2009 National Invitation Tournament
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Semifinals and finals
Played at Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden
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in New York City
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on March 31 and April 2
NIT Championship
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| Penn State | 25 | 44 | 69 |
| Baylor | 29 | 34 | 63 |
The Penn State Nittany Lions faced off against the Baylor Bears in the NIT Championship game. The Nittany Lions won the matchup 69-63, aided by Jamelle Cornley's 18 points. In a four-point deficit at the half, the Lions went on a 7-1 spurt to take a 2 point lead at the beginning of the second. After the Bears tied it at 37, Penn State made three consecutive threes from which Baylor could not recover.
See also
- 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....
- 2009 College Basketball Invitational2009 College Basketball InvitationalThe 2009 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began...
- 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament2009 CollegeInsider.com TournamentThe 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that was won by...
- 2009 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2009 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 72nd Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March 18 to 24 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 72nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The Heart of America Athletic Conference was the...