NCAA-II GREAT LAKES REGIONAL TICKET INFORMATION

University of Findlay To Begin Selling Tickets Tuesday

NCAA Basketball Ticket information for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Men's Basketball Tournament slated to be held March 12-15 in Findlay, Ohio, has been made available.

The University of Findlay Athletics Ticket Office will begin selling tickets for the regional tournament on Tuesday (March 8) from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (EST). The ticket office will also be open between Wednesday (March 9) and Friday (March 11) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST) and again on Saturday (March 12) morning from 8-9:30 a.m. (EST).

A separate ticket will need to be purchased for each session, which consists of two games. The facility will be cleared between sessions. All tickets are general admission as no reserved seating is available in UF's 2,500-seat Croy Gymnasium. No complimentary tickets will be issued per NCAA regulations.

Tickets can be obtained via credit card by calling the Findlay Athletics Ticket Office at (419) 434-4663. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $4 for students per session.

Ferris State, which is presently 22-6 overall this season, is the region's third seed and will face sixth-seeded Indianapolis (19-9) in Saturday's first regional quarterfinal round contest with tipoff set for 12 p.m. (EST). The University of Findlay earned the top seed and will serve as the tournament host.

In addition to the Bulldogs and Findlay, two other Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) schools also received tourney berths in Wayne State and Gannon. The other quarterfinal round games Saturday feature second-seeded Southern Indiana (26-4) taking on the number seven-seed Gannon (18-10) at 2:30 p.m. (EST) along with top-seeded Findlay (27-3) squaring off against the eighth-seed Quincy (18-10) at 6 p.m. (EST). Fourth-seeded Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (23-8) will battle fifth-seeded Wayne State (19-11) in Saturday's 8:30 p.m. (EST) nightcap.

The winners of Saturday's four quarterfinal round games will advance to Sunday's (March 13) regional semifinals with the championship game set for Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. (EST). The winner of the Ferris/Indianapolis game will play the winner of the Gannon/USI game Sunday at 5 p.m. (EST) with the winner of the Findlay/Quincy game facing the winner of the WSU/SIUE game at 7:30 p.m. (EST).

The single-elimination national tournament field includes eight regions of eight teams apiece. The Great Lakes Regional champion will advance to the 49th annual NCAA Division II Elite Eight set for March 23-26 in Grand Forks, N.D. Ferris was one of 41 NCAA-II schools to receive an at-large bid with 23 others advancing by virtue of claiming their respective league's automatic berths. The winner of the Great Lakes Regional has made it to the national championship game each of the last 11 years and has produced three national champions during that span.