2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament

July 2021 WNIT Women's 2002 32 McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon Oregon 1st Houston 1st Bev Smith 1st Cathrine Kraayeveld Oregon 6,835 College basketball postseason 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). 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. Bracket Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Source2002 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//02_post_bracket.pdf womensnit.com July 2, 2021 en South Regional bracket n y First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Mar 13 Miami (FL) 73 Georgia Tech 64 Mar 13 Rice 65 Houston 67 Mar 13 Valparaiso 62 Michigan 49 Mar 13 Louisville 84 Ball State 95 Mar 16 Miami (FL) 76 Houston 83 Mar 16 Valparaiso 77 Ball State 69 Mar 20 Houston 61 Valparaiso 53 East Regional bracket n y First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Mar 14 Siena 55 Saint Joseph's (PA) 84 Mar 14 Holy Cross 63 Vermont 70 Mar 13 Delaware 71 George Washington 78 Mar 13 North Carolina-Greensboro 45 Virginia Tech 51 Mar 17 Saint Joseph's (PA) 55 Vermont 60 Mar 16 George Washington 52 Virginia Tech 68 Mar 20 Vermont 48 Virginia Tech 76 Midwest Regional bracket n y First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Mar 13 Alabama 68 Missouri 67 Mar 13 Eastern Kentucky 72 Southwest Missouri State 65 (OT) Mar 14 DePaul 76 Michigan State 87 Mar 14 Western Kentucky 84 Illinois 91 Mar 17 Alabama 99 Eastern Kentucky 77 Mar 16 Michigan State 70 Illinois 57 Mar 19 Alabama 61 Michigan State 79 West Regional bracket n y First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Mar 14 Hawai'i 50 Oregon State 62 Mar 13 Saint Mary's (CA) 61 Oregon 72 Mar 13 Southern California 72 San Francisco 53 Mar 14 North Texas 61 Washington 82 Mar 17 Oregon State 48 Oregon 50 Mar 17 Southern California 87 Washington 97 Mar 20 Oregon 77 Washington 73 Semifinals and championship game Semifinals, March 23, 2002 Finals, March 27, 2002 S Houston 77 E Virginia Tech 72 MW Michigan State 54 W Oregon 65 Houston 52 Oregon 54 All-tournament team Cathrine Kraayeveld, Oregon (MVP) Shaquala Williams, Oregon Chandi Jones, Houston Valerie Muoneke, Houston Vnemina Reese, Michigan State Ieva Kubliņa, Virginia Tech Source:https://womensnit.com/news/2019/2/18/oregon-edges-houston-on-final-possession-to-win-2002-postseason-wnit-crown.aspx Oregon edges Houston on final possession to win 2002 Postseason WNIT crown womensnit.com March 23, 2002 March 28, 2022 See also 2002 National Invitation Tournament References Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament