The men's bracket for the Lone Star Conference Championship March 6-9 in Allen, Texas, was decided Saturday night as the league's basketball teams finished up the regular season.
The top eight teams have advanced to the LSC Championship Tournament and the postseason begins with first-round games on Wednesday, March 6.
Midwestern State claimed its fifth LSC title in seven years and will be the No. 1 seed with a 14-4 mark.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com, as well as the Allen Event Center box office. Single-session tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Premium seating options are available as well, with more details available at: www.lonestarconference.org/allen.
All the championship games will be web streamed live on FoxSportsSouthwest.com. The webcasts are available free of charge. Each webcast includes both video and audio, with viewers needing only a computer with a high-speed DSL or cable modem connection to the internet.
The LSC Men’s Basketball Tournament Champion earns automatic qualification to the 2013 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball South Central Regional held March 16, 17, and 19 at a site to be determined. The winner of the South Central Region will advance to the Elite Eight which is set for Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. on March 28 and 30. The winners of the semifinal games advance to the title game which will be played at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Ga. on April 7. The NCAA is celebrating the 75th Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in 2013. As part of the celebration, all three men’s basketball championships (Divisions I, II and III) will be played in the same city and weekend.
Here's a look at the schedule for next week's men's tournament:
Lone Star Conference Men’s Basketball Championship
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
SESSION ONE
Game 2: 2:30, No. 2 Cameron vs. No. 7 West Texas A&M
SESSION TWO
Game 4: 8:30, No. 1 Midwestern State vs. No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce
Thursday, March 7, 2013
SESSION THREE
Game 6: 2:30, No. 3 Tarleton State vs. No. 6 Eastern New Mexico
SESSION FOUR
Game 8: 8:30, No. 4 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville
Friday, March 8, 2013
SESSION FIVE
Game 10: 2:30, Men Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 6
SESSION SIX
Game 12: 8:30, Men Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 8
Saturday, March 9, 2013
SESSION SEVEN
Game 14: 8:30, Men’s Championship: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 12