First Round
Wednesday, March 16
Texas A&M 73, Tulsa 62
Gonzaga 72, Brigham Young 57
Indiana State72, Illinois 60
Xavier 87, Western Kentucky 85
Thursday, March 17
Southwest Missouri State 83, SMU 56
Nebraska 66, Marquette 57
South Florida 61, Florida 56
St. John’s 48, Delaware 42
Arkansas State 78, Mississippi State 61
Friday, March 18
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 56, Fresno State 53
Arkansas 61, UNLV 48
Iowa 67, Creighton 52
Kentucky 79, E. Michigan 68
Chattanooga 50, Villanova 40
Wake Forest 100, Charlotte 75
West Virginia 74, Maine 59

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SMS claims title

March 2005 – Southwest Missouri State grabbed the title of the 2005 Sportsview.tv Women’s National Invitation Tournament with another hot shooting night on Thursday, March 31.

SMS (25-8) defeated West Virginia 78-70 before an overflow crowd of 8,871 at Hammons Student Center in Springfield, Mo.  SMS hit 11 3-pointers on its way to finishing its season with an NCAA Division I single-season record of 305 3-pointers.  The Lady Bears' Jenny Lingor scored a WNIT record 116 points for the tournament (20 vs. West Virginia) and was named MVP.  Yolanda Paige led West Virginia (21-13) with 22 points and also earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

West Virginia led 36-35 at halftime and the teams were tied 40-40 with 15:52 left in the second half before SMS (which changed its name to Missouri State in the summer of 2005) went on a 22-6 run to clinch the victory.

SMS, which won the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, won all five of its games at home in the Sportsview.tv WNIT.  The Lady Bears defeated SMU, Gonzaga, Texas A&M and Iowa on their way to the championship.  West Virginia downed Maine, St. John's and Wake Forest before beating Kentucky on the road in double overtime to set up the final with SMS.