WILBERFORCE, OH -- Tickets to the opening round of the NCAA Div. II Midwest Men's Basketball Regional being held in Owensboro on Saturday, March 13 will go on sale TODAY through Friday at Central State University main campus in Beacom/Lewis Gymnasium. Hours will be Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Athletic Office.
Ticket prices are $10 each – higher priced tickets are available at the gate. Fans not able to pick up tickets at Central State can call the Kentucky Wesleyan athletic office at 270-852-3330 to reserve tickets.
The Central State University Men's Basketball team has won seventh seed and are scheduled to play the second seed Knights of Bellarmine University (KY) Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Owensboro Sportscenter at 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
The Tournament will be held at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, KY the weekend of March 13-14, 2010. Regional semifinals will be held Sunday at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. with the Regional Final game to be played Tuesday at 8 p.m.
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is divided into eight regions of eight teams each. The region's top seed from March 13-16 hosts the first three rounds of the tournament.
The eight regional champions will then move to the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. for the Elite Eight, beginning March 24. The championship game will be nationally broadcast by CBS on March 27, 2010.