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How many upsets occurred within the first round of the tournament?

7. The 7 upsets are as follows: UNC Wilmington over California, Kent State over Oklahoma State, Missouri over Miami, Wyoming over Gonzaga, Creighton over Florida, Southern Illinois over Texas Tech, and Tulsa over Marquette.

How many games involved at least one team gaining 100 or more points?

2. The two games were UCLA over Cincinnati in the second round 102-98, and Kansas over Oregon in the Elite 8 104-86.

Of the top 8 seeds, how many had multiple teams in the same conference?

6. #1 seeds had Duke and Maryland (ACC), #3 seeds had Georgia and Mississippi State (SEC), #4 seeds had Illinois and Ohio State (Big 10), #6 seeds had Texas Tech and Texas (Big 12), #7 seeds had Wake Forest and NC State (ACC), and #8 seeds had Stanford and UCLA (Pac-10).

Of the teams which moved past the first round, which averaged the highest amount of points?

Cincinnati. Cincinnati, though only playing two games, averaged 95.5 points a game, when beating Boston U. 90-52, and losing to UCLA 105-101.

How many first round games were not decided by 20 points or less?

4. These games were: Duke 84- Winthrop 37; Cincinnati 90- Boston U. 52; UCLA 80- Mississippi 58; Illinois 93- San Diego State 64.

Which team won the play-in game to face Maryland?

Siena. Siena beat Alcorn State 81-77 in the play-in game.

How many teams in the Elite 8 were from a similar conference?

3. Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, were all members of the Big 12.

Who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament?

Juan Dixon. Dixon earned the Most Outstanding Player award, scoring 51 points and getting 7 steals in the two Final Four games.

How many teams with double-digit seeds made it to the Sweet 16?

3. The 3 teams were the Southern Illinois Salukies and the Kent State Golden Flashes, and the Tigers.

Of the teams that made it into the Sweet 16, which averaged the greatest margin of victory (including losses)?

Duke. Duke averaged a margin of victory of 17 2/3 points even with their loss to Indiana. Maryland and Illinois averaged 12 1/3 points and Kansas averaged 9.4 points.

Which seed other than #1, had the most wins in the tournament?

2. The 2 seed had 11 wins in the tournament, the 3 seed had 6 wins, and the 4 and 5 seeds had 5 wins each.

Which conference won the most games in the 2002 NCAA tournament?

Big 12. The Big 12 had 13 overall wins in the tournament, the ACC had 10, Big 10 had 9, and Pac-10 had 7.

How many games in the tournament were decided by a total of 5 points or less?

15. Of the 15 games, 5 were in the first round, 6 in the second round, and 4 were in the Sweet 16.

How many intraconference games were there in the whole tournament?

1. The only intraconference game in the tournament was Missouri vs. Oklahoma in the West Regional Final, which OU won 81-75.

Who won the 2002 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament?

Maryland. That's why they cut down the nets.