WEST LIBERTY – Game times and advance ticket outlets have been finalized for this weekend’s NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional men’s basketball tournament at West Liberty University.
The 8-team event tips off with afternoon and evening quarterfinal sessions on Saturday at the University’s Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC).
Action gets under way at noon when No. 3 seed Bowie State, Md. (22-5) takes on No. 6 seed Mansfield, Pa. (18-9). Defending Atlantic Region champion and No. 2 seed Indiana, Pa. (24-5) closes out the afternoon session against No. 7 seed West Virginia Wesleyan (19-10) at 2:30 p.m.
Unbeaten and No. 1-ranked West Liberty (29-0) opens the evening session with a 6 p.m. game against No. 8 seed Slippery Rock, Pa. (21-10). The last quarterfinal of the day sends No. 4 seed Shaw, N.C. (22-8) against No. 5 seed Winston-Salem State, N.C. (19-7) in a matchup of CIAA rivals.
Saturday’s winners will return to the ASRC for Sunday’s regional semifinals at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Following an off day on Monday, the Atlantic Region championship game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff on Tuesday night.
A limited number of advance tickets for the Saturday evening session which includes the West Liberty game will go on sale Tuesday morning at a number of Ohio Valley locations. Tickets will be sold at TJ’s Sports Garden and Restaurant on National Road in Wheeling beginning at 11 a.m.; the Main Street Bank outlets in Wheeling, Wellsburg and Elm Grove beginning at 8:30 a.m.; and the Student Union on the West Liberty University campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Individual tickets for each session are priced at $12 for adults and $6 for students with IDs. Discount packages of $20 to attend both Saturday sessions and $35 for all four tournament sessions will also be available in advance at the Student Union.
Individual tickets for Sunday’s semifinal session and Tuesday night’s regional championship game will go on sale Saturday at the ASRC.
NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball – Atlantic Region
March 12 – Regional Quarterfinals
No. 3 Bowie State, Md. (22-5) vs. No. 6 Mansfield, Pa. (18-9), Noon
No. 2 Indiana, Pa. (24-5) vs. No. 7 W.Va. Wesleyan (19-10), 2:30 p.m.
No. 1 WEST LIBERTY (29-0) vs. No. 8 Slippery Rock, Pa. (21-10), 6 p.m.
No. 4 Shaw, N.C. (22-8) vs. No. 5 Winston-Salem State, N.C. (19-7), 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 13 – Regional Semifinals
Bowie State/Mansfield winner vs. Indiana/W.Va. Wesleyan winner, 5 p.m.
WEST LIBERTY/Slippery Rock winner vs. Shaw/Winston-Salem winner, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15 – Regional Championship
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
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