2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. A total of 64 games were played.
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Season | 2001–02 | ||||
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Teams | 65 | ||||
Finals site | Georgia Dome Atlanta | ||||
Champions | Maryland Terrapins (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Indiana Hoosiers (6th title game, 8th Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Gary Williams (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Juan Dixon (Maryland) | ||||
Attendance | 720,433 | ||||
Top scorers | Juan Dixon Maryland Jared Jeffries Indiana (155 points) | ||||
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This was the first year that the tournament used the so-called "pod" system, in which the eight first- and second-round sites are distributed around the four regionals. Teams were assigned to first round spots in order to minimize travel for as many teams as possible. The top seeds at each site were:
- Sacramento: Oregon (M2), USC (S4)
- Albuquerque: Arizona (W3), Ohio State (W4)
- Dallas: Oklahoma (W2), Mississippi State (M3)
- St. Louis: Kansas (M1), Kentucky (E4)
- Chicago: Georgia (E3), Illinois (M4)
- Pittsburgh: Cincinnati (W1), Pittsburgh (S3)
- Washington, D.C.: Maryland (E1), Connecticut (E2)
- Greenville: Duke (S1), Alabama (S2)
The Final Four consisted of Maryland, making their second consecutive appearance, Kansas, making their first appearance since 1993, Indiana, making their first appearance since 1992, and Oklahoma, making their first appearance since their national runner-up finish in 1988.
Maryland defeated Indiana 64–52 in the championship game to win their first ever national championship. Juan Dixon of Maryland was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
For the second straight tournament, the Elite Eight featured at least one double-digit seed. South Region tenth-seed Kent State and West Region twelfth-seed Missouri played in their respective regional finals, with Kent State losing to Indiana and Missouri losing to Oklahoma. This also marked the first time since 1987 that no team from the states of North Carolina nor Kentucky reached the Final Four.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2002 tournament:
Opening round
- March 12
- University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
First and second rounds
- March 14 and 16
- ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California (Host: University of the Pacific)
- BI-LO Center, Greenville, South Carolina (Hosts: Southern Conference and Furman University)
- Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
- University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico)
- March 15 and 17
- American Airlines Center, Dallas (Host: Big 12 Conference)
- MCI Center, Washington, D.C. (Host: Georgetown University)
- Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh (Host: Duquesne University)
- United Center, Chicago (Host: Big Ten Conference)
Regionals
- March 21 and 23
- South Regional, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
- West Regional, Compaq Center at San Jose, San Jose, California (Host: Santa Clara University)
- March 22 and 24
- East Regional, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York (Host: Syracuse University)
- Midwest Regional, Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Final Four
- March 30 and April 1
- Georgia Dome, Atlanta (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
For the second time, Atlanta was the host city of the Final Four, with the Georgia Dome becoming the 33rd host venue. The Georgia Dome also currently holds the distinction of being the most recent Final Four venue to close and be demolished, as it did so in 2017 after the opening of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which was slated to host the Final Four in 2020 before the NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament included three new venues and two new host cities. The American Airlines Center in Dallas, which opened in 2001, replaced Reunion Arena as the city's primary winter sports venue. The Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin brought the tournament back to Wisconsin's capital city for the first time since 1969, although it has not returned since. The city of Greenville, South Carolina's Bi-Lo Center hosted for the first time in 2002; however, due to the Confederate flag controversy at the South Carolina State Capitol, the NCAA chose not to return to the arena until 2017, two years after the flag was removed, moving games from Greensboro, North Carolina, because of the controversy surrounding HB2. The 2002 tournament was the last time that the Pittsburgh Civic Arena (then called Mellon Arena) hosted the tournament; it closed in 2010 and games have since been played at its replacement, PPG Paints Arena.
Teams
East Regional – Syracuse | |||||
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Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid Type |
#1 | Maryland | Gary Williams | ACC | 26–4 | At-Large |
#2 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Big East | 24–6 | Automatic |
#3 | Georgia | Jim Harrick | SEC | 21–9 | At-Large |
#4 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | SEC | 20–9 | At-Large |
#5 | Marquette | Tom Crean | Conference USA | 26–6 | At-Large |
#6 | Texas Tech | Bob Knight | Big 12 | 23–8 | At-Large |
#7 | North Carolina State | Herb Sendek | ACC | 22–10 | At-Large |
#8 | Wisconsin | Bo Ryan | Big Ten | 18–12 | At-Large |
#9 | St. John's | Mike Jarvis | Big East | 20–11 | At-Large |
#10 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Big Ten | 19–11 | At-Large |
#11 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Weber | Missouri Valley | 26–7 | At-Large |
#12 | Tulsa | John Phillips | WAC | 26–6 | At-Large |
#13 | Valparaiso | Homer Drew | Mid-Continent | 25–7 | Automatic |
#14 | Murray State | Tevester Anderson | OVC | 19–12 | Automatic |
#15 | Hampton | Steve Merfeld | MEAC | 26–6 | Automatic |
#16 | Siena | Rob Lanier | MAAC | 16–18 | Automatic |
Alcorn State | Davey Whitney | SWAC | 21–9 | Automatic |
Midwest Regional – Madison | |||||
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Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid Type |
#1 | Kansas | Roy Williams | Big 12 | 29–3 | At-Large |
#2 | Oregon | Ernie Kent | Pac-10 | 23–8 | At-Large |
#3 | Mississippi State | Rick Stansbury | SEC | 26–7 | Automatic |
#4 | Illinois | Bill Self | Big Ten | 24–8 | At-Large |
#5 | Florida | Billy Donovan | SEC | 22–8 | At-Large |
#6 | Texas | Rick Barnes | Big 12 | 20–11 | At-Large |
#7 | Wake Forest | Skip Prosser | ACC | 20–12 | At-Large |
#8 | Stanford | Mike Montgomery | Pac-10 | 19–9 | At-Large |
#9 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Felton | Sun Belt | 28–3 | Automatic |
#10 | Pepperdine | Paul Westphal | WCC | 22–8 | At-Large |
#11 | Boston College | Al Skinner | Big East | 20–11 | At-Large |
#12 | Creighton | Dana Altman | Missouri Valley | 22–8 | Automatic |
#13 | San Diego State | Steve Fisher | Mountain West | 21–11 | Automatic |
#14 | McNeese State | Tic Price | Southland | 21–8 | Automatic |
#15 | Montana | Don Holst | Big Sky | 16–14 | Automatic |
#16 | Holy Cross | Ralph Willard | Patriot | 18–14 | Automatic |
South Regional – Lexington | |||||
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Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid Type |
#1 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | ACC | 29–3 | Automatic |
#2 | Alabama | Mark Gottfried | SEC | 26–7 | At-Large |
#3 | Pittsburgh | Ben Howland | Big East | 27–5 | At-Large |
#4 | USC | Henry Bibby | Pac-10 | 22–9 | At-Large |
#5 | Indiana | Mike Davis | Big Ten | 20–11 | At-Large |
#6 | California | Ben Braun | Pac-10 | 22–8 | At-Large |
#7 | Oklahoma State | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 | 23–8 | At-Large |
#8 | Notre Dame | Mike Brey | Big East | 21–10 | At-Large |
#9 | Charlotte | Bobby Lutz | Conference USA | 18–11 | At-Large |
#10 | Kent State | Stan Heath | MAC | 27–5 | Automatic |
#11 | Pennsylvania | Fran Dunphy | Ivy League | 25–6 | Automatic |
#12 | Utah | Rick Majerus | Mountain West | 21–8 | At-Large |
#13 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Wainwright | CAA | 22–9 | Automatic |
#14 | Central Connecticut State | Howie Dickenman | NEC | 27–4 | Automatic |
#15 | Florida Atlantic | Sidney Green | Atlantic Sun | 19–11 | Automatic |
#16 | Winthrop | Gregg Marshall | Big South | 19–11 | Automatic |
West Regional – San Jose | |||||
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Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Bid Type |
#1 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | Conference USA | 30–3 | Automatic |
#2 | Oklahoma | Kelvin Sampson | Big 12 | 27–4 | Automatic |
#3 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pac-10 | 22–9 | Automatic |
#4 | Ohio State | Jim O'Brien | Big Ten | 23–7 | Automatic |
#5 | Miami (FL) | Perry Clark | Big East | 24–7 | At-Large |
#6 | Gonzaga | Mark Few | WCC | 29–3 | Automatic |
#7 | Xavier | Thad Matta | Atlantic 10 | 25–5 | Automatic |
#8 | UCLA | Steve Lavin | Pac-10 | 19–11 | At-Large |
#9 | Ole Miss | Rod Barnes | SEC | 20–10 | At-Large |
#10 | Hawaii | Riley Wallace | WAC | 27–5 | Automatic |
#11 | Wyoming | Steve McClain | Mountain West | 21–8 | At-Large |
#12 | Missouri | Quin Snyder | Big 12 | 21–11 | At-Large |
#13 | Davidson | Bob McKillop | Southern | 21–9 | Automatic |
#14 | UC Santa Barbara | Bob Williams | Big West | 20–10 | Automatic |
#15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jimmy Collins | Horizon | 20–13 | Automatic |
#16 | Boston University | Dennis Wolff | America East | 22–9 | Automatic |
Bids by conference
Bids by Conference | ||||
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Bids | Conference(s) | |||
6 | Big 12, Big East, Pac-10, SEC | |||
5 | Big Ten | |||
4 | ACC | |||
3 | C-USA, Mountain West | |||
2 | Missouri Valley, WAC, WCC | |||
1 | 20 others | |||
Final four
At Georgia Dome, Atlanta
National Semifinals
- March 30, 2002
- For the second straight year the Maryland Terrapins earned a bid to the Final Four. This time they would take advantage of their trip. After falling behind 13–2 to the Kansas Jayhawks to begin the game, Maryland stormed to a 44–37 lead at halftime. They expanded their lead to 20, 83–63, with 6:11 left in the game. Roy Williams' Kansas squad did not quit and closed the gap to 4 with under a minute remaining, but the Terps survived to advance to the championship, 97–88. Maryland senior Juan Dixon led the contest in scoring with 33.[1]
- Mike Davis's Indiana Hoosiers continued their Cinderella ride in the NCAA Tournament by defeating another higher ranked team, the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma led most of the first half, and took a 34–30 lead into halftime. However, with the score 60–60 late in the 2nd half Indiana broke ahead for good with an easy bucket from Jeff Newton, who led the Hoosiers with 19 points. The Hoosiers outscored the Sooners by 13 in the 2nd half and advanced to the championship game with a 73–64 victory. Oklahoma was coached by Kelvin Sampson, who later in his career would succeed Davis as IU head coach.[2]
Championship Game
- April 1, 2002
- The Maryland Terrapins completed the task they set out to do one year earlier by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 64–52. Maryland led virtually the entire game except for a brief point with 9:52 left in the basketball game when Indiana took a 44–42 lead. Maryland answered the Hoosier run and ended the game with a 22–8 run to bring home the school's first and coach Gary Williams' only men's basketball National Championship. Senior Juan Dixon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player (MOP).[3]
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
East Regional — Syracuse, New York
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Siena | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Wisconsin | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Wisconsin | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | St. John's | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Marquette | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Tulsa | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Tulsa | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Louis | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Valparaiso | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Maryland | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas Tech | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Southern Illinois | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Southern Illinois | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
Chicago | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgia | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgia | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Murray State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Southern Illinois | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | North Carolina State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Michigan State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | North Carolina State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Hampton | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional Final Summary
Midwest Regional — Madison, Wisconsin
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kansas | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Holy Cross | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kansas | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Louis | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Stanford | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Stanford | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Western Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kansas | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida | 82** | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Creighton | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Creighton | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
Chicago | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | San Diego State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kansas | 104 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Boston College | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Dallas | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Mississippi State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mississippi State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | McNeese State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Wake Forest | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Pepperdine | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Wake Forest | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
Sacramento | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Montana | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional Final Summary
CBS |
Sunday, March 24 |
#1 Kansas Jayhawks 104, #2 Oregon Ducks 86 | ||
Scoring by half: 48–42, 56–44 | ||
Pts: N. Collison – 25 Rebs: D. Gooden – 20 Asts: A. Miles – 8 |
Pts: F. Jones – 32 Rebs: R. Johnson – 10 Asts: L. Ridnour – 7 |
Kohl Center – Madison, WI Attendance: 16,310 Referees: Jim Burr, Leslie Jones, Tom Lopes |
South Regional — Lexington, Kentucky
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Winthrop | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
Greenville | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Notre Dame | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Notre Dame | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Charlotte | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Utah | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
Sacramento | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | UNC-Wilmington | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southern California | 89* | |||||||||||||||||
13 | UNC-Wilmington | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Kent State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | California | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Pennsylvania | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | California | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Central Connecticut State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 73* | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Kent State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oklahoma State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Kent State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Kent State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
Greenville | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Alabama | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Florida Atlantic | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
First Round summary
CBS |
#10 Kent State Golden Flashes 69, #7 Oklahoma State Cowboys 61 | ||
Scoring by half: 36–27, 33–34 | ||
Pts: D. Shaw – 21 Rebs: A. Mitchell – 8 Asts: A. Mitchell – 5 |
Pts: F. Jonzen – 19 Rebs: I. McFarlin – 11 Asts: C. Gadsen – 5 |
BI-LO Center – Greenville, SC Attendance: 13,194 Referees: Tim Higgins, Chris Rastatter, Bob Staffen |
Second Round summary
CBS |
#10 Kent State Golden Flashes 71, #2 Alabama Crimson Tide 58 | ||
Scoring by half: 36–24, 35–34 | ||
Pts: T. Huffman – 20 Rebs: A. Gates – 9 Asts: T. Huffman – 5 |
Pts: R. Grizzard – 17 Rebs: E. Dudley – 10 Asts: M. Williams – 4 |
BI-LO Center – Greenville, SC Attendance: 13,962 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Reggie Greenwood, Rick Hartzell |
Regional Semifinal summary
CBS |
#10 Kent State Golden Flashes 78, #3 Pittsburgh Panthers 73 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 29–23, 37–43 Overtime: 12–7 | ||
Pts: A. Gates – 22 Rebs: A. Gates – 8 Asts: A. Gates – 4 |
Pts: B. Knight, J. Page – 18 Rebs: J. Brown, C. Troutman – 8 Asts: B. Knight – 6 |
Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY Attendance: 22,338 Referees: Stanley Reynolds, Duke Edsall, John Higgins |
Regional Final Summary
CBS |
#5 Indiana Hoosiers 81, #10 Kent State Golden Flashes 69 | ||
Scoring by half: 40–28, 41–41 | ||
Pts: D. Fife – 17 Rebs: J. Jeffries – 7 Asts: T. Coverdale, K. Hornsby – 7 |
Pts: A. Gates – 22 Rebs: A. Gates, D. Shaw – 8 Asts: T. Huffman – 4 |
Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY Attendance: 22,435 Referees: Mark Whitehead, Scott Thornley, Tom Nunez |
West Regional — San Jose, California
First round | Second round | Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Cincinnati | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Boston University | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Cincinnati | 101** | |||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | UCLA | 105 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | UCLA | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Ole Miss | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | UCLA | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Missouri | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Miami (FL) | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Missouri | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Missouri | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
Albuquerque | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Davidson | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Missouri | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Gonzaga | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Wyoming | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Wyoming | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
Albuquerque | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Arizona | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Arizona | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | UC-Santa Barbara | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Arizona | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Xavier | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Hawaii | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Xavier | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
Dallas | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Illinois-Chicago | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
Regional Final Summary
CBS |
Saturday, March 23 |
#2 Oklahoma Sooners 81, #12 Missouri Tigers 75 | ||
Scoring by half: 41–32, 40–43 | ||
Pts: H. Price – 18 Rebs: Q. White, D, Selvy – 7 Asts: Q. White – 7 |
Pts: R. Paulding – 22 Rebs: T. Bryant – 9 Asts: W. Stokes, R. Paulding – 4 |
Compaq Center – San Jose, CA Attendance: 18,040 |
Final Four — Atlanta, Georgia
National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E1 | Maryland | 97 | |||||||
M1 | Kansas | 88 | |||||||
E1 | Maryland | 64 | |||||||
S5 | Indiana | 52 | |||||||
S5 | Indiana | 73 | |||||||
W2 | Oklahoma | 64 | |||||||
Broadcast information
ESPN broadcast the opening-round game, then turned coverage over to CBS Sports for the remaining 63 games. They were carried on a regional basis until the "Elite Eight", at which point all games were shown nationally.
Westwood One had exclusive radio coverage.
CBS Sports announcers
- Jim Nantz and Billy Packer – First & Second Round at Washington, D.C.; East Regional at Syracuse, New York; Final Four at Atlanta, Georgia
- Dick Enberg and Matt Guokas – First & Second Round at St. Louis, Missouri; South Regional at Lexington, Kentucky
- Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Midwest Regional at Madison, Wisconsin
- Gus Johnson and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Albuquerque, New Mexico; West Regional at San Jose, California
- Kevin Harlan and Jon Sundvold – First & Second Round at Greenville, South Carolina
- Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel – First & Second Round at Sacramento, California
- Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel – First & Second Round at Dallas, Texas
- Tim Brando and Eddie Fogler – First & Second Round at Chicago, Illinois
Westwood One announcers
- Marty Brennaman and Larry Conley, 1st and 2nd Rounds at Greenville, South Carolina and South Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky
Local announcers
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S | 10 | Kent State | WNIR–FM 100.1 | Bill Needle | |
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References
- CNN Sports Illustrated. "2002 NCAA National Semifinals: (E1) Maryland 97, (MW1) Kansas 88". CNNSI.com. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- CNN Sports Illustrated. "2002 NCAA National Semifinals: (S5) Indiana 73, (W2) Oklahoma 64". CNNSI.com. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- CNN Sports Illustrated. "2002 NCAA National Championship: (E1) Maryland 64, (S5) Indiana 52". CNNSI.com. Retrieved 2008-03-06.