1979 National Invitation Tournament

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The 1979 National Invitation Tournament was the 1979 edition of the annual NCAAcollege basketball competition. Indiana University defeated their rivalPurdue University 53–52 in the championship game. Purdue appeared in the 1980 NCAA Men's Final Four while Indiana won the national championship at the 1981 NCAA Men's Final Four.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 24 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Brackets

Below are the three first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Indiana78
Texas Tech 59
Indiana72
Alcorn State 68
Alcorn State80
Mississippi State 78
Indiana64
Ohio State55
Maryland67
Rhode Island 65
Maryland 72
Ohio State79
Ohio State80
Saint Joseph's 66
  • Indiana and Ohio State received byes to the Semifinals.
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Purdue97
Central Michigan 80
Purdue84
Dayton 70
Dayton105
Holy Cross 81
Purdue67
Old Dominion 59
Clemson68
Kentucky 67
Clemson 59
Old Dominion61
Old Dominion83
Wagner 81
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Nevada62
Oregon State 61
Nevada 64
Texas A&M67
Texas A&M79
New Mexico 68
Texas A&M 68
Alabama72
Alabama98
St. Bonaventure 89
Alabama90
Virginia 88
Virginia79
Northeast Louisiana 78

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
Indiana64
Ohio State 55
Indiana53
Purdue 52
Purdue87
Alabama 68
Third place game
   
Ohio State 86
Alabama96

See also

References

  1. 12Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09