host • Source2004 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4/04_post_bracket.pdf?id=32 2021-04-24 womensnit.com en 1 y March 17–19 March 19–22 March 24–25 Pepperdine 59 Washington* 71 Colorado State* 68 Creighton 79 Drake 60 Nebraska* 73 Oregon State* 64 Gonzaga 69 Washington* 69 Creighton 74 Nebraska* 67 Oregon State 75 Creighton* 74 Oregon State 64 Region 2 *Host • Source 1 y March 17–19 March 19–22 March 24–25 Louisville* 61 Western Michigan 63 Charlotte 78 Clemson* 71 South Florida 55 Richmond* 63 Florida State 67 South Alabama* 61 Western Michigan* 85 OT Charlotte 83 Richmond* 84 Florida State 77 Richmond 63 Western Michigan* 57 Region 3 *Host • Source 1 y March 17–19 March 19–22 March 24–25 Idaho State 59 Iowa State* 72 Miami (Ohio)* 77 Xavier 65 George Mason 56 Seton Hall* 61 Kent State 51 Saint Joseph's* 61 Iowa State* 71 Miami (Ohio) 57 Seton Hall 61 Saint Joseph's* 68 OT Iowa State* 66 Saint Joseph's 58 Region 4 *Host • Source 1 y March 17–19 March 19–22 March 24–25 Cincinnati 78 Western Kentucky* 80 OT Tulsa 64 Memphis* 66 Rice 59 Arkansas State* 52 Arizona State 47 UNLV* 50 Western Kentucky* 104 Memphis 87 Rice 66 UNLV* 68 Western Kentucky 75 UNLV* 78 Semifinals and championship game SourceJays Advance to WNIT Championship With 81-72 Victory Over Richmond https://gocreighton.com/news/2004/3/27/jays_advance_to_wnit_championship_with_81_72_victory_over_richmond.aspx 2021-04-24 Creighton University Athletics enBluejay Women Run Away With WNIT Title, 73-52 https://gocreighton.com/news/2004/3/30/bluejay_women_run_away_with_wnit_title_73_52.aspx 2021-04-24 Creighton University Athletics en WNIT Semifinals March 26–28 WNIT Championship GameMarch 31, 2005 Creighton* 81 Richmond 72 UNLV 65 Iowa State* 59 Creighton* 73 UNLV 52 See also 2004 National Invitation Tournament References Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament