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2004-2005 NIT Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:	Mar 14 - 31, 2005
Champions:	South Carolina
Runner-Up:	Saint Joseph's
MVP/MOP:	Carlos Powell (South Carolina, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:	N/A
Final Four Teams:	Saint Joseph's, Saint Joseph's, Maryland, Maryland
#1 Seeds:
Championship Venue:	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)
Attendance:	N/A
Officials:	Patrick Adams, Roger Ayers, Chris Beavers, Frankie Bordeaux, William Bush, D.J. Carstensen, Tom Clark, Bernard Clifton, Bernard Clinton, Tim Clougherty, Reggie Cofer, Martin Cota, Rick Crawford, Sam Croft, Quinn Crozier, Brian Dorsey, Dave Draucker, Mike Eades, Duke Edsall, Warren Evans, Mike Giarratano, Dwayne Gladden, Donnie Gray, Tony Greene, Kelly Groom, Ron Grover, James Haney, George Harry, Byrne Haskins, Jeff Heater, Ronnie Hernandez, Sean Hull, Bill Humes, Michael Irving, Leslie Jones, Tim Kelly, Bryan Kersey, Shawn Lehigh, Sam Lickliter, Jamie Luckie, Gary Maxwell, Joe Mazzella, Terry Moore, Ray Naitli, Ray Natili, Tim Nestor, Robert Pennington, Gerry Pollard, Bobby Pults, Steven Pyatt, Chris Rastatter, Carlos Reyes, Stan Reynolds, Mike Roberts, Larry Rose, Mike Sanzere, Mark Schnur, Jerry Scott, Lamont Simpson, Lamar Simpson, Doug Sirmons, Allen Spainhour, Larry Spaulding, Frank Spencer, Michael Stephens, Milt Stowe, Raymond Styons, Matt Tackett, Tony Turner, Ron Tyburski, Emanuel Upton, Earl Walton, David Warfel, John Weeks, Archibald Whaley, Mike Wood, Sean Wright

2004-2005 NIT Tournament Leaders

Total Points:	Pat Carroll (Saint Joseph's, Sr.) (118)
Total Rebounds:	Dwayne Jones (Saint Joseph's, Jr.) (69)
Total Assists:	Tre Kelley (South Carolina, So.) (26)
Total Steals:	Carlos Powell (South Carolina, Sr.) (9)
Total Blocks:	Dwayne Jones (Saint Joseph's, Jr.) (23)
Total Minutes:	Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's, Jr.) (223)
Total FIC:	Dwayne Jones (Saint Joseph's, Jr.) (86.5)
Total Fouls:	Dwayne Jones (Saint Joseph's, Jr.) (16), Joey Dorsey (Memphis, Fr.) (16), Ekene Ibekwe (Maryland, So.) (16)
Total Turnovers:	Sterling Ledbetter (Maryland, Jr.) (17)
Total FGs:	Pat Carroll (Saint Joseph's, Sr.) (38)
Total 3PM:	Pat Carroll (Saint Joseph's, Sr.) (20)
Total FTs:	Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's, Jr.) (35)

2004-2005 NIT Tournament Bracket

First Round Bracket #1

Opening Round

-	VCU	62
-	Davidson	77

-	Missouri State	105
-	Rice	82

First Round

-	Marquette	40
-	Western Michigan	54

-	Miami (OH)	58
-	Texas Christian	60

-	Maryland	85
-	Oral Roberts	72

-	Missouri State	71
-	Davidson	82

Second Round

-	Western Michigan	76
-	Texas Christian	78

-	Maryland	78
-	Davidson	63

Quarterfinals

-	Maryland	85
-	Texas Christian	73

First Round Bracket #2

Opening Round

-	Oregon State	83
-	Cal State Fullerton	85

-	San Francisco	69
-	Denver	67

First Round

-	UNLV	89
-	Arizona State	78

-	South Carolina	69
-	Miami (FL)	67

-	Georgetown	64
-	Boston University	34

-	San Francisco	69
-	Cal State Fullerton	85

Second Round

-	South Carolina	77
-	UNLV	66

-	Georgetown	74
-	Cal State Fullerton	57

Quarterfinals

-	South Carolina	69
-	Georgetown	66

First Round Bracket #3

Opening Round

-	Wichita State	85
-	Houston	69

-	Western Kentucky	88
-	Kent State	80

First Round

-	Memphis	90
-	Northeastern	65

-	Virginia Tech	60
-	Temple	50

-	Indiana	60
-	Vanderbilt	67

-	Wichita State	84
-	Western Kentucky	81

Second Round

-	Memphis	83
-	Virginia Tech	62

-	Vanderbilt	65
-	Wichita State	63

Quarterfinals

-	Memphis	81
-	Vanderbilt	68

First Round Bracket #4

Opening Round

-	Saint Joseph's	53
-	Hofstra	44

-	Buffalo	81
-	Drexel	76

First Round

-	Texas A&M	82
-	Clemson	74

-	Missouri	70
-	DePaul	75

-	Notre Dame	73
-	Holy Cross	78

-	Saint Joseph's	55
-	Buffalo	50

Second Round

-	DePaul	72
-	Texas A&M	75

-	Saint Joseph's	68
-	Holy Cross	60

Quarterfinals

-	Texas A&M	51
-	Saint Joseph's	58

Semifinals and Finals

Semifinals

-	Maryland	67
-	South Carolina	75

-	Saint Joseph's	70
-	Memphis	58

Championship Game

-	Saint Joseph's	57
-	South Carolina	60

2004-2005 NIT Tournament Participants

Region	School	Ovr. Wins	Ovr. Losses	Ovr. Win %	Conf. Wins	Conf. Losses	Conf. Win %
First Round Bracket #4	Holy Cross	25	7	78.13%	13	1	92.86%
First Round Bracket #1	Oral Roberts	25	8	75.76%	13	3	81.25%
First Round Bracket #4	Saint Joseph's	24	11	68.57%	14	2	87.50%
First Round Bracket #4	Buffalo	23	10	69.70%	11	7	61.11%
First Round Bracket #1	Davidson	23	9	71.88%	16	0	100.00%
First Round Bracket #3	Memphis	22	16	57.89%	9	7	56.25%
First Round Bracket #3	Western Kentucky	22	9	70.97%	9	5	64.29%
First Round Bracket #3	Wichita State	22	10	68.75%	12	6	66.67%
First Round Bracket #2	Cal State Fullerton	21	11	65.63%	12	6	66.67%
First Round Bracket #4	Hofstra	21	9	70.00%	12	6	66.67%
First Round Bracket #3	Northeastern	21	10	67.74%	15	3	83.33%
First Round Bracket #4	Texas A&M	21	10	67.74%	8	8	50.00%
First Round Bracket #1	Texas Christian	21	14	60.00%	8	8	50.00%
First Round Bracket #2	Boston University	20	9	68.97%	14	4	77.78%
First Round Bracket #4	DePaul	20	11	64.52%	10	6	62.50%
First Round Bracket #2	Denver	20	11	64.52%	12	3	80.00%
First Round Bracket #3	Vanderbilt	20	14	58.82%	8	8	50.00%
First Round Bracket #1	Western Michigan	20	13	60.61%	11	7	61.11%
First Round Bracket #3	Kent State	19	13	59.38%	11	7	61.11%
First Round Bracket #1	Marquette	19	12	61.29%	7	9	43.75%
First Round Bracket #1	Maryland	19	13	59.38%	7	9	43.75%
First Round Bracket #1	Miami (OH)	19	11	63.33%	12	6	66.67%
First Round Bracket #1	Missouri State	19	13	59.38%	10	8	55.56%
First Round Bracket #1	Rice	19	12	61.29%	12	6	66.67%
First Round Bracket #2	South Carolina	19	13	59.38%	7	9	43.75%
First Round Bracket #1	VCU	19	13	59.38%	13	5	72.22%
First Round Bracket #2	Arizona State	18	14	56.25%	7	11	38.89%
First Round Bracket #2	Georgetown	18	13	58.06%	8	8	50.00%
First Round Bracket #3	Houston	18	14	56.25%	9	7	56.25%
First Round Bracket #4	Drexel	17	12	58.62%	12	6	66.67%
First Round Bracket #4	Notre Dame	17	12	58.62%	9	7	56.25%
First Round Bracket #2	Oregon State	17	15	53.13%	8	10	44.44%
First Round Bracket #2	San Francisco	17	14	54.84%	6	8	42.86%
First Round Bracket #2	UNLV	17	14	54.84%	7	7	50.00%
First Round Bracket #4	Clemson	16	16	50.00%	5	11	31.25%
First Round Bracket #2	Miami (FL)	16	13	55.17%	7	9	43.75%
First Round Bracket #4	Missouri	16	17	48.48%	7	9	43.75%
First Round Bracket #3	Temple	16	14	53.33%	11	5	68.75%
First Round Bracket #3	Virginia Tech	16	14	53.33%	8	8	50.00%
First Round Bracket #3	Indiana	15	14	51.72%	10	6	62.50%

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

2004-2005 NIT Tournament Schedule

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Result	Venue	Home Leaders	Away Leaders
Mar 14, 2005	Western Michigan (W)	Marquette (L)	54-40	BMO Harris Bradley Center	PTS: 14. Dameon Mason REB: 11. Marcus Jackson AST: 3. Todd Townsend	PTS: 18. Levi Rost REB: 9. Joe Reitz AST: 4. Rickey Willis
Mar 15, 2005	Miami (FL) (L)	South Carolina (W)	67-69	Colonial Life Arena	PTS: 18. Carlos Powell REB: 7. Brandon Wallace AST: 4. Tre Kelley	PTS: 23. Robert Hite REB: 12. Gary Hamilton AST: 5. Guillermo Diaz
Mar 15, 2005	DePaul (W)	Missouri (L)	75-70	Mizzou Arena	PTS: 23. Linas Kleiza REB: 6. Linas Kleiza AST: 3. Thomas Gardner	PTS: 30. Drake Diener REB: 6. Quemont Greer AST: 6. Draelon Burns
Mar 15, 2005	Arizona State (L)	UNLV (W)	78-89	Thomas & Mack Center	PTS: 21. Ricky Morgan REB: 6. Joel Anthony AST: 5. Ricky Morgan	PTS: 29. Ike Diogu REB: 11. Ike Diogu AST: 5. Kevin Kruger
Mar 15, 2005	Temple (L)	Virginia Tech (W)	50-60	Cassell Coliseum	PTS: 16. Zabian Dowdell REB: 13. Coleman Collins AST: 3. Carlos Dixon	PTS: 16. Mardy Collins REB: 13. Mardy Collins AST: 3. Mardy Collins
Mar 15, 2005	Holy Cross (W)	Notre Dame (L)	78-73	Edmund P. Joyce Center	PTS: 21. Chris Thomas REB: 7. Chris Thomas AST: 9. Chris Thomas	PTS: 26. Kevin Hamilton REB: 7. Kevin Hamilton AST: 3. Pat Doherty
Mar 16, 2005	Cal State Fullerton (W)	Oregon State (L)	85-83	Gill Coliseum	PTS: 26. David Lucas REB: 13. Nick DeWitz AST: 7. J.S. Nash	PTS: 27. Ralphy Holmes REB: 13. Ralphy Holmes AST: 3. Ralphy Holmes
Mar 16, 2005	Kent State (L)	Western Kentucky (W)	80-88	E. A. Diddle Arena	PTS: 29. Antonio Haynes REB: 10. Anthony Winchester AST: 7. Antonio Haynes	PTS: 29. Jay Youngblood REB: 8. Kevin Warzynski AST: 6. Scott Cutley
Mar 16, 2005	Clemson (L)	Texas A&M (W)	74-82	Reed Arena	PTS: 25. Joseph Jones REB: 7. Joseph Jones AST: 7. Acie Law	PTS: 26. Cliff Hammonds REB: 6. James Mays AST: 6. Vernon Hamilton
Mar 16, 2005	Vanderbilt (W)	Indiana (L)	67-60	Assembly Hall	PTS: 17. Bracey Wright REB: 7. Roderick Wilmont AST: 3. Marshall Strickland	PTS: 25. Corey Smith REB: 5. Corey Smith AST: 4. Mario Moore
Mar 16, 2005	Hofstra (L)	Saint Joseph's (W)	44-53	Hagan Arena	PTS: 16. Pat Carroll REB: 15. Dwayne Jones AST: 3. John Bryant	PTS: 16. Antoine Agudio REB: 9. Wendell Gibson AST: 4. Loren Stokes
Mar 16, 2005	Davidson (W)	VCU (L)	77-62	Stuart C. Siegel Center	PTS: 21. Nick George REB: 10. Jesse Pellot-Rosa AST: 5. B.A. Walker	PTS: 14. Jason Morton REB: 8. Logan Kosmalski AST: 9. Kenny Grant
Mar 16, 2005	Denver (L)	San Francisco (W)	67-69	War Memorial Gymnasium	PTS: 27. John Cox REB: 8. Jerome Gumbs AST: 5. Andre Hazel	PTS: 15. Yemi Nicholson REB: 4. Yemi Nicholson AST: 4. Rodney Billups
Mar 16, 2005	Northeastern (L)	Memphis (W)	65-90	FedExForum	PTS: 24. Jeremy Hunt REB: 7. Jeremy Hunt AST: 5. Darius Washington	PTS: 19. Marcus Barnes REB: 7. Shawn James AST: 2. Adrian Martinez
Mar 16, 2005	Texas Christian (W)	Miami (OH) (L)	60-58	Millett Hall	PTS: 22. Chet Mason REB: 7. Chet Mason AST: 4. William Hatcher	PTS: 18. Corey Santee REB: 7. Femi Ibikunle AST: 3. Corey Santee
Mar 16, 2005	Boston University (L)	Georgetown (W)	34-64	Capital One Arena	PTS: 17. Darrel Owens REB: 7. Jeff Green AST: 6. Jonathan Wallace	PTS: 14. Rashad Bell REB: 8. Shaun Wynn AST: 4. Shaun Wynn
Mar 16, 2005	Houston (L)	Wichita State (W)	69-85	Charles Koch Arena	PTS: 21. Jamar Howard REB: 6. P.J. Couisnard AST: 5. P.J. Couisnard	PTS: 33. Andre Owens REB: 6. Cedrick Hensley AST: 8. Lanny Smith
Mar 16, 2005	Drexel (L)	Buffalo (W)	76-81	Alumni Arena	PTS: 20. Mark Bortz REB: 9. Mark Bortz AST: 6. Turner Battle	PTS: 25. Jeremiah King REB: 10. Chaz Crawford AST: 3. Jeremiah King
Mar 16, 2005	Rice (L)	Missouri State (W)	82-105	JQH Arena	PTS: 20. Tamarr Maclin REB: 9. Tamarr Maclin AST: 9. Tyler Chaney	PTS: 24. Mike Harris REB: 10. Mike Harris AST: 2. Brock Gillespie
Mar 16, 2005	Oral Roberts (L)	Maryland (W)	72-85	XFINITY Center	PTS: 18. Travis Garrison REB: 11. Travis Garrison AST: 5. Sterling Ledbetter	PTS: 23. Caleb Green REB: 16. Caleb Green AST: 3. Jonathan Bluitt
Mar 18, 2005	Cal State Fullerton (W)	San Francisco (L)	85-69	War Memorial Gymnasium	PTS: 17. Jerome Gumbs REB: 11. Tyrone Riley AST: 4. Andre Hazel	PTS: 25. Bobby Brown REB: 13. Ralphy Holmes AST: 4. Yaphett King
Mar 19, 2005	Virginia Tech (L)	Memphis (W)	62-83	FedExForum	PTS: 17. Rodney Carney REB: 12. Arthur Barclay AST: 5. Darius Washington	PTS: 16. Jamon Lucas REB: 9. Coleman Collins AST: 4. Jamon Lucas
Mar 19, 2005	Buffalo (L)	Saint Joseph's (W)	50-55	Hagan Arena	PTS: 26. Pat Carroll REB: 16. Dwayne Jones AST: 2. Abdulai Jalloh	PTS: 12. Turner Battle REB: 8. Yassin Idbihi AST: 3. Turner Battle
Mar 19, 2005	Davidson (W)	Missouri State (L)	82-71	JQH Arena	PTS: 15. Deke Thompson REB: 10. Tamarr Maclin AST: 3. Anthony Shavies	PTS: 22. Brendan Winters REB: 11. Logan Kosmalski AST: 10. Kenny Grant
Mar 19, 2005	Western Kentucky (L)	Wichita State (W)	81-84	Charles Koch Arena	PTS: 22. Jamar Howard REB: 10. P.J. Couisnard AST: 5. Randy Burns	PTS: 25. Anthony Winchester REB: 7. Anthony Winchester AST: 5. Antonio Haynes
Mar 19, 2005	Texas A&M (W)	DePaul (L)	75-72	Allstate Arena	PTS: 23. Sammy Mejia REB: 12. Quemont Greer AST: 3. Sammy Mejia	PTS: 23. Bobby Leach REB: 11. Joseph Jones AST: 5. Bobby Leach
Mar 21, 2005	Holy Cross (L)	Saint Joseph's (W)	60-68	Hagan Arena	PTS: 15. Pat Carroll REB: 7. Pat Carroll AST: 4. Pat Carroll	PTS: 14. John Hurley REB: 7. John Hurley AST: 7. Torey Thomas
Mar 21, 2005	Wichita State (L)	Vanderbilt (W)	63-65	Memorial Gymnasium	PTS: 31. Mario Moore REB: 14. Julian Terrell AST: 3. Corey Smith	PTS: 13. Paul Miller REB: 7. P.J. Couisnard AST: 2. P.J. Couisnard
Mar 21, 2005	Texas Christian (W)	Western Michigan (L)	78-76	University Arena	PTS: 26. Ben Reed REB: 7. Ben Reed AST: 6. Rickey Willis	PTS: 26. Corey Santee REB: 8. Judson Stubbs AST: 4. Aaron Curtis
Mar 22, 2005	UNLV (L)	South Carolina (W)	66-77	Colonial Life Arena	PTS: 15. Carlos Powell REB: 9. Antoine Tisby AST: 9. Tre Kelley	PTS: 21. Romel Beck REB: 10. Odartey Blankson AST: 4. Jerel Blassingame
Mar 22, 2005	Cal State Fullerton (L)	Georgetown (W)	57-74	McDonough Gymnasium	PTS: 21. Brandon Bowman REB: 10. Ashanti Cook AST: 6. Ashanti Cook	PTS: 16. Bobby Brown REB: 11. Jamaal Brown AST: 5. Vershan Cottrell
Mar 23, 2005	Davidson (L)	Maryland (W)	63-78	XFINITY Center	PTS: 15. James Gist REB: 11. Nik Caner-Medley AST: 8. Sterling Ledbetter	PTS: 16. Brendan Winters REB: 10. Logan Kosmalski AST: 4. Matt McKillop
Mar 23, 2005	Saint Joseph's (W)	Texas A&M (L)	58-51	Reed Arena	PTS: 21. Antoine Wright REB: 6. Marlon Pompey AST: 6. Bobby Leach	PTS: 22. Pat Carroll REB: 11. Dwayne Jones AST: 7. Dwayne Lee
Mar 23, 2005	Vanderbilt (L)	Memphis (W)	68-81	FedExForum	PTS: 26. Rodney Carney REB: 15. Duane Erwin AST: 7. Darius Washington	PTS: 25. Shan Foster REB: 6. Julian Terrell AST: 4. Corey Smith
Mar 24, 2005	Georgetown (L)	South Carolina (W)	66-69	Colonial Life Arena	PTS: 21. Carlos Powell REB: 7. Carlos Powell AST: 7. Tre Kelley	PTS: 26. Darrel Owens REB: 10. Darrel Owens AST: 5. Brandon Bowman
Mar 26, 2005	Texas Christian (L)	Maryland (W)	73-85	XFINITY Center	PTS: 20. Nik Caner-Medley REB: 10. Travis Garrison AST: 6. Sterling Ledbetter	PTS: 21. Corey Santee REB: 9. Aaron Curtis AST: 6. Marcus Shropshire
Mar 29, 2005	Memphis (L)	Saint Joseph's (W)	58-70	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 24. Pat Carroll REB: 14. Dwayne Jones AST: 7. Dwayne Lee	PTS: 21. Rodney Carney REB: 6. Rodney Carney AST: 2. Anthony Rice
Mar 29, 2005	South Carolina (W)	Maryland (L)	75-67	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 15. Travis Garrison REB: 10. Travis Garrison AST: 6. Chris McCray	PTS: 17. Carlos Powell REB: 12. Carlos Powell AST: 3. Rocky Trice
Mar 31, 2005	South Carolina (W)	Saint Joseph's (L)	60-57	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 15. Pat Carroll REB: 9. Dwayne Jones AST: 7. Chet Stachitas	PTS: 16. Carlos Powell REB: 9. Brandon Wallace AST: 3. Tre Kelley