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2022 Women's Basketball Invitational

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2022 Women's Basketball Invitational
Season2021–22
Teams8
Finals siteClive M. Beck Center
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsSaint Mary's (1st title)
Runner-upCleveland State (2nd title game)
Winning coachPaul Thomas (1st title)
MVPTaycee Wedin (Saint Mary's)
Women's Basketball Invitationals
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The 2022 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament consisting of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament or 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The 2022 field was announced March 13. The 2022 edition of the tournament was played on the campus of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky at the Clive M. Beck Center. This was the second year in a row the tournament format consisted of an eight-team field played over four days, with a winners and consolation bracket, guaranteeing three games for all teams. There was no winning percentage requirement to compete in the tournament.[1] Saint Mary's beat the defending WBI champions, Cleveland State, in the final.

Bracket

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5th place game
March 20
Consolation 2nd round
March 19
First round
March 18
Semifinals
March 19
Championship
March 20
Bowling Green82
Furman61
Furman59Bowling Green67
Austin Peay73Saint Mary's76
Saint Mary's77
Austin Peay69
Austin Peay58Saint Mary's80
Davidson66Cleveland State73
Davidson63
Nevada76
7th place game
March 20
Davidson90Nevada503rd place game
March 20
Northeastern65Cleveland State58
Furman69Cleveland State73Bowling Green73
Northeastern61Northeastern60Nevada65

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Womens Basketball Invitational FAQ". /www.womensbasketballinvitational.com.
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