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2002 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament

75 Years of March Madness (NCAA)

2002 NCAA Tournament | Bracket

Champion: Maryland

Most Outstanding Player: Juan Dixon, Maryland

Final Four:Indiana, Oklahoma, Maryland, Kansas

Shining Moments

  • Maryland went on a 22-8 run over the final 10 minutes against Indiana in the championship game, giving the Terrapins their first-ever national title. The two teams combined for just 116 points, which was the lowest in the shot-clock era.
  • Indiana was an unlikely candidate to reach the title game, entering the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed. In the Sweet 16 against top-seeded Duke, star guard Jason Williams was fouled with 4.2 seconds left after making a 3-pointer. But Williams would miss the game-tying free throw.
  • Two double-digit seeds reached the regional finals, as No. 10 Kent State (behind the play of NFL star Antonio Gates) and No. 12 Missouri both were on the doorstep of the Final Four.
  • Florida was on the losing end of a buzzer-beater in 2002, as Creighton’s Terrell Taylor hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to give the No. 12-seeded Bluejays a first-round upset.
- Jeff Borzello

Championship Game

Location: Atlanta

1 2 T
Indiana 25 27 52
Maryland 31 33 64
 

Indiana (52)
FG FT Reb
PLAYER Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Jeffries 32 4-11 0-1 1-7 3 4 8
Hornsby 35 5-12 0-1 2-5 0 4 14
Odle 18 0-4 0-3 1-4 1 2 0
Coverdale 32 3-11 0-0 0-4 2 2 8
Fife 36 4-9 0-0 2-5 1 3 11
Moye 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Leach 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Perry 10 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 3
Newton 28 2-7 2-2 3-5 2 3 6
Totals 200 20-58 2-7 9-31 9 2052
 
Maryland (64)
FGFT Reb
PLAYER Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Mouton 27 1-5 2-2 2-4 1 2 4
Wilcox 24 4-8 2-4 2-7 0 3 10
Baxter 32 6-15 3-8 2-14 0 1 15
Dixon 38 6-9 4-4 1-5 3 1 18
Blake 33 2-6 2-2 0-6 3 2 6
Nicholas 22 1-2 5-6 1-3 0 0 7
Randle 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Holden 20 0-2 2-2 1-3 4 3 2
Totals 200 21-48 20-28 9-42 11 13 64
Halftime: Maryland 31, Indiana 25.
Three-point field goals: Indiana 10-23 (Jeffries 0-1, Hornsby 4-8, C o v e rdale 2-7, Fife 3-6, Perry 1-1); Maryland 2-9 (Dixon 2-4, Blake 0-3, Nicholas 0-1, Holden 0-1).
Officials: Jim B u rr, Richard Cartmell, Tony Greene.
Attendance: 53,406 .

All-Tournament Team

PlayerPos.Yr.SchoolStatistics
Juan Dixon*GJr.Maryland51 pts, 7 stl
Lonny BaxterCSr.Maryland19 pts, 21 reb
Chris WilcoxFSoph.Maryland28 pts, 16 reb
Dane FifeGSr.Indiana14 pts, 6 reb
Kyle HornsbyGJr.Indiana21 pts, 7 reb
*Named Most Outstanding Player.

2002 Tournament Scores

OPENING ROUND
East
Siena 81, Alcorn St. 77
FIRST ROUND
South
No. 1 Duke 84, No. 16 Winthrop 37
No. 8 Notre Dame 82, No. 9 Charlotte 63
No. 5 Indiana 75, No. 12 Utah 56
No. 13 UNC Wilmington 93, No. 4 Southern California 89 (OT)
No. 6 California 82, No. 11 Pennsylvania 75
No. 3 Pittsburgh 71, No. 14 Central Conn. St. 54
No. 10 Kent St. 69, No. 7 Oklahoma St. 61
No. 2 Alabama 86, No. 15 Fla. Atlantic 78

West
No. 1 Cincinnati 90, No. 16 Boston U. 52
No. 8 UCLA 80, No. 9 Mississippi 58
No. 12 Missouri 93, No. 5 Miami (Fla.) 80
No. 4 Ohio St. 69, No. 13 Davidson 64
No. 11 Wyoming 73, No. 6 Gonzaga 66
No. 3 Arizona 86, No. 14 UC Santa Barb. 81
No. 7 Xavier 70, No. 10 Hawaii 58
No. 2 Oklahoma 71, No. 15 Ill.-Chicago 63

East
No. 1 Maryland 85, No. 16 Siena 70
No. 8 Wisconsin 80, No. 9 St. John's (N.Y.) 70
No. 12 Tulsa 71, No. 5 Marquette 69
No. 4 Kentucky 83, No. 13 Valparaiso 68
No. 11 Southern Ill. 76, No. 6 Texas Tech 68
No. 3 Georgia 85, No. 14 Murray St. 68
No. 7 North Carolina St. 69, No. 10 Michigan St. 58
No. 2 Connecticut 78, No. 15 Hampton 67

Midwest
No. 1 Kansas 70, No. 16 Holy Cross 59
No. 8 Stanford 84, No. 9 Western Ky. 68
No. 12 Creighton 83, No. 5 Florida 82 (2OT)
No. 4 Illinois 93, No. 13 San Diego St. 64
No. 6 Texas 70, No. 11 Boston College 57
No. 3 Mississippi St. 70, No. 14 McNeese St. 58
No. 7 Wake Forest 83, No. 10 Pepperdine 74
No. 2 Oregon 81, No. 15 Montana 62
SECOND ROUND
South
Duke 84, Notre Dame 77
Indiana 76, UNC Wilmington 67
Pittsburgh 63, California 50
Kent St. 71, Alabama 58

West
UCLA 105, Cincinnati 101 (2OT)
Missouri 83, Ohio St. 67
Arizona 68, Wyoming 60
Oklahoma, 78, Xavier 65

East
Maryland 87, Wisconsin 57
Kentucky 87, Tulsa 82
Southern Ill. 77, Georgia 75
Connecticut 77, North Carolina St. 74

Midwest
Kansas 86, Stanford 63
Illinois 72, Creighton 60
Texas 68, Mississippi St. 64
Oregon 92, Wake Forest 87
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
South
Indiana 74, Duke 73
Kent St. 78, Pittsburgh 73 (OT)

West
Missouri 82, UCLA 73
Oklahoma 88, Arizona 67

East
Maryland 78, Kentucky 68
Connecticut 71, Southern Ill. 59

Midwest
Kansas 73, Illinois 69
Oregon 72, Texas 70
REGIONAL FINALS
South
Indiana 81, Kent St. 69

West
Oklahoma 81, Missouri 75

East
Maryland 90, Connecticut 82

Midwest
Kansas 104, Oregon 86
NATIONAL SEMIFINALS
Indiana 73, Oklahoma 64
Maryland 97, Kansas 88
CHAMPIONSHIP
Maryland 64, Indiana 52

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