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Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:	Nov 18 - 29, 2002
Tournament Champions:	North Carolina
Tournament Runner Up:	Stanford
Tournament MOP/MVP:	N/A
All-Tournament Team:	N/A
Championship Game Venue:	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)
Tournament Attendance:	N/A
Tournament Officials:	Mark Ayotte, Bruce Benedict, Gerald Boudreaux, Fred Carbone, Dick Cartmell, Bernard Clinton, Rick Crawford, Eric Curry, Tom Eades, Duke Edsall, David Guthrie, Karl Hess, John Hughes, Les Jones, Bryan Kersey, Joe Lindsay, Keith Maxwell, Gary Maxwell, Tommy Nunez Jr., Brian O'Connell, Mike Partlow, Andre Pattillo, Antinio Petty, Olandis Poole, Charles Range, Chris Rastatter, Larry Rose, Jerry Scott, Mike Scyphers, Doug Shows, Kerry Sitton, Bert Smith, Bob Stupin, Mike Thibodeaux, Emanuel Upton, Mike Wood

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:	Rashad McCants (North Carolina, Fr.) (89)
Total Rebounds:	Wayne Simien (Kansas, So.) (39), Justin Davis (Stanford, Jr.) (39)
Total Assists:	Raymond Felton (North Carolina, Fr.) (30)
Total Steals:	Sean May (North Carolina, Fr.) (12), Matt Walsh (Florida, Fr.) (12)
Total Blocks:	Sean May (North Carolina, Fr.) (10)
Total Minutes:	Julius Barnes (Stanford, Sr.) (145)
Total FIC:	Matt Walsh (Florida, Fr.) (69.8)
Total Fouls:	Justin Davis (Stanford, Jr.) (14)
Total Turnovers:	Matt Walsh (Florida, Fr.) (18)
Total FGs:	Rashad McCants (North Carolina, Fr.) (36)
Total 3PM:	Matt Walsh (Florida, Fr.) (9)
Total FTs:	Nick Collison (Kansas, Sr.) (23)

Tournament Bracket

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First Round

-	Kansas	81
-	Holy Cross	57

-	UNC Greensboro	84
-	Wagner	65

-	Rutgers	60
-	Columbia	36

-	North Carolina	85
-	Penn State	55

-	Stanford	61
-	Boston University	57

-	Xavier	87
-	Saint Peter's	48

-	Boise State	59
-	Eastern Illinois	73

-	Florida	76
-	Louisiana Tech	55

Quarterfinals

-	Kansas	105
-	UNC Greensboro	66

-	North Carolina	71
-	Rutgers	67

-	Stanford	63
-	Xavier	62

-	Florida	99
-	Eastern Illinois	65

Semifinals

-	Kansas	56
-	North Carolina	67

-	Stanford	69
-	Florida	65

Championship Game

-	North Carolina	74
-	Stanford	57

3rd Place Game

-	Kansas	73
-	Florida	83

Tournament Participants

Seed	School	Overall Wins	Overall Losses	Overall Win %	Conference Wins	Conference Losses	Conference Win %
-	Kansas			-			-
-	Holy Cross			-			-
-	UNC Greensboro			-			-
-	Wagner			-			-
-	North Carolina	1	0	100.00%	0	0	-
-	Penn State	0	1	0.00%	0	0	-
-	Rutgers	1	0	100.00%	0	0	-
-	Columbia	0	1	0.00%	0	0	-
-	Stanford	1	0	100.00%	0	0	-
-	Boston University	0	1	0.00%	0	0	-
-	Xavier	1	0	100.00%	0	0	-
-	Saint Peter's	0	1	0.00%	0	0	-
-	Boise State	0	1	0.00%	0	0	-
-	Eastern Illinois	1	0	100.00%	0	0	-
-	Florida			-			-
-	Louisiana Tech			-			-

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Result	Venue	Home Leaders	Away Leaders
Nov 18, 2002	Eastern Illinois	Boise State	73-59	Taco Bell Arena	PTS: 15. Aaron Haynes REB: 12. Jason Ellis AST: 5. Joe Skiffer	PTS: 36. Henry Domercant REB: 6. Andy Gobczynski AST: 5. Craig Lewis
Nov 18, 2002	Boston University	Stanford	57-61	Maples Pavilion	PTS: 22. Josh Childress REB: 13. Justin Davis AST: 3. Julius Barnes	PTS: 13. Billy Collins REB: 10. Billy Collins AST: 2. Chaz Carr
Nov 18, 2002	Columbia	Rutgers	36-60	Louis Brown Athletic Center	PTS: 18. Jerome Coleman REB: 5. Ricky Shields AST: 4. Ricky Shields	PTS: 5. Tito Hill REB: 9. Chris Wiedemann AST: 2. Jeremiah Boswell
Nov 18, 2002	Saint Peter's	Xavier	48-87	Cintas Center	PTS: 23. Romain Sato REB: 9. Romain Sato AST: 5. Lionel Chalmers	PTS: 17. Kee-Kee Clark REB: 8. Devin Thompson AST: 4. Kee-Kee Clark
Nov 18, 2002	Penn State	North Carolina	55-85	Dean Smith Center	PTS: 28. Rashad McCants REB: 10. Sean May AST: 10. Raymond Felton	PTS: 24. Brandon Watkins REB: 11. Jan Jagla AST: 2. Brandon Watkins
Nov 19, 2002	Louisiana Tech	Florida	55-76	Stephen C. O'Connell Center	PTS: 26. Matt Walsh REB: 10. David Lee AST: 5. Matt Walsh	PTS: 20. Antonio Meeking REB: 12. Antonio Meeking AST: 5. Corey Dean
Nov 19, 2002	Holy Cross	Kansas	57-81	Phog Allen Fieldhouse	PTS: 20. Nick Collison REB: 11. Wayne Simien AST: 4. Keith Langford	PTS: 14. Tim Szatko REB: 6. Nate Lufkin AST: 3. Tim Szatko
Nov 19, 2002	Wagner	UNC Greensboro	65-84	Fleming Gymnasium	PTS: 21. James Maye REB: 9. James Maye AST: 5. Ronnie Taylor	PTS: 20. Jermaine Hall REB: 8. Jermaine Hall AST: 3. Courtney Pritchard
Nov 20, 2002	Rutgers	North Carolina	67-71	Dean Smith Center	PTS: 19. Sean May REB: 11. Jawad Williams AST: 9. Raymond Felton	PTS: 20. Herve Lamizana REB: 5. Mike Sherrod AST: 3. Mike Sherrod
Nov 20, 2002	Xavier	Stanford	62-63	Maples Pavilion	PTS: 14. Josh Childress REB: 9. Justin Davis AST: 5. Julius Barnes	PTS: 20. Lionel Chalmers REB: 10. Romain Sato AST: 3. Lionel Chalmers
Nov 21, 2002	Eastern Illinois	Florida	65-99	Stephen C. O'Connell Center	PTS: 20. Matt Walsh REB: 11. David Lee AST: 9. Matt Walsh	PTS: 21. Jesse Mackinson REB: 10. Henry Domercant AST: 7. Craig Lewis
Nov 22, 2002	UNC Greensboro	Kansas	66-105	Phog Allen Fieldhouse	PTS: 25. Nick Collison REB: 10. Wayne Simien AST: 8. Aaron Miles	PTS: 27. Jay Joseph REB: 8. Tizzo Johnson AST: 8. Ronnie Taylor
Nov 27, 2002	North Carolina	Kansas	67-56	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 19. Nick Collison REB: 8. Wayne Simien AST: 4. Aaron Miles	PTS: 25. Rashad McCants REB: 11. Sean May AST: 4. Raymond Felton
Nov 27, 2002	Florida	Stanford	65-69	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 18. Rob Little REB: 10. Justin Davis AST: 6. Julius Barnes	PTS: 19. Matt Bonner REB: 8. Matt Walsh AST: 6. Matt Walsh
Nov 29, 2002	Stanford	North Carolina	57-74	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 18. Rashad McCants REB: 7. Jackie Manuel AST: 7. Raymond Felton	PTS: 17. Josh Childress REB: 7. Josh Childress AST: 1. Josh Childress
Nov 29, 2002	Florida	Kansas	83-73	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 17. Keith Langford REB: 13. Nick Collison AST: 8. Aaron Miles	PTS: 22. Matt Walsh REB: 7. Matt Bonner AST: 7. Justin Hamilton