The 2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a

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of 32

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teams that were not selected to participate in the 2002 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the fifth edition of the postseason

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(WNIT). The final four of the tournament paired

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against

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and

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

against

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. 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

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(NWIT) title in 1989.

Bracket

Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Source

South Regional bracket

East Regional bracket

Midwest Regional bracket

West Regional bracket

Semifinals and championship game

All-tournament team

* Cathrine Kraayeveld, Oregon (MVP) * Shaquala Williams, Oregon *

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, Houston * Valerie Muoneke, Houston * Vnemina Reese, Michigan State *

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, Virginia Tech Source:

References

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