1973 National Invitation Tournament
| Teams | 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Tech Hokies (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Don DeVoe (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | John Shumate (Notre Dame) | ||||
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The 1973 National Invitation Tournament was the 1973 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. It was won by Virginia Tech, which won the four games played in Madison Square Garden by a total of five points, including a 92–91 overtime victory over Notre Dame. [1]
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[2]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ||||
| American | ||||
| Fairfield | ||||
| Louisville | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| Marshall | ||||
| Massachusetts | ||||
| Minnesota | ||||
| Missouri | ||||
| New Mexico | ||||
| North Carolina | ||||
| Notre Dame | ||||
| Oral Roberts | ||||
| Rutgers | ||||
| USC | ||||
| Virginia Tech | ||||
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[2]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| American | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| North Carolina | 88 | |||
| Alabama | 69 | |||
See also[]
- 1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1973 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1973 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1973 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References[]
- ^ Putnam, Pat. "Who's afraid of Virginia Tech". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Categories:
- 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
- 1973 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Manhattan
- Basketball in New York City
- College sports in New York City
- Madison Square Garden
- March 1973 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan