The 65th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 40-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 26-28 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Opening Round
| at Richmond 74 |
OT |
Wagner 67 |
| Montana St. 77 |
at Utah St. 69 |
| at Ball St. 98 |
South Florida 92 |
| St. Joseph's 73 |
at George Mason 64 |
| at Louisiana Tech 83 |
La-Lafayette 63 |
| at Vanderbilt 59 |
Houston 50 |
| at Dayton 80 |
Detroit 69 |
| at Tennessee Tech 64 |
Georgia St. 62 |
1st Round
| at Syracuse 76 |
St. Bonaventure 66 |
| at Butler 81 |
Bowling Green 69 |
| at Minnesota 95 |
New Mexico 62 |
| at Richmond 63 |
Montana St. 48 |
| Ball St. 76 |
at St. Joseph's 54 |
| LSU 63 |
at Iowa 61 |
| at UNLV 96 |
Arizona St. 91 |
| South Carolina 74 |
at Virginia 67 |
| Temple 81 |
at Fresno St. 75 |
| at Louisville 66 |
Princeton 65 |
| at Villanova 84 |
Manhattan 69 |
| at Louisiana Tech 83 |
Vanderbilt 69 |
| Tennessee Tech 68 |
at Dayton 59 |
| Yale 67 |
at Rutgers 65 |
| at BYU 78 |
UC-Irvine 55 |
| at Memphis 82 |
NC-Greensboro 62 |
2nd Round
| at Syracuse 66 |
Butler 65 |
| Richmond 67 |
at Minnesota 66 |
| Ball St. 75 |
at LSU 65 |
| at South Carolina 75 |
UNLV 65 |
| Temple 65 |
at Louisville 62 |
| at Villanova 67 |
La. Tech 64 |
| Tennessee Tech 80 |
at Yale 61 |
| at Memphis 80 |
BYU 69 |
Quarterfinals
| Syracuse 66 |
at Richmond 46 |
| at South Carolina 82 |
Ball St. 47 |
| at Temple 63 |
Villanova 57 |
| at Memphis 79 |
Tennessee Tech 73 |
Semifinals
| South Carolina 66 |
Syracuse 59 |
| Memphis 78 |
Temple 77 |
Championship
| Memphis 72 |
South Carolina 62 |
Other 2002 Men's Tournaments
2002 NCAA College Basketball MVP
