LSC Men's and Women's Basketball Championship tips off
March 5-9, 2008 in Bartlesville, Okla.
For complete coverage of the tournament click here to buy tickets, explore Bartlesville and access local media coverage.
- Click
here for the Championship brochure
- For media credentials click here.
The Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship next week will be broadcast live via internet video streaming at www.LSClive.tv.
All 14 championship games are going to be aired live, starting with the men's first-round games at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, from Bruin Field House in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The webcasts are available on a pay-per-view basis for only $5.50 per game or a tournament pass can be purchased. A pass for all seven men's or women's games is $21.99, while a pass for all 14 games is $36.99. Each webcast includes both video and audio, with viewers needing only a computer with high-speed DSL or cable modem connection to the internet.
Live statistics of all the championship games are available here.
- Click
here for photos of Tuesday's Awards Banquet
- Click
here for photos of Thursday's men's basketball community
engagement activity
- Click
here for photos of Friday women's basketball community
engagement activity
- Click here for photos of Friday's tailgate party
MEN'S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 5
SESSION ONE:
Game 1: Men's Quarterfinal - ACU 108, SWOSU 98 (2OT) Box Score Recap Photos
Game 2: Men's Quarterfinal - A&M-C 69, WTAMU 63 Box Score Recap Photos
SESSION TWO:
Game 3: Men's Quarterfinal - TSU 65, NSU 64 Box Score Recap Photos
Game 4: Men's Quarterfinal - UCO 85, ASU 75 Box Score Recap Photos
Friday, March 7
SESSION FIVE:
Game 9: Men's Semifinal - A&M-C 70, ACU 65 Box Score Recap Photos
Game 10: Men's Semifinal - UCO 77, TSU 65 Box Score Recap Photos
Saturday, March 8
SESSION SEVEN:
Game 13: Men's Championship - UCO 72, A&M-C 70 Box Score Recap Photos
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 6
SESSION THREE:
Game 5: Women's Quarterfinal - ACU 88, A&M-C 82 Box Score Recap Photos
Game 6: Women's Quarterfinal - UCO 72, TSU 68 Box Score Recap Photos
SESSION FOUR:
Game 7: Women's Quarterfinal - ASU 53, NSU 46 Box Score Recap Photos
Game 8: Women's Quarterfinal - WTAMU 72, SOSU 65 Box Score Recap Photos
Saturday, March 8
SESSION SIX:
Game 11: Women's Semifinal - UCO 67, ACU 50 Box Score Recap Photos
Game 12: Women's Semifinal - WTAMU 67, ASU 55 Box Score Recap Photos
Sunday, March 9
SESSION EIGHT:
Game 14: Women's Championship - WTAMU 85, UCO 73 Box Score Recap Photos
OTHER EXCITING EVENTS
Tuesday, March 4 - LSC Awards Banquet, Adams Auditorium, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, March 5 - Special Appearance: NCAA Basketball mascot J.J. Jumper, 6:00 and 8:30 pm
Thursday, March 6 - FCA Breakfast, Community Center, 7:30 am
Friday,
March 7 - Tailgate Party, Bruin Field House Parking Lot, 4:30 pm
Saturday, March 8 - Men's Championship Awards Ceremony, Post-game
Sunday, March 9 - Women's Championship Awards Ceremony, Post-game
2008 LSC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship is set to be played in Bartlesville, Okla., for the first time in 2008. The tournament will feature eight men's and eight women's teams and is scheduled for an exciting five-day run from March 5-9. Reserve your tickets now and join your favorite team on "The Road to Bartlesville!"
Tournament action starts with men's first-round games on
Wednesday, March 5, while women's first-round action begins
Thursday, March 6. Men's semifinals will be played Friday, March 7.
On Saturday, March 8, fans can see women's semifinals played in the
afternoon and the men's championship that night. The festivities
conclude Sunday afternoon, March 9, with the women's championship
game.
The LSC is using a predetermined tournament site for the first
time in more than a decade, and Bartlesville's Bruin Field House is
the first host facility in a truly neutral location. The 2008
tournament marks the first of a three-year stay in Bartlesville as
the Bartlesville Sports Commission has agreed to serve as the host
agency through 2010.
MEN'S FORMAT
The tournament will consist of an eight-team, single-elimination
bracket with seedings based on regular season divisional standings.
The top four teams from both the North and South Divisions will
qualify, with pairings to be cross-bracketed (e.g., North #1 vs.
South #4). First-round games will be played in two doubleheader
sessions (starting at Noon and 6:00 PM) on Wednesday, March 5.
Semifinal contests will be played in a doubleheader session (6:00
PM) on Friday, March 7. The championship game will be played in its
own session at 7:00 PM on Saturday, March 8. The tournament winner
will earn the LSC's automatic berth to NCAA postseason play, which
begins March 15 at campus sites.
WOMEN'S FORMAT
The tournament will consist of an eight-team, single-elimination
bracket with seedings based on regular-season divisional standings.
The top four teams from both the North and South Divisions will
qualify, with pairings to be cross-bracketed (e.g., South #1 vs.
North #4). First-round games will be played in two doubleheader
sessions (starting at Noon and 6:00 PM) on Thursday, March 6.
Semifinal contests will be played in a doubleheader session (Noon)
on Saturday, March 8. The championship game will be played in its
own session at 1:00 PM on Sunday, March 9. The tournament winner
earns the LSC's automatic berth to NCAA postseason play, which
opens March 14 at campus sites.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE
One of the premier conferences in NCAA Division II basketball, the
Lone Star Conference consists of 15 member institutions including
eight in Texas, six in Oklahoma and one in New Mexico. In
basketball, the membership is split into North and South Divisions.
North Division members are Cameron, Central Oklahoma, East Central,
Northeastern State, Southeastern Oklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma
and Texas A&M-Commerce. South Division members are Abilene
Christian, Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, Midwestern State,
Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Texas Woman's and West
Texas A&M.
BRUIN FIELD HOUSE
Bruin Field House, an award-winning $5.5 million facility that
opened in December 2006, will serve as home to the LSC Basketball
Championship for the next three years. The arena seats about 2,300
fans, including more than 1,100 chairback seats. The facility
features a spacious two-story lobby and an innovative crowd control
design, in which the lower level is accessible to players, coaches
and authorized personnel only while spectators enter the facility
from above. Fans and participants alike will enjoy the arena's
state-of-the-art auxiliary areas: concessions, merchandising and
hospitality areas that overlook the playing court, locker rooms
equipped with game clocks and film theaters, plus a spacious
training room with all the latest treatment capabilities.
TICKETS
To purchase tickets for the 2008 LSC Basketball
Championship, please visit www.bartlesvillecommunitycenter.com/ezbuytix.html
or call the Bartlesville Community Center Ticket Office toll-free
at 800-618-2787 or locally at
918-336-2787. Tickets will be sold individually
for each of eight sessions or in all-session ticket booklets.
Single-session tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
All-session ticket booklets can be purchased at $50 for adults and
$25 for students. College students must present valid I.D. at the
Bruin Field House ticket gate to purchase student tickets.
WHERE TO STAY
The LSC has negotiated rates for fans from March 5-9, 2008, during
the Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship. The rates at the
hotels listed below will be available through February 21, 2008.
Econo Lodge
3910 SE Nowata Rd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-333-0710 or 800-4CHOICE
Rate: $70 for standard room (tax included)
Ask for LSC FAN group rate
Super 8 Motel
211 SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-335-1122 or 800-800-8000
Rate: $50.85 for standard room (tax included)
Ask for LSC FAN group rate
Inn at Price Tower
510 Dewey Ave, 74003
Reservation Phone 918-336-1000 or 877-424-2424
Rate: $107.35 for standard room (tax included)
Ask for LSC FAN group rate
Microtel Inn & Suites
2696 SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-333-2100
Rate: $60.01 for single room, $77.97 for double room, $84.75 for suite (tax included)
Ask for LSC FAN group rate
Best Western Weston Inn
222 SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-335-7755 or 800-336-2415
Rate: $77.97 for standard room (tax included)
Ask for LSC FAN group rate
NOTE: Additional lodging opportunities exist in Tulsa, Okla., located a convenient 45 miles away on Highway 75.
HOW TO GET THERE
Bartlesville is located in northeastern Oklahoma on Highway 75,
about 45 miles north of Tulsa. It is 151 miles from Oklahoma City,
302 from Dallas and 411 from Amarillo. The nearest commercial
airport is Tulsa International Airport, located 40 miles south of
Bartlesville. All major airlines - including American, Continental,
Delta, Southwest, and United - service the Tulsa airport. Rental
cars can be secured locally from Enterprise Rent-A-Car
(918-333-5353 in Bartlesville or 918-832-1818 at Tulsa
International Airport) or Hertz Rent-A-Car (918-333-1300 in
Bartlesville or 918-838-1055 at Tulsa International Airport), among
others.
IMPORTANT WEB LINKS
Log-on to the following websites for additional information about
the LSC Basketball Championship and host city Bartlesville, Okla.:
