West Texas A&M will play for the South Central Regional men’s basketball title on its home floor. The top-seeded Buffs will take on No. 6 seed Black Hills State on Tuesday (March 14) at 7 p.m. CT at First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas. The winner will go to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.
 
WT (27-6) advanced to the title tilt with wins over fellow Lone Star Conference teams, No. 8 seed Texas A&M-Kingsville (78-56) and No. 4 seed Angelo State (69-59 in a conference tournament championship game rematch). Black Hills State (27-5) got to the championship game with upset wins over No. 3 seed Colorado School of Mines (68-48) and No. 2 seed Fort Lewis (81-66).
 
The regional title tilt will feature LSC Player of the Year Julius Brown, LSC Newcomer of the Year Damion Thornton, LSC Sixth Man of the Year Zach Toussaint and LSC Co-Coach of the Year Tom Brown.
 
To watch the game on the LSC Digital Network, click here. To follow through live stats, click here.
 
 
NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball South Central Regional
Tournament Central Page
First United Bank Center
Canyon, Texas
 
First Round
Saturday, March 11
[6] Black Hills State 68, [3] Colorado School of Mines 48
[2] Fort Lewis 97, [7] Lubbock Christian 65
[1] West Texas A&M 78, [8] Texas A&M-Kingsville 56
[4] Angelo State 72, [5] Colorado Mesa 57
 
Second Round
Sunday, March 12
[6] Black Hills State 81, [2] Fort Lewis 66
[1] West Texas A&M 69, [4] Angelo State 59
 
Sweet 16
Tuesday, March 14
[1] West Texas A&M vs. [6] Black Hills State, 7 p.m. CT