NMSU fans scramble to make last-minute travel plans
To visit the New Mexico State University Ticket Office's Website: click here. To visit the Travelocity Web site, click here. To visit the Expedia Web site, click here. LAS CRUCES - The Rand McNally road atlas says it's 1,625 milesfrom Las Cruces to Spokane, Wash. If you're an Aggie basketball fan thinking about flyingto Spokane for Friday's first round of the Midwest Region NCAA men's basketball tournament, where12th-seeded New Mexico State University plays fifth-seeded MichiganState, it could cost you as much as a dollar a mile to make thetrip - and that's if you can get plane, hotel and rental carreservations fast enough.
It's Notre Dame! ODU Basketball Team Off to New Orleans for Round One of NCAA Tournament
Old Dominion University issued the following news release: A few hundred ODU basketball faithful, along withmembers of the men's team, filled the food court in Webb CenterSunday night to find out where the Monarchs will play their firstgame of the NCAA Tournament.
Referees Get a Lot of Help, Huskies Get a Lot of Support
Michigan Technological University issued the following newsrelease: The referees assigned to the NCAA Division II Midwest Women'sBasketball Regional held on the Michigan Technological Universitycampus are getting plenty of help from the stands. A group ofstudents dressed in referee shirts have been leading cheers and"working with" the referees all through the tournament and theGLIAC tournament that preceded it.
Coogs to Face Maryland in NCAA Tournament
The University of Houston issued the following news release: Fresh off a thrilling run to the Conference USA Tournamentchampionship, the University of Houston men's basketball team begins play at the NCAA Tournament when it meets No.4seed and 19th-ranked Maryland on Friday at Spokane VeteransMemorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. The Cougars will compete as the No. 13 seed in the MidwestRegion First Round. Michigan State faces New Mexico State at 6:20p.m. (CDT), Friday. The Cougars meet Maryland 30 minutes followingthe MSU-NMSU game.
Questions with Bob Sansevere: Gophers radio analyst Spencer Tollackson impressed by team's run
Spencer Tollackson played in the NCAA tournament as a freshman memberof the University of Minnesota men's basketball team, and he's going backto the Big Dance with the Gophers. Only this time, it's not as aplayer. It's as analyst for the Gophers' radio network. Tollackson,who graduated from Minnesota in 2008, is in his first season as ananalyst. We talked about his job and what he has seen from an11th-seeded Gophers team that will play No. 6 seed Xavier on Fridayin the first round of the NCAA tournament. BS: The Gophers were impressive in wins over Penn State,Michigan State and Purdue to reach the Big Ten championship game,then got routed by Ohio State in the title game. Have you figuredthis team out yet?
Indiana places three in NCAA but Hoosiers not among them for the first time
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Basketball still rules in Indiana.Even if the Hoosiers no longer rule basketball in the state They're not even in the top three. For the 20th time in the pastthree decades, at least three teams from the state of Indiana havemade it into the NCAA tournament. For the first time,however, the Indiana Hoosiers were not one of those three. They weren't even eligible.
REFEREES GET A LOT OF HELP, HUSKIES GET A LOT OF SUPPORT
HOUGHTON, Mich., March 15 -- Michigan Technological Universityissued the following press release: The referees assigned to the NCAA Division II Midwest Women'sBasketball Regional held on the Michigan Technological Universitycampus are getting plenty of help from the stands. A group ofstudents dressed in referee shirts have been leading cheers and"working with" the referees all through the tournament and theGLIAC tournament that preceded it.
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