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2008-2009 NIT Season Tip-Off Information

Tournament Dates:	Nov 17 - 28, 2008
Champions:	#2 Oklahoma
Runner-Up:	#1 Purdue
MVP/MOP:	Blake Griffin (Oklahoma, So.)
All-Tournament Team:	N/A
Championship Venue:	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Attendance:	N/A
Officials:	Patrick Adams, Rick Batsell, Chris Beaver, Bo Boroski, James Breeding, Jim Burr, John Cahill, Jeff Clark, Bernard Clifton, Tim Clougherty, JD Collins, Ed Corbett, Rod Dickson, Lonnie Dixon, Robert Donato, Pat Driscoll, Mike Eades, Pat Evans, Brad Ferrie, John Gaffney, Dwayne Gladden, Bill Gracy, Reggie Greenwood, Brent Hampton, Jim Haney, Randy Heimerman, Ronnie Hernandez, Tim Higgins, Ed Hightower, Sean Hull, Paul Janssen, Les Jones, Anthony Jordan, Bill Kennedy, Bryan Kersey, Kipp Kissinger, Michael Kitts, Shawn Lehigh, Joe Lindsay, Mike Littlewood, Jamie Luckie, Dan Nowakowski, Brian O'Connell, Chris Rastatter, Michael Reed, Mike Roberts, Wally Rutecki, Mike Scyphers, Curtis Shaw, Lamont Simpson, Lamar Simpson, Doug Sirmons, Michael Stephens, Todd Williams, Terry Wymer

2008-2009 NIT Season Tip-Off Bracket

East Region

Semifinals

4	Boston College	90
13	Loyola (MD)	57

8	St. John's	86
9	Cornell	75

Regional Championship

4	Boston College	82
8	St. John's	70

East Consolation Game

13	Loyola (MD)	72
9	Cornell	82

Midwest Region

Semifinals

1	Purdue	87
14	Eastern Michigan	58

10	Loyola (IL)	74
6	Georgia	53

Regional Championship

1	Purdue	78
10	Loyola (IL)	46

Midwest Consolation Game

11	Santa Clara	61
15	Florida Atlantic	65

South Region

Semifinals

2	Oklahoma	94
16	Mississippi Valley State	53

5	Davidson	99
12	James Madison	64

Regional Championship

2	Oklahoma	82
5	Davidson	78

South Consolation Game

12	James Madison	62
16	Mississippi Valley State	54

West Region

Semifinals

3	Arizona	75
15	Florida Atlantic	62

7	UAB	64
11	Santa Clara	61

Regional Championship

3	Arizona	71
7	UAB	72

West Consolation Game

6	Georgia	61
14	Eastern Michigan	60

Championship Round

Semifinals

4	Boston College	64
1	Purdue	71

7	UAB	67
2	Oklahoma	77

Championship Game

1	Purdue	82
2	Oklahoma	87

3rd Place Game

4	Boston College	83
7	UAB	77

2008-2009 NIT Season Tip-Off Participants

Seed	Region	School	Ovr. Wins	Ovr. Losses	Ovr. Win %	Conf. Wins	Conf. Losses	Conf. Win %
1	Midwest Region	Purdue	5	0	100.00%	0	0	-
2	South Region	Oklahoma	5	0	100.00%	0	0	-
3	West Region	Arizona	3	1	75.00%	0	0	-
4	East Region	Boston College	3	2	60.00%	0	0	-
5	South Region	Davidson	5	1	83.33%	0	0	-
6	Midwest Region	Georgia	5	1	83.33%	0	0	-
7	West Region	UAB	4	1	80.00%	0	0	-
8	East Region	St. John's	5	1	83.33%	0	0	-
9	East Region	Cornell	4	2	66.67%	0	0	-
10	Midwest Region	Loyola (IL)	2	4	33.33%	0	0	-
11	West Region	Santa Clara	1	4	20.00%	0	0	-
12	South Region	James Madison	3	2	60.00%	0	0	-
13	East Region	Loyola (MD)	2	4	33.33%	0	0	-
14	Midwest Region	Eastern Michigan	1	5	16.67%	0	0	-
15	West Region	Florida Atlantic	3	3	50.00%	0	0	-
16	South Region	Mississippi Valley State	0	7	0.00%	0	0	-

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

2008-2009 NIT Season Tip-Off Schedule

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Result	Venue	Home Leaders	Away Leaders
Nov 17, 2008	#12 James Madison (L)	#5 Davidson (W)	64-99	Lloyd Noble Center	PTS: 33. Stephen Curry REB: 11. Andrew Lovedale AST: 9. Stephen Curry	PTS: 21. Julius Wells REB: 11. Juwann James AST: 2. Juwann James
Nov 17, 2008	#6 Georgia (L)	#10 Loyola (IL) (W)	53-74	Mackey Arena	PTS: 16. J.R. Blount REB: 10. Darrin Williams AST: 7. J.R. Blount	PTS: 23. Travis Leslie REB: 7. Travis Leslie AST: 3. Dustin Ware
Nov 17, 2008	#9 Cornell (L)	#8 St. John's (W)	75-86	Silvio O. Conte Forum	PTS: 24. Anthony Mason, Jr. REB: 11. Justin Burrell AST: 9. Malik Boothe	PTS: 25. Ryan Wittman REB: 7. Jeff Foote AST: 4. Geoff Reeves
Nov 17, 2008	#15 Florida Atlantic (L)	#3 Arizona (W)	62-75	McKale Center	PTS: 21. Chase Budinger REB: 10. Jordan Hill AST: 9. Nic Wise	PTS: 23. Paul Graham III REB: 15. Chris Watson AST: 3. Shavar Richardson
Nov 17, 2008	#16 Mississippi Valley State (L)	#2 Oklahoma (W)	53-94	Lloyd Noble Center	PTS: 20. Blake Griffin REB: 19. Blake Griffin AST: 4. Omar Leary	PTS: 16. Shannon Behling REB: 9. Eric Petty AST: 2. Kevin Burwell
Nov 17, 2008	#14 Eastern Michigan (L)	#1 Purdue (W)	58-87	Mackey Arena	PTS: 18. Robbie Hummel REB: 6. Nemanja Calasan AST: 6. Lewis Jackson	PTS: 16. Justin Dobbins REB: 10. Solomon Farris AST: 3. Justin Dobbins
Nov 17, 2008	#11 Santa Clara (L)	#7 UAB (W)	61-64	McKale Center	PTS: 23. Robert Vaden REB: 9. Robert Vaden AST: 2. Paul Delaney	PTS: 17. John Bryant REB: 15. John Bryant AST: 3. James Rahon
Nov 17, 2008	#13 Loyola (MD) (L)	#4 Boston College (W)	57-90	Silvio O. Conte Forum	PTS: 20. Joe Trapani REB: 9. Corey Raji AST: 6. Tyrese Rice	PTS: 18. Jamal Barney REB: 5. Jawaan Wright AST: 3. Brian Rudolph
Nov 18, 2008	#5 Davidson (L)	#2 Oklahoma (W)	78-82	Lloyd Noble Center	PTS: 25. Blake Griffin REB: 21. Blake Griffin AST: 3. Blake Griffin	PTS: 44. Stephen Curry REB: 8. Andrew Lovedale AST: 3. Stephen Curry
Nov 18, 2008	#9 Cornell (W)	#13 Loyola (MD) (L)	82-72	Silvio O. Conte Forum	PTS: 23. Tony Lewis REB: 8. Tony Lewis AST: 7. Brian Rudolph	PTS: 24. Ryan Wittman REB: 8. Jeff Foote AST: 6. Chris Wroblewski
Nov 18, 2008	#8 St. John's (L)	#4 Boston College (W)	70-82	Silvio O. Conte Forum	PTS: 28. Tyrese Rice REB: 10. Rakim Sanders AST: 9. Tyrese Rice	PTS: 14. Sean Evans REB: 6. Sean Evans AST: 6. Anthony Mason, Jr.
Nov 18, 2008	#15 Florida Atlantic (W)	#11 Santa Clara (L)	65-61	McKale Center	PTS: 25. John Bryant REB: 7. John Bryant AST: 4. Calvin Johnson	PTS: 17. Shavar Richardson REB: 6. Shavar Richardson AST: 6. Xavier Perkins
Nov 18, 2008	#7 UAB (W)	#3 Arizona (L)	72-71	McKale Center	PTS: 27. Chase Budinger REB: 22. Jordan Hill AST: 9. Nic Wise	PTS: 20. Robert Vaden REB: 8. Lawrence Kinnard AST: 7. Aaron Johnson
Nov 18, 2008	#14 Eastern Michigan (L)	#6 Georgia (W)	60-61	Mackey Arena	PTS: 12. Corey Butler REB: 7. Travis Leslie AST: 3. Dustin Ware	PTS: 22. Justin Dobbins REB: 8. Brandon Bowdry AST: 9. L.J. Frazier
Nov 18, 2008	#10 Loyola (IL) (L)	#1 Purdue (W)	46-78	Mackey Arena	PTS: 14. E'Twaun Moore REB: 10. Marcus Green AST: 5. Keaton Grant	PTS: 14. Justin Cerasoli REB: 6. Darrin Williams AST: 2. Ross Forman
Nov 18, 2008	#16 Mississippi Valley State (L)	#12 James Madison (W)	54-62	Lloyd Noble Center	PTS: 17. Devon Moore REB: 8. Pierre Curtis AST: 7. Devon Moore	PTS: 22. Shannon Behling REB: 10. Shannon Behling AST: 4. Dwayne Harmason
Nov 26, 2008	#2 Oklahoma (W)	#7 UAB (L)	77-67	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 23. Paul Delaney REB: 8. Robert Vaden AST: 5. Aaron Johnson	PTS: 32. Blake Griffin REB: 15. Blake Griffin AST: 5. Austin Johnson
Nov 26, 2008	#1 Purdue (W)	#4 Boston College (L)	71-64	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 17. Tyrese Rice REB: 11. Josh Southern AST: 3. Tyrese Rice	PTS: 19. E'Twaun Moore REB: 7. JaJuan Johnson AST: 7. E'Twaun Moore
Nov 28, 2008	#2 Oklahoma (W)	#1 Purdue (L)	87-82	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 22. E'Twaun Moore REB: 8. Nemanja Calasan AST: 5. Chris Kramer	PTS: 22. Willie Warren REB: 21. Blake Griffin AST: 6. Austin Johnson
Nov 28, 2008	#7 UAB (L)	#4 Boston College (W)	77-83	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 24. Tyrese Rice REB: 11. Josh Southern AST: 4. Tyrese Rice	PTS: 29. Lawrence Kinnard REB: 8. Lawrence Kinnard AST: 5. Aaron Johnson