2008 NCAA Basketball NIT Tournament

Apr 3, 2008

The Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2008 NIT Men's Basketball Tournament by defeating UMass in the championship game 92-85.

The Buckeyes, led in scoring by Kosta Koufos (the tournament's most outstanding player), were in the NCAA Championship Game just one year ago.

Head Coach Thad Motta's team became just the third team to win the NIT after losing the NCAA title game the previous year. The others were Kentucky (1976) and Dayton (1968).

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	Ohio State 92 Massachusetts 85
1 Ohio St 84 8 UNC-Asheville 66 1 Ohio St 73   1 Ohio St 74 4 California 68 4 California 56   5 New Mexico 66     1 Ohio St 81 3 Dayton 66     6 Cleveland St 57 3 Dayton 55       3 Dayton 63   2 Illinois St 61 2 Illinois St 48   7 Utah St 57     Ohio St 92 1 Virginia Tech 94   8 Morgan St 62 1 Virginia Tech 75     1 Virginia Tech 72   4 VCU 77 5 UAB 49     5 UAB 80       2 Mississippi 69 3 Nebraska 67   6 Charlotte 48 3 Nebraska 75     2 Mississippi 81 2 Mississippi 83 2 Mississippi 85 7 UC Santa Barbara 68   OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 2008 NIT CHAMPION 1 Arizona St 64 8 Alabama St 53 1 Arizona St 65   1 Arizona St 57 4 Southern Ill 69 4 Southern Ill 51   5 Oklahoma St 53     2 Florida 66 3 Creighton 74     6 Rhode Island 73 3 Creighton 54       2 Florida 70   2 Florida 73 2 Florida 82   7 San Diego St 49     Massachusetts 85 1 Syracuse 87   8 Robert Morris 81 1 Syracuse 88     1 Syracuse 77   4 Minnesota 58 5 Maryland 72     5 Maryland 68       2 Massachusetts 78 3 Florida St 60   6 Akron 65 6 Akron 63     2 Massachusetts 81 2 Massachusetts 80 2 Massachusetts 68 7 Stephen F Austin 60