1989 National Invitation Tournament

1989 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	St. John's (5th title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	UAB (1st semifinal) Michigan State (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Lou Carnesecca (1st title)
MVP	Jayson Williams St. John's
National Invitation Tournaments «1988 1990»

The 1989 National Invitation Tournament was the 1989 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Participants
Akron
UAB
Arkansas State
Boise State
California
UC Santa Barbara
Charlotte
Connecticut
Georgia Southern
Hawaii
Kent State
Michigan State
Mississippi
Murray State
Nebraska
New Mexico
New Mexico State
New Orleans
Ohio State
Oklahoma State
Penn State
Pepperdine
Richmond
St. John's
Saint Louis
Saint Peter's
Santa Clara
Southern Illinois
Temple
Villanova
Wichita State
Wisconsin

Brackets/Results

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

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Connecticut	67
		Charlotte	62
							Connecticut	73
							California	72
		California	73
		Hawaii	57
												Connecticut	79
												UAB	85
		UAB	83
		Georgia Southern	74
							UAB	64
							Richmond	61
		Richmond	70
		Temple	56

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		St. John's	70
		Mississippi	67
							St. John's	76
							Oklahoma State	64
		Oklahoma State	69
		Boise State	55
												St. John's	83
												Ohio State	80
		Nebraska	81
		Arkansas State	79
							Nebraska	74
							Ohio State	85
		Ohio State	81
		Akron	70

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Villanova	76
		St. Peter's	56
							Villanova	76
							Penn State	67
		Penn State	89
		Murray State	73
												Villanova	63
												Michigan State	70
		Michigan State	83
		Kent State	69
							Michigan State	79
							Wichita State	67
		Wichita State	70
		UC Santa Barbara	62

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		New Mexico	91
		Santa Clara	76
							New Mexico	86
							Pepperdine	69
		Pepperdine	84
		New Mexico State	69
												New Mexico	65
												Saint Louis	66
		Wisconsin	63
		New Orleans	61
							Wisconsin	68
							Saint Louis	73
		Saint Louis	87
		Southern Illinois	54

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		UAB	65
		St. John's	76
							St. John's	73
							Saint Louis	65
		Michigan State	64
		Saint Louis	74

• Third Place - UAB 78, Michigan State 76

References

1. Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09