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2005-2006 NIT Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:	Mar 14 - 30, 2006
Champions:	#3 South Carolina
Runner-Up:	#1 Michigan
MVP/MOP:	Renaldo Balkman (South Carolina, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team:	N/A
Final Four Teams:	Louisville, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan
#1 Seeds:	Maryland, Michigan, Louisville, Cincinnati
Championship Venue:	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)
Attendance:	N/A
Officials:	Roger Ayers, Bruce Bell, Curtis Blair, Bo Boroski, James Breeding, Tom Clark, Reggie Cofer, Eugene Crawford, Rick Crawford, Anthony Crozier, Don Dailey, Terry Davis, Robert Donato, Brian Dorsey, Pat Driscoll, Mike Eades, Duke Edsall, Kevin Ferguson, John Gaffney, Dwayne Gladden, John Goble, Reggie Greenwood, Sam Haddad, Sean Hall, Brent Hampton, James Haney, Jim Haney, Byrne Haskins, Randy Heimerman, Tim Higgins, Ted Hillary, Robert Holloway, Sean Hull, Tim Hutchinson, Bobby Jacobs, Paul Janssen, Tim Kelly, Bill Kennedy, Bryan Kersey, Bill Laubenstein, Tom Lopes, Jamie Luckie, Kevin Mathis, Glen Mayberry, Glenn Mayborg, Don Mcallister, Randy McCall, Bobby McRoy, Terry Moore, Mike Nance, Tim Nestor, Dan Nowakoski, Brian O'Connell, Tom O'Neill, Antonio Petty, Gary Prager, Steven Pyatt, Rick Randall, Chris Rastatter, Larry Scirotto, Kelly Self, Doug Shows, Lamont Simpson, Doug Sirmons, Frank Spencer, Michael Stephens, Winston Stith, Raymond Styons, Ron Tyburski, Bobby Vetkoetter, Earl Walton, Mike Wood

2005-2006 NIT Tournament Leaders

Total Points:	Tarence Kinsey (South Carolina, Sr.) (97)
Total Rebounds:	Eric Hicks (Cincinnati, Sr.) (37)
Total Assists:	Daniel Horton (Michigan, Sr.) (29)
Total Steals:	Tarence Kinsey (South Carolina, Sr.) (12), Daniel Horton (Michigan, Sr.) (12), Oliver Lafayette (Houston, Jr.) (12)
Total Blocks:	Brandon Wallace (South Carolina, Jr.) (15)
Total Minutes:	Daniel Horton (Michigan, Sr.) (171)
Total FIC:	Daniel Horton (Michigan, Sr.) (67.0)
Total Fouls:	Arturo Dubois (Manhattan, So.) (14)
Total Turnovers:	Loren Stokes (Hofstra, Jr.) (12)
Total FGs:	Tarence Kinsey (South Carolina, Sr.) (37)
Total 3PM:	Taqwa Pinero (Louisville, Sr.) (20)
Total FTs:	Jason Wingate (Manhattan, Sr.) (20)

2005-2006 NIT Tournament Bracket

Maryland Bracket

Opening Round

9	Manhattan	80
10	Fairleigh Dickinson	77

7	Penn State	71
8	Rutgers	76

First Round

1	Maryland	84
9	Manhattan	87

4	Colorado	61
5	Old Dominion	79

2	Saint Joseph's	71
8	Rutgers	62

3	Hofstra	73
6	Nebraska	62

Second Round

5	Old Dominion	70
9	Manhattan	66

2	Saint Joseph's	75
3	Hofstra	77

Quarterfinals

3	Hofstra	51
5	Old Dominion	61

Michigan Bracket

Opening Round

9	UTEP	85
10	Lipscomb	66

7	Temple	73
8	Akron	80

First Round

1	Michigan	82
9	UTEP	67

4	Vanderbilt	69
5	Notre Dame	79

2	Creighton	71
8	Akron	60

3	Miami (FL)	62
6	Oklahoma State	59

Second Round

1	Michigan	87
5	Notre Dame	84

2	Creighton	52
3	Miami (FL)	53

Quarterfinals

1	Michigan	71
3	Miami (FL)	65

Louisville Bracket

Opening Round

9	Northern Arizona	53
10	Delaware State	58

7	Stanford	65
8	Virginia	49

First Round

1	Louisville	71
10	Delaware State	54

4	Clemson	69
5	Louisiana Tech	53

2	Missouri State	76
7	Stanford	67

3	Houston	77
6	Brigham Young	67

Second Round

1	Louisville	74
4	Clemson	68

2	Missouri State	60
3	Houston	59

Quarterfinals

1	Louisville	74
2	Missouri State	56

Cincinnati Bracket

Opening Round

9	Charlotte	77
10	Georgia Southern	61

7	Miami (OH)	52
8	Butler	53

First Round

1	Cincinnati	86
9	Charlotte	80

4	Minnesota	73
5	Wake Forest	58

2	Florida State	67
8	Butler	63

3	South Carolina	74
6	Western Kentucky	55

Second Round

1	Cincinnati	76
4	Minnesota	62

2	Florida State	68
3	South Carolina	69

Quarterfinals

1	Cincinnati	62
3	South Carolina	65

Semifinals and Finals

Semifinals

1	Michigan	66
5	Old Dominion	43

1	Louisville	63
3	South Carolina	78

Championship Game

1	Michigan	64
3	South Carolina	76

2005-2006 NIT Tournament Participants

Seed	Region	School	Ovr. Wins	Ovr. Losses	Ovr. Win %	Conf. Wins	Conf. Losses	Conf. Win %
1	Michigan Bracket	Michigan	22	10	68.75%	8	8	50.00%
1	Cincinnati Bracket	Cincinnati	21	13	61.76%	8	8	50.00%
1	Louisville Bracket	Louisville	21	13	61.76%	6	10	37.50%
1	Maryland Bracket	Maryland	19	13	59.38%	8	8	50.00%
2	Louisville Bracket	Missouri State	22	9	70.97%	12	6	66.67%
2	Michigan Bracket	Creighton	20	10	66.67%	12	6	66.67%
2	Cincinnati Bracket	Florida State	20	10	66.67%	9	7	56.25%
2	Maryland Bracket	Saint Joseph's	19	14	57.58%	9	7	56.25%
3	Maryland Bracket	Hofstra	26	7	78.79%	14	4	77.78%
3	Cincinnati Bracket	South Carolina	22	15	59.46%	6	10	37.50%
3	Louisville Bracket	Houston	21	10	67.74%	9	5	64.29%
3	Michigan Bracket	Miami (FL)	18	16	52.94%	7	9	43.75%
4	Maryland Bracket	Colorado	20	10	66.67%	9	7	56.25%
4	Louisville Bracket	Clemson	19	13	59.38%	7	9	43.75%
4	Michigan Bracket	Vanderbilt	17	13	56.67%	7	9	43.75%
4	Cincinnati Bracket	Minnesota	16	15	51.61%	5	11	31.25%
5	Maryland Bracket	Old Dominion	24	10	70.59%	13	5	72.22%
5	Louisville Bracket	Louisiana Tech	20	13	60.61%	11	5	68.75%
5	Cincinnati Bracket	Wake Forest	17	17	50.00%	3	13	18.75%
5	Michigan Bracket	Notre Dame	16	14	53.33%	6	10	37.50%
6	Cincinnati Bracket	Western Kentucky	23	8	74.19%	12	2	85.71%
6	Louisville Bracket	Brigham Young	20	9	68.97%	12	4	75.00%
6	Maryland Bracket	Nebraska	19	14	57.58%	7	9	43.75%
6	Michigan Bracket	Oklahoma State	17	16	51.52%	6	10	37.50%
7	Cincinnati Bracket	Miami (OH)	18	11	62.07%	14	4	77.78%
7	Michigan Bracket	Temple	17	15	53.13%	8	8	50.00%
7	Louisville Bracket	Stanford	16	14	53.33%	11	7	61.11%
7	Maryland Bracket	Penn State	15	15	50.00%	6	10	37.50%
8	Michigan Bracket	Akron	23	10	69.70%	14	4	77.78%
8	Cincinnati Bracket	Butler	20	13	60.61%	11	5	68.75%
8	Maryland Bracket	Rutgers	19	14	57.58%	7	9	43.75%
8	Louisville Bracket	Virginia	15	15	50.00%	7	9	43.75%
9	Louisville Bracket	Northern Arizona	21	11	65.63%	12	2	85.71%
9	Michigan Bracket	UTEP	21	10	67.74%	11	3	78.57%
9	Maryland Bracket	Manhattan	20	11	64.52%	14	4	77.78%
9	Cincinnati Bracket	Charlotte	19	13	59.38%	11	5	68.75%
10	Louisville Bracket	Delaware State	21	14	60.00%	16	2	88.89%
10	Michigan Bracket	Lipscomb	21	11	65.63%	15	5	75.00%
10	Maryland Bracket	Fairleigh Dickinson	20	12	62.50%	14	4	77.78%
10	Cincinnati Bracket	Georgia Southern	20	10	66.67%	11	4	73.33%

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

2005-2006 NIT Tournament Schedule

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Result	Venue	Home Leaders	Away Leaders
Mar 14, 2006	#10 Delaware State (W)	#9 Northern Arizona (L)	58-53	Walkup Skydome	PTS: 24. Kelly Golob REB: 7. Ruben Boykin, Jr. AST: 4. Josh Wilson	PTS: 23. Jahsha Bluntt REB: 4. Troy Roundtree AST: 6. Darrin Shine
Mar 14, 2006	#8 Butler (W)	#7 Miami (OH) (L)	53-52	Hinkle Fieldhouse	PTS: 17. Tim Pollitz REB: 11. Tim Pollitz AST: 5. William Hatcher	PTS: 19. A.J. Graves REB: 4. Avery Sheets AST: 6. Avery Sheets
Mar 14, 2006	#8 Rutgers (W)	#7 Penn State (L)	76-71	Bryce Jordan Center	PTS: 21. Travis Parker REB: 12. Travis Parker AST: 5. David Jackson	PTS: 32. Quincy Douby REB: 8. Byron Joynes AST: 7. Anthony Farmer
Mar 14, 2006	#10 Lipscomb (L)	#9 UTEP (W)	66-85	Don Haskins Center	PTS: 22. Stefon Jackson REB: 11. Jason Williams AST: 10. Jason Williams	PTS: 23. Brian Fisk REB: 8. Eddie Ard AST: 4. Trey Williams
Mar 14, 2006	#8 Virginia (L)	#7 Stanford (W)	49-65	Maples Pavilion	PTS: 14. Chris Hernandez REB: 7. Matt Haryasz AST: 4. Chris Hernandez	PTS: 13. Sean Singletary REB: 7. Jason Cain AST: 4. Sean Singletary
Mar 14, 2006	#10 Georgia Southern (L)	#9 Charlotte (W)	61-77	Dale F. Halton Arena	PTS: 20. Curtis Withers REB: 16. Curtis Withers AST: 7. Mitchell Baldwin	PTS: 22. Donte Gennie REB: 8. Sean Olivier AST: 6. Dwayne Foreman
Mar 14, 2006	#10 Fairleigh Dickinson (L)	#9 Manhattan (W)	77-80	Draddy Gymnasium	PTS: 22. Jeff Xavier REB: 11. Arturo Dubois AST: 6. Jason Wingate	PTS: 21. Gordon Klaiber REB: 8. Gordon Klaiber AST: 6. Chad Timberlake
Mar 14, 2006	#8 Akron (W)	#7 Temple (L)	80-73	Liacouras Center	PTS: 23. Mark Tyndale REB: 8. Mardy Collins AST: 5. Mardy Collins	PTS: 17. Darryl Peterson REB: 9. Romeo Travis AST: 5. Romeo Travis
Mar 15, 2006	#6 Brigham Young (L)	#3 Houston (W)	67-77	Fertitta Center	PTS: 23. Oliver Lafayette REB: 10. Lanny Smith AST: 11. Lanny Smith	PTS: 18. Trent Plaisted REB: 13. Trent Plaisted AST: 5. Lee Cummard
Mar 15, 2006	#5 Louisiana Tech (L)	#4 Clemson (W)	53-69	Littlejohn Coliseum	PTS: 16. Akin Akingbala REB: 11. Akin Akingbala AST: 6. Cliff Hammonds	PTS: 19. Paul Millsap REB: 9. Paul Millsap AST: 4. Daevon Haskins
Mar 15, 2006	#6 Oklahoma State (L)	#3 Miami (FL) (W)	59-62	Watsco Center	PTS: 15. Robert Hite REB: 9. Anthony King AST: 5. Denis Clemente	PTS: 16. Mario Boggan REB: 8. David Monds AST: 4. JamesOn Curry
Mar 15, 2006	#5 Notre Dame (W)	#4 Vanderbilt (L)	79-69	Edmund P. Joyce Center	PTS: 18. Derrick Byars REB: 7. DeMarre Carroll AST: 7. Mario Moore	PTS: 23. Torin Francis REB: 11. Torin Francis AST: 9. Chris Quinn
Mar 15, 2006	#6 Western Kentucky (L)	#3 South Carolina (W)	55-74	Colonial Life Arena	PTS: 23. Tarence Kinsey REB: 7. Antoine Tisby AST: 6. Tre Kelley	PTS: 20. Anthony Winchester REB: 16. Anthony Winchester AST: 2. Anthony Winchester
Mar 15, 2006	#5 Wake Forest (L)	#4 Minnesota (W)	58-73	Williams Arena	PTS: 18. Vincent Grier REB: 9. J'son Stamper AST: 8. Vincent Grier	PTS: 12. Chris Ellis REB: 6. Chris Ellis AST: 5. Justin Gray
Mar 15, 2006	#5 Old Dominion (W)	#4 Colorado (L)	79-61	Coors Events Center	PTS: 14. Glean Eddy REB: 10. Glean Eddy AST: 5. Marcus Hall	PTS: 28. Isaiah Hunter REB: 16. Arnaud Dahi AST: 7. Brandon Johnson
Mar 16, 2006	#8 Akron (L)	#2 Creighton (W)	60-71	CenturyLink Center Omaha	PTS: 18. Anthony Tolliver REB: 10. Dane Watts AST: 6. Johnny Mathies	PTS: 25. Romeo Travis REB: 15. Romeo Travis AST: 9. Dru Joyce
Mar 16, 2006	#9 UTEP (L)	#1 Michigan (W)	67-82	Crisler Arena	PTS: 20. Chris Hunter REB: 8. Chris Hunter AST: 9. Daniel Horton	PTS: 25. Jason Williams REB: 8. Jason Williams AST: 5. Kevin Henderson
Mar 16, 2006	#8 Rutgers (L)	#2 Saint Joseph's (W)	62-71	Hagan Arena	PTS: 23. Abdulai Jalloh REB: 7. Dwayne Lee AST: 4. Abdulai Jalloh	PTS: 30. Quincy Douby REB: 8. J.R. Inman AST: 4. Anthony Farmer
Mar 16, 2006	#6 Nebraska (L)	#3 Hofstra (W)	62-73	David S. Mack Sports Complex	PTS: 23. Loren Stokes REB: 13. Aurimas Kieza AST: 5. Carlos Rivera	PTS: 15. Jason Dourisseau REB: 15. Aleks Maric AST: 6. Jamel White
Mar 17, 2006	#8 Butler (L)	#2 Florida State (W)	63-67	Donald L. Tucker Center	PTS: 22. Jason Rich REB: 9. Alexander Johnson AST: 6. Ralph Mims	PTS: 21. Brandon Polk REB: 7. Brandon Polk AST: 4. Bruce Horan
Mar 17, 2006	#9 Charlotte (L)	#1 Cincinnati (W)	80-86	Fifth Third Arena	PTS: 23. Eric Hicks REB: 18. Eric Hicks AST: 8. Jihad Muhammad	PTS: 20. Curtis Withers REB: 15. Curtis Withers AST: 4. Curtis Withers
Mar 17, 2006	#7 Stanford (L)	#2 Missouri State (W)	67-76	Hammons Student Center	PTS: 19. Deke Thompson REB: 8. Nathan Bilyeu AST: 3. Blake Ahearn	PTS: 15. Matt Haryasz REB: 10. Matt Haryasz AST: 3. Chris Hernandez
Mar 17, 2006	#10 Delaware State (L)	#1 Louisville (W)	54-71	Freedom Hall	PTS: 21. Taqwa Pinero REB: 9. Taqwa Pinero AST: 5. Taqwa Pinero	PTS: 18. Tracey Worley REB: 7. Troy Roundtree AST: 3. Jahsha Bluntt
Mar 18, 2006	#9 Manhattan (W)	#1 Maryland (L)	87-84	XFINITY Center	PTS: 21. Travis Garrison REB: 20. Travis Garrison AST: 5. Parrish Brown	PTS: 31. Jeff Xavier REB: 9. Jeff Xavier AST: 4. Kenny Minor
Mar 20, 2006	#9 Manhattan (L)	#5 Old Dominion (W)	66-70	Ted Constant Convocation Center	PTS: 20. Alex Loughton REB: 9. Alex Loughton AST: 4. Drew Williamson	PTS: 19. Jeff Xavier REB: 7. Jeff Xavier AST: 4. Jason Wingate
Mar 20, 2006	#3 Miami (FL) (W)	#2 Creighton (L)	53-52	CenturyLink Center Omaha	PTS: 18. Johnny Mathies REB: 8. Anthony Tolliver AST: 4. Nick Porter	PTS: 16. Robert Hite REB: 9. Robert Hite AST: 5. Guillermo Diaz
Mar 20, 2006	#4 Clemson (L)	#1 Louisville (W)	68-74	Freedom Hall	PTS: 20. Taqwa Pinero REB: 13. Brian Johnson AST: 3. Juan Palacios	PTS: 19. Akin Akingbala REB: 13. Akin Akingbala AST: 2. Akin Akingbala
Mar 20, 2006	#3 Hofstra (W)	#2 Saint Joseph's (L)	77-75	Hagan Arena	PTS: 21. Abdulai Jalloh REB: 8. Abdulai Jalloh AST: 4. Abdulai Jalloh	PTS: 24. Antoine Agudio REB: 9. Adrian Uter AST: 6. Carlos Rivera
Mar 20, 2006	#5 Notre Dame (L)	#1 Michigan (W)	84-87	Crisler Arena	PTS: 29. Daniel Horton REB: 9. Graham Brown AST: 8. Daniel Horton	PTS: 18. Chris Quinn REB: 9. Torin Francis AST: 9. Chris Quinn
Mar 20, 2006	#3 Houston (L)	#2 Missouri State (W)	59-60	Hammons Student Center	PTS: 14. Kellen Easley REB: 11. Kellen Easley AST: 6. Deke Thompson	PTS: 21. Lanny Smith REB: 7. Oliver Lafayette AST: 4. Jahmar Thorpe
Mar 21, 2006	#4 Minnesota (L)	#1 Cincinnati (W)	62-76	Fifth Third Arena	PTS: 23. Eric Hicks REB: 11. Eric Hicks AST: 9. Devan Downey	PTS: 18. Vincent Grier REB: 8. Vincent Grier AST: 4. Adam Boone
Mar 21, 2006	#3 South Carolina (W)	#2 Florida State (L)	69-68	Donald L. Tucker Center	PTS: 22. Alexander Johnson REB: N/A AST: N/A	PTS: 17. Tre Kelley REB: N/A AST: N/A
Mar 22, 2006	#5 Old Dominion (W)	#3 Hofstra (L)	61-51	David S. Mack Sports Complex	PTS: 13. Antoine Agudio REB: 11. Adrian Uter AST: 4. Loren Stokes	PTS: 29. Isaiah Hunter REB: 7. Alex Loughton AST: 5. Drew Williamson
Mar 22, 2006	#2 Missouri State (L)	#1 Louisville (W)	56-74	Freedom Hall	PTS: 26. Taqwa Pinero REB: 13. Juan Palacios AST: 7. Brandon Jenkins	PTS: 13. Kellen Easley REB: 9. Nathan Bilyeu AST: 5. Nathan Bilyeu
Mar 22, 2006	#3 Miami (FL) (L)	#1 Michigan (W)	65-71	Crisler Arena	PTS: 19. Daniel Horton REB: 10. Graham Brown AST: 5. Daniel Horton	PTS: 20. Guillermo Diaz REB: 9. Anthony King AST: 4. Anthony King
Mar 23, 2006	#3 South Carolina (W)	#1 Cincinnati (L)	65-62	Fifth Third Arena	PTS: 22. Eric Hicks REB: 9. Connor Barwin AST: 6. Chadd Moore	PTS: 21. Tre Kelley REB: 12. Brandon Wallace AST: 3. Rocky Trice
Mar 28, 2006	#5 Old Dominion (L)	#1 Michigan (W)	43-66	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 18. Courtney Sims REB: 9. Chris Hunter AST: 4. Jerret Smith	PTS: 11. Brian Henderson REB: 9. Alex Loughton AST: 4. Isaiah Hunter
Mar 28, 2006	#3 South Carolina (W)	#1 Louisville (L)	78-63	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 21. Taqwa Pinero REB: 5. Juan Palacios AST: 6. Terrence Williams	PTS: 23. Renaldo Balkman REB: 8. Renaldo Balkman AST: 10. Tre Kelley
Mar 30, 2006	#3 South Carolina (W)	#1 Michigan (L)	76-64	Madison Square Garden	PTS: 18. Daniel Horton REB: 6. Chris Hunter AST: 4. Daniel Horton	PTS: 21. Tarence Kinsey REB: 12. Renaldo Balkman AST: 7. Tre Kelley